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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Verse 4 is found in chapter 1 of Zechariah. The earlier prophets had called the people to repentance, but their words were connected to a concrete historical experience of judgment. Zechariah reminds them that God’s words did not disappear: they ultimately reached those who ignored the warning.
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Seid nicht wie eure Väter, welchen die vorigen Propheten predigten und sprachen: So spricht der HERR Zebaoth: Kehret euch von euren bösen Wegen und von eurem bösen Tun! aber sie gehorchten nicht und achteten nicht auf mich, spricht der HERR.
No seáis como vuestros padres, a los cuales dieron voces los primeros profetas, diciendo: Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Volveos ahora de vuestros malos caminos, y de vuestras malas obras: y no atendieron, ni me escucharon, dice Jehová.
No sean como sus antepasados, a quienes los antiguos profetas proclamaron: “Así dice Jehová de los ejércitos: Apártense de sus malos caminos y de sus malas acciones”. Pero no escucharon ni me prestaron atención —declara Jehová—.
Ne soyez pas comme vos pères, auxquels s'adressaient les premiers prophètes, en disant: Ainsi parle l'Eternel des armées: Détournez-vous de vos mauvaises voies, de vos mauvaises actions! Mais ils n'écoutèrent pas, ils ne firent pas attention à moi, dit l'Eternel.
Non siate come i vostri padri, a’ quali i profeti dei tempi passati gridavano, dicendo: Così ha detto il Signor degli eserciti: Deh! convertitevi dalle vostre vie malvage, e dalle vostre malvage opere; ma essi non mi ubbidirono, e non mi porsero le orecchie, dice il Signore.
E não sejais como vossos pais, aos quais clamavam os primeiros profetas, dizendo: Assim diz o SENHOR dos Exércitos: Convertei-vos agora dos vossos maus caminhos e das vossas más obras; mas não ouviram, nem me escutaram, diz o SENHOR.
不要效法你們的祖先。從前的先知呼叫他們說:『萬軍之耶和華如此說,當回轉離開你們的惡道惡行。』他們卻不聽,也不順從我。這是耶和華說的。
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