A Call to Return to the Lord

Zechariah 1

1 In the eighth month, a in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet b Zechariah, the son of c Berechiah, son of d Iddo, saying, 2 e "The Lord was very angry with your fathers. 3 Therefore say to them, Thus declares the Lord of hosts: f Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and g I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. 4 h Do not be like your fathers, i to whom the former prophets cried out, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, f Return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.' But j they did not hear or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. 5 Your fathers, where are they? And k the prophets, do they live forever? 6 l But my words and my statutes, which I commanded m my servants the prophets, did they not n overtake your fathers? So they repented and said, o As the Lord of hosts purposed to deal with us for p our ways and p deeds, so has he dealt with us."

  1. Cross References
    Haggai 1:1
    In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest:
  2. Cross References
    Ezra 6:14
    And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
    Matthew 23:35
    So that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
  3. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 6:39
    And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea.
  4. Cross References
    Nehemiah 12:4
    Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah.
    Nehemiah 12:16
    Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam.
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 2:5
    Thus says the Lord : "What wrong did your fathers find in me that they went far from me, and went after worthlessness, and became worthless?
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 31:6
    Turn to him from whom people have deeply revolted, O children of Israel.
    Jeremiah 3:1
    If a man divorces his wife and she goes from him and becomes another man's wife, will he return to her? Would not that land be greatly polluted? You have played the whore with many lovers; and would you return to me? declares the Lord.
    Jeremiah 3:22
    Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness." "Behold, we come to you, for you are the Lord our God.
    Ezekiel 18:30
    Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin.
    Malachi 3:7
    From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you say, 'How shall we return?
  7. Cross References
    Jeremiah 12:15
    And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, and I will bring them again each to his heritage and each to his land.
    Micah 7:19
    He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 78:8
    And that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
  9. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 36:15
    The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place.
  10. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:3
    Therefore say to them, Thus declares the Lord of hosts: Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts.
  11. Cross References
    Zechariah 7:11
    But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.
    2 Chronicles 36:16
    But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there was no remedy.
    Jeremiah 35:15
    I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, sending them persistently, saying, 'Turn now every one of you from his evil way, and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to you and your fathers.' But you did not incline your ear or listen to me.
  12. Cross References
    John 8:52
    The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.
  13. Cross References
    Isaiah 40:8
    The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
    Matthew 24:35
    Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
  14. Cross References
    Daniel 9:6
    We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
  15. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:2
    And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God.
    Deuteronomy 28:15
    But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord your God or be careful to do all his commandments and his statutes that I command you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you.
  16. Cross References
    Lamentations 2:17
    The Lord has done what he purposed; he has carried out his word, which he commanded long ago; he has thrown down without pity; he has made the enemy rejoice over you and exalted the might of your foes.
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 36:31
    Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and your abominations.
  18. Cross References
    Ezekiel 36:31
    Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and your abominations.
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