And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 7 of Zechariah. The question about fasting raises whether inherited mourning practices should continue after the return. The issue is not merely liturgical: it requires examination of the spiritual purpose of religious practices.
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und ließen sagen den Priestern, die da waren um das Haus des HERRN Zebaoth, und den Propheten: Muß ich auch noch weinen im fünften Monat und mich enthalten, wie ich solches getan habe nun so viele Jahre?
Y a hablar a los sacerdotes que estaban en la casa de Jehová de los ejércitos, y a los profetas, diciendo: ¿Lloraremos en el mes quinto? ¿haremos abstinencia como hemos hecho ya algunos años?
y preguntar a los sacerdotes de la casa de Jehová de los ejércitos y a los profetas: «¿Debo seguir llorando en el quinto mes y absteniéndome, como he hecho durante tantos años?».
et pour dire aux sacrificateurs de la maison de l'Eternel des armées et aux prophètes: Faut-il que je pleure au cinquième mois et que je fasse abstinence, comme je l'ai fait tant d'années?
e per dire a’ sacerdoti della Casa del Signor degli eserciti, ed a’ profeti, in questa maniera: Piangerò io nel quinto mese, separandomi, come ho fatto già per tanti anni?
E para dizerem aos sacerdotes, que estavam na casa do SENHOR dos Exércitos, e aos profetas: Chorarei eu no quinto mês, fazendo abstinência, como tenho feito por tantos anos?
問萬軍之耶和華殿中的祭司,又問先知:「我當如歷年以來所行,在五月哭泣齋戒嗎?」
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