Zechariah 1:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZechariah 1:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּהְי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֡ם
ʼâb
H1
father
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
קָרְאֽוּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֲלֵיהֶם֩
ʼêl
H413
to
הַנְּבִיאִ֨ים
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כֹּ֤ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֔וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
שׁ֤וּבוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
נָא֙
nâʼ
H4994
please
מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣ם
derek
H1870
way
הָרָעִ֔ים
raʻ
H7451
evil
ומעליליכם
maʻălâl
H4611
deed
וּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖ם
maʻălâl
H4611
deed
הָֽרָעִ֑ים
raʻ
H7451
evil
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁמְע֛וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִקְשִׁ֥יבוּ
qâshab
H7181
to hear
אֵלַ֖י
ʼêl
H413
to
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
Don't you be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying: Thus says Yahweh of hosts, 'Return now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings;' but they did not hear, nor listen to me, says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets called out, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of Armies: “Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.”’ But they did not hear, and they did not pay attention to me”—the declaration of Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).