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Zechariah 1:4

Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.

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ASV

Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith Jehovah.

KJV

Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord.

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּהְי֣וּtih.Yuyou beH1961 →
כַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םkha.'a.vo.tei.Khemlike ancestors yourH1 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH834 →
קָרְאֽוּ־ka.re.'u-they proclaimedH7121 →
אֲלֵיהֶם֩'a.lei.Hemto themH413 →
הַנְּבִיאִ֨יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →
הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.Nim<the> formerH7223 →
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541 →
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635 →
שׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuturn backH7725 →
נָא֙na'pleaseH4994 →
מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.Khemfrom ways yourH1870 →
הָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'Im<the> evilH7451 →
וּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖םu.ma.'a.li.lei.khemand deeds yourH4611 →
הָֽרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'Im<the> evilH7451 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
שָׁמְע֛וּsha.me.'Uthey listenedH8085 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
הִקְשִׁ֥יבוּhik.Shi.vuthey paid attentionH7181 →
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito meH413 →
נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Psalms 78:8Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.Jeremiah 35:15Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.Ezekiel 33:11Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’Psalms 106:6–7We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.Jeremiah 23:22But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!Hosea 9:17My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.Zechariah 1:3So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’Jeremiah 11:6–8Then the LORD said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear the words of this covenant and carry them out.Isaiah 1:16–19Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!2 Chronicles 36:15–16Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.Matthew 3:8–10Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.Zechariah 7:11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.Jeremiah 15:7I will scatter them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land. I will bereave and destroy My people who have not turned from their ways.Jeremiah 18:11Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’Ezekiel 3:7–9But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.Zechariah 7:11–13But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.

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