Zechariah 1:4

“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.”

"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." - Zechariah 1:4
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What does Zechariah 1:4 mean?

The verse Zechariah 1:4 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "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…

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Heeding the Call: Lessons from the Prophets

The world today is inundated with distractions, temptations, and the deafening noise of progress. As Christians, we find ourselves in a similar metaphorical desert as the people Zechariah addressed in his prophetic call. His words from Zechariah 1:4 resonate through generations…

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A Prayer for Obedience and Transformation

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a humble heart, inspired by the words of Your prophet Zechariah. As it is written in Zechariah 1:4 (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…

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This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Turn from your evil ways and your evil practices.’ But they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. Zechariah 1:4
Zechariah 1:4 - "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."
Zechariah 4:1 - "And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,"
Zechariah 4:3
Zechariah 4:6 (ESV) Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.
Zechariah 4:6 (NLT)
Zechariah 4:4 - "So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?"
Zechariah 1:1 - "In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,"
Zechariah 4:8 - "Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Zechariah 7:4 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,"
Zechariah 1:1-6
Zechariah 11:4 - "Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;"
Zechariah 4:14 - "Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth."
"And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep," - Zechariah 4:1
Zechariah 6:4 - "Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?"
Zechariah 7:1 - "And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;"
Zechariah 4:13 - "And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord."
1 Chronicles 9:37 - "And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth."
Zechariah 4:3 - "And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof."
Zechariah 4:5 - "Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord."
Zechariah 1:20 - "And the LORD shewed me four carpenters."
Zechariah 1:7 - "¶ Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,"
1 Chronicles 24:25 - "The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah."
Zechariah 1:2 - "The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers."
Zechariah 8:1 - "Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,"
"So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?" - Zechariah 4:4
"Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Zechariah 4:8
Zechariah 1:5 - "Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?"
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying," - Zechariah 7:4