Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
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Verse 5 is found in chapter 7 of Zechariah. God questions the meaning of fasting when it is not accompanied by a true relationship with him. Zechariah recalls that earlier prophets had already condemned a religiosity centered on rituals without obedience.
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Sage allem Volk im Lande und den Priestern und sprich: Da ihr fastetet und Leid truget im fünften Monat und siebenten Monat diese siebzig Jahre lang, habt ihr mir so gefastet?
Habla a todo el pueblo del país, y a los sacerdotes, diciendo: Cuando ayunasteis y llorasteis en el quinto y en el séptimo mes estos setenta años, ¿habéis ayunado para mí?
«Di a todo el pueblo de la tierra y a los sacerdotes: “Cuando ayunaron y guardaron luto en el quinto y en el séptimo mes durante estos setenta años, ¿de veras ayunaron para mí, para mí?
Dis à tout le peuple du pays et aux sacrificateurs: Quand vous avez jeûné et pleuré au cinquième et au septième mois, et cela depuis soixante-dix ans, est-ce pour moi que vous avez jeûné?
Parla a tutto il popolo del paese, ed ai sacerdoti, dicendo: Quando voi avete digiunato, e pianto, nel quinto, e nel settimo mese, lo spazio di settant’anni, avete voi pur digiunato a me?
Fala a todo o povo desta terra, e aos sacerdotes, dizendo: Quando jejuastes, e pranteastes, no quinto e no sétimo mês, durante estes setenta anos, porventura, foi mesmo para mim que jejuastes?
「你要向這地全體百姓和祭司說:『你們這七十年來,在五月、七月禁食悲哀,豈是真的向我禁食嗎?
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