Verse List for ZEC 1:3

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OET (OET-RV) so tell this to the people: Commander-in-chief Yahweh says that if you all turn back to me, I’ll return to you.

OET-LV And_you _will _say to_them thus YHWH he _says soldiers/messengers return to_me the _utterance _of YHWH soldiers/messengers and_I _will _return to_you(pl) YHWH he _says soldiers/messengers.

ULT And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of Armies: “Return to me”—the declaration of Yahweh of Armies—“and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of Armies.

UST So tell the people this: Yahweh, the commander of the heavenly armies, says, ‘Come back to me,’ this is what Yahweh, the commander of the heavenly armies, solemnly declares, ‘and I will help you again,’ says Yahweh, the commander of the heavenly armies.

BSB & MSB So tell [the people] that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’

OEB So tell the people this message of the Lord of hosts: ‘Return to me,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘and I will return to you’ says the Lord of hosts.

CSB So tell the people, ‘This is what the LORD of Armies says: Return to me—this is the declaration of the LORD of Armies—and I will return to you, says the LORD of Armies.

NLT Therefore, say to the people, ‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Return to me, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.’

NIV Therefore tell the people: This is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘Return to me,’ declares the LORD Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the LORD Almighty.

ESV Therefore say to them, Thus declares the LORD of hosts: Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts.

NASB “Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, “Return to Me,” declares the LORD of hosts, “that I may return to you,” says the LORD of hosts.

LSB Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “Return to Me,” declares Yahweh of hosts, “that I may return to you,” says Yahweh of hosts.

WEBBE Therefore tell them, the LORD of Armies says: ‘Return to me,’ says the LORD of Armies, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the LORD of Armies.

WMBB Therefore tell them, the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to me,’ says the LORD of Hosts, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the LORD of Hosts.

MSG ^(1-4)In the eighth month of the second year in the reign of Darius, God’s Message came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo: “God was very angry with your ancestors. So give to the people this Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: ‘Come back to me and I’ll come back to you. Don’t be like your parents. The old-time prophets called out to them, “A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: Leave your evil life. Quit your evil practices.” But they ignored everything I said to them, stubbornly refused to listen.’

NET Therefore say to the people: The Lord who rules over all says, “Turn to me,” says the Lord who rules over all, “and I will turn to you,” says the Lord who rules over all.

LSV And you have said to them, Thus said YHWH of Hosts: Return to Me,
A declaration of YHWH of Hosts,
And I return to you, said YHWH of Hosts.

FBV So tell the people this: Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord Almighty.[fn]

T4T So tell this to the people: I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say, ‘Return to me, and if you do that, I will help you again.

LEB You must say to them: ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Return to me,” _⌊declares_⌋[fn] Yahweh of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of hosts.

NRSV Therefore say to them, Thus says the LORD of hosts: Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts.

NKJV Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Return to Me,” says the LORD of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says the LORD of hosts.

NAB Say to them: Thus says the LORD of hosts, Return to me—oracle of the LORD of hosts—and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts.

BBE And you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord of armies: Come back to me, says the Lord of armies, and I will come back to you.

Moff “Tell them this from the Lord of hosts, ‘Turn to me, that I may turn to you, and be not like your fathers’:

JPS Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Return unto Me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.

ASV Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Return unto me, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith Jehovah of hosts.

DRA And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Turn ye to me, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will turn to you, saith the Lord of hosts.

YLT And thou hast said unto them, Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, turn back unto Me, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I turn back unto you, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Drby And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Return unto me, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith Jehovah of hosts.

RV Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Return unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
(Therefore say thou/you unto them, Thus saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies: Return unto me, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies, and I will return unto you, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies.)

SLT And thou saidst to them, Thus said Jehovah of armies: Turn back to me, says Jehovah of armies, and I will turn back to you, said Jehovah of armies.

Wbstr Therefore say thou to them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye to me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn to you, saith the LORD of hosts.

KJB-1769 Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
(Therefore say thou/you unto them, Thus saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies; Turn ye/you_all unto me, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies, and I will turn unto you, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies.)

KJB-1611 Therefore say thou vnto them, Thus saith the LORD of hostes; Turne ye vnto me, saith the LORD of hostes, and I will turne vnto you, saith the LORD of hostes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And say thou vnto them, thus sayth the Lorde of hoastes: Turne you vnto me saith the Lord of hoastes, & I wil turne vnto you, sayth the Lord of hoastes.
(And say thou/you unto them, thus saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies: Turn you unto me saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies, and I will turn unto you, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies.)

Gnva Therefore say thou vnto them, Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Turne ye vnto me, saith the Lord of hostes, and I will turne vnto you, saith the Lord of hostes.
(Therefore say thou/you unto them, Thus saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies, Turn ye/you_all unto me, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies, and I will turn unto you, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies.)

Cvdl And saye thou vnto them: thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes. Turne you vnto me (saieth the LORDE of hoostes) and I wil turne me vnto you, saieth the LORDE of hoostes.
(And say thou/you unto them: thus saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies. Turn you unto me (saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies) and I will turn me unto you, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies.)

Wycl And thou schalt seie to hem, The Lord of oostis seith these thingis. Be ye conuertid to me, seith the Lord of oostis, and Y schal be conuertid to you, seith the Lord of oostis.
(And thou/you shalt/shall say to them, The Lord of hosts/armies saith/says these things. Be ye/you_all converted to me, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies, and I shall be converted to you, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies.)

Luth Und sprich zu ihnen: So spricht der HErr Zebaoth: Kehret euch zu mir, spricht der HErr Zebaoth, so will ich mich zu euch kehren, spricht der HErr Zebaoth.
(And say to/for to_them: So speaks/says the/of_the LORD Tsevaot_(of_armies): Sweept you to/for to_me, speaks/says the/of_the LORD Tsevaot_(of_armies), so will I me to/for you return/sweep/bother, speaks/says the/of_the LORD Tsevaot_(of_armies).)

ClVg Et dices ad eos: [Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Convertimini ad me, ait Dominus exercituum, et convertar ad vos, dicit Dominus exercituum.
(And you_say to them: [This he_says Master hosts/soldiers: You_are_converted to me, he_said Master hosts/soldiers, and I_will_convert to you(pl), he_says Master hosts/soldiers.)

UHB וְ⁠אָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵ⁠הֶ֗ם כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת שׁ֣וּבוּ אֵלַ֔⁠י נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וְ⁠אָשׁ֣וּב אֲלֵי⁠כֶ֔ם אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ ‡

BrLXX καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτοῦς, τάδε λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ, ἐπιστρέψατε πρὸς μὲ, λέγει Κύριος τῶν δυνάμεων, καὶ ἐπιστραφήσομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς, λέγει Κύριος τῶν δυνάμεων.

BrTr And thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord Almighty; Turn to me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn to you, saith the Lord of hosts.