Zechariah 7:1--8:23
And it came to pass in the fourth
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year
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of king
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Darius
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[that] the word
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of the LORD
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came unto Zechariah
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in the fourth
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[day] of the ninth
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month
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[even] in Chisleu
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unto the house
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of God
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Sherezer
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and Regemmelech
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and their men
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before
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the LORD
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{pray...: Heb. intreat the face of}<03068>_,
unto the priests
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which [were] in the house
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of the LORD
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of hosts
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and to the prophets
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in the fifth
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month
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these so many years
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unto all the people
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of the land
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and to the priests
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in the fifth
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and seventh
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[month], even those seventy
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years
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unto me, [even] to me?<08141>_,
[for yourselves]? {did not ye: or, be not ye they that}
[Should ye] not [hear] the words
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which the LORD
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by
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the former
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prophets
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when Jerusalem
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and in prosperity
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and the cities
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thereof round about her
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the south
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and the plain
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{Should...: or, Are not these the words} {by: Heb. by the hand of}<08219>_?
the LORD
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of hosts
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true
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judgment
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mercy
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and compassions
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every man
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to his brother
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{Execute...: Heb. Judge judgment of truth}<0251>_:
not the widow
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nor the fatherless
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the stranger
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nor the poor
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evil
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against
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his brother
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in your heart
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the shoulder
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their ears
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{pulled...: Heb. they gave a backsliding shoulder} {stopped: Heb. made heavy}<0241>_,
their hearts
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[as] an adamant stone
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the law
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and the words
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which the LORD
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of hosts
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in his spirit
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by
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the former
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prophets
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therefore came a great
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wrath
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from the LORD
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of hosts
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{by: Heb. by the hand of}<06635>_.
among all the nations
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not. Thus the land
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after
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the pleasant
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land
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desolate
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{pleasant...: Heb. land of desire}<08047>_.
the LORD
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of hosts
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for Zion
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with great
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jealousy
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for her with great
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fury
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the LORD
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unto Zion
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in the midst
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of Jerusalem
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and Jerusalem
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a city
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of truth
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and the mountain
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of the LORD
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of hosts
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the holy
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mountain
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the LORD
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of hosts
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There shall yet old men
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and old women
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in the streets
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of Jerusalem
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and every man
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with his staff
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in his hand
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for very
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age
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{very...: Heb. multitude of days}<03117>_.
And the streets
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of the city
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of boys
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and girls
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in the streets
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thereof.<07339>
the LORD
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of hosts
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in the eyes
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of the remnant
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of this people
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in these days
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in mine eyes
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the LORD
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of hosts
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{marvellous: or, hard, or, difficult}<06635>_.
the LORD
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of hosts
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my people
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from the east
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country
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country
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{the west...: Heb. the country of the going down of the sun}<0776>_;
in the midst
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of Jerusalem
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and they shall be my people
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and I will be their God
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in truth
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and in righteousness
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the LORD
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of hosts
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Let your hands
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in these days
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these words
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by the mouth
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of the prophets
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which [were] in the day
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of the house
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of the LORD
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of hosts
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that the temple
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For before
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these days
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no hire
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for man
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nor any hire
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for beast
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neither [was there any] peace
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because of the affliction
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all men
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every one
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against his neighbour
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{there was...: or, the hire of man became nothing}<07453>_.
But now I [will] not [be] unto the residue
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of this people
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as in the former
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days
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the LORD
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of hosts
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For the seed
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[shall be] prosperous
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the vine
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her fruit
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and the ground
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her increase
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and the heavens
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their dew
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and I will cause the remnant
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of this people
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all these [things]. {prosperous: Heb. of peace}<05971>
And it shall come to pass, [that] as ye were a curse
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among the heathen
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O house
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of Judah
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and house
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of Israel
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you, and ye shall be a blessing
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not, [but] let your hands
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the LORD
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of hosts
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you, when your fathers
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the LORD
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of hosts
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not:<06635>_,
These [are] the things
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ye every man
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the truth
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to his neighbour
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the judgment
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of truth
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and peace
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in your gates
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{execute...: Heb. judge truth, and the judgment of peace}<08179>_:
And let none
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evil
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in your hearts
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against his neighbour
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no false
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oath
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the LORD
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the LORD
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of hosts
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The fast
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of the fourth
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[month], and the fast
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of the fifth
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and the fast
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of the seventh
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and the fast
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of the tenth
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shall be to the house
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of Judah
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joy
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and gladness
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and cheerful
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feasts
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the truth
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and peace
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{feasts: or, solemn, or, set times}<07965>_.
of one
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to another
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before
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the LORD
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the LORD
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of hosts
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also. {speedily: or, continually: Heb. going} {to pray...: Heb. to intreat the face of}<06635>_:
Yea, many
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people
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and strong
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nations
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the LORD
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of hosts
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in Jerusalem
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before
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the LORD
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{to pray...: Heb. to intreat the face of}<03068>_.