Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
Parallel translations
- WEB The word of Yahweh of Armies came to me.
- KJV And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
- NKJV Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
- NASB Then the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying,
- NLT Here is another message that came to me from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Quick answer
Another word from the Lord introduces the answer to the original fasting question. God now turns the people's mourning into joy.
Overview
This heading marks the climactic response to the inquiry of 7:3 about fasting. After addressing the heart and the ethics of worship, God speaks directly to the fasts. What follows transforms days of sorrow into seasons of gladness, showing the trajectory of God's redemptive work from grief to joy.
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