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BrLXXΚαὶ πνεῦμα Θεοῦ ἐνέδυσε τὸν Ἀζαρίαν τὸν τοῦ Ἰωδαὲ τὸν ἱερέα, καὶ ἀνέστη ἐπάνω τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ εἶπε, τάδε λέγει Κύριος, τί παραπορεύεσθε τὰς ἐντολὰς Κυρίου; καὶ οὐκ εὐοδωθήσεσθε· ὅτι ἐγκατελίπετε τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἐγκαταλείψει ὑμᾶς. (Kai pneuma Theou eneduse ton Azarian ton tou Yōdae ton hierea, kai anestaʸ epanō tou laou, kai eipe, tade legei Kurios, ti paraporeuesthe tas entolas Kuriou; kai ouk euodōthaʸsesthe; hoti egkatelipete ton Kurion, kai egkataleipsei humas. )
BrTrAnd the Spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Jodae the priest, and he stood up above the people, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Why do ye transgress the commandments of the Lord? so shall ye not prosper; for ye have forsaken the Lord, and he will forsake you.
ULTAnd the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest. And he stood above the people, and he said to them, “Thus says God: Why are you passing over the commands of Yahweh, and you do not prosper? Because you all abandoned Yahweh, then he has abandoned you all.”
USTThen God’s Spirit came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the high priest. He stood up front of the people and said, “This is what God says: Why are you violating Yahweh’s commandments? You will not be able prosper if you do that. Since you have stopped obeying Yahweh, he will stop taking care of you.”
BSBThen the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’ ”
WEBBEThe Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, “God says, ‘Why do you disobey the LORD’s commandments, so that you can’t prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has also forsaken you.’ ”
NETGod’s Spirit energized Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why are you violating the commands of the Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the Lord, he has rejected you!’ ”
LSVand the Spirit of God has clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stands above the people, and says to them, “Thus said God: Why are you transgressing the commands of YHWH, and do not prosper? Because you have forsaken YHWH, He forsakes you.”
FBVThen the Spirit of God came to Zechariah, son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and told them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you break the Lord's commandments so that you cannot be successful? Since you have abandoned the Lord, he has abandoned you.’ ”
T4TThen God’s Spirit came upon Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the Supreme Priest. He stood up front of the people and said, “This is what God says: ‘Why are you disobeying what I, Yahweh, have commanded? You have abandoned me, so I will abandon you.’ ”
BBEThen the spirit of God came on Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, and, getting up before the people, he said to them, God has said, Why do you go against the orders of the Lord, so that everything goes badly for you? because you have given up the Lord, he has given you up.
JPSAnd the spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them: 'Thus saith God: Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, He hath also forsaken you.'
ASVAnd the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of Jehovah, so that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken Jehovah, he hath also forsaken you.
DRAThe spirit of God then came upon Zacharias the son of Joiada the priest, and he stood in the sight of the people, and said to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Why transgress you the commandment of the Lord which will not be for your good, and have forsaken the Lord, to make him forsake you?
YLTand the Spirit of God hath clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he standeth over-against the people, and saith to them, 'Thus said God, Why are ye transgressing the commands of Jehovah, and prosper not? because ye have forsaken Jehovah — He doth forsake you.'
DrbyAnd the Spirit of [fn]God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood up above the people and said unto them, Thus saith [fn]God: Wherefore do ye transgress the commandments of Jehovah? And ye cannot prosper; for ye have forsaken Jehovah, and he hath forsaken you.
RVAnd the spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. (And the spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith/says God, Why transgress ye/you_all the commandments of the LORD, that ye/you_all cannot prosper? because ye/you_all have forsaken the LORD, he hath/has also forsaken you. )
SLTAnd the spirit of God clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he will stand from above to the people, and say to them, Thus said God, Wherefore are ye passing by the commands of Jehovah, and ye shall not prosper? for ye forsook Jehovah, and he will forsake you.
WbstrAnd the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.
KJB-1769And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.[fn] (And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith/says God, Why transgress ye/you_all the commandments of the LORD, that ye/you_all cannot prosper? because ye/you_all have forsaken the LORD, he hath/has also forsaken you. )
KJB-1611[fn]And the spirit of God came vpon Zechariah the sonne of Iehoiada the priest, which stood aboue the people, and said vnto them: Thus saith God, Why transgresse yee the commandements of the LORD, that yee cannot prosper? Because yee haue forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)
GnvaAnd the Spirit of God came vpon Zechariah the sonne of Iehoiada the Priest, which stoode aboue the people, and sayde vnto them, Thus sayth God, Why transgresse ye the commandements of the Lord? surely ye shall not prosper: because ye haue forsaken the Lord, he also hath forsaken you. (And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Yehoiada the Priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith/says God, Why transgress ye/you_all the commandments of the Lord? surely ye/you_all shall not prosper: because ye/you_all have forsaken the Lord, he also hath/has forsaken you. )
ClVgSpiritus itaque Dei induit Zachariam filium Jojadæ sacerdotem, et stetit in conspectu populi, et dixit eis: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Quare transgredimini præceptum Domini, quod vobis non proderit, et dereliquistis Dominum ut derelinqueret vos? (Spirit therefore of_God induitZachariam son Yoyadæ a_priest, and he_stood in/into/on in_sight of_the_people, and he_said to_them: This he_says Master God: Why transgredimini precept/rule Master, that to_you not/no it_will_help, and you_left the_Master as derelinqueret you? )
24:20-22Jehoiada had scrupulously preserved the courtyard of theLord’s Temple from bloodshed and the dynasty of David from extinction. Yet ironically, Zechariah his son was murdered in the very place and by the very king, Joash, who was protected during the coup. Jesus made reference to this murder when he was criticizing the religious leaders (Matt 23:35; Luke 11:51). • “May theLord . . . avenge my death!” This prayer for vengeance was similar to those that King David himself had prayed against the injustices done to him by Saul (cp. Pss 5:10; 7:9; 9:19-20; 28:4; 56:7; 139:19; see also “Prayers for Vengeance” Theme Note).
(Occurrence 0) The Spirit of God came on Zechariah
(Some words not found in UHB: and=spirit ʼElohīm clothed DOM Zəkaryāh son_of Yəhōyādāˊ/(Jehoiada) the=priest/officer and,stood from=under to_the,people and=he/it_said to/for=them thus he/it_had_said the=ʼElohīm to/for,why? you_all transgressing DOM commands_of YHWH and=not prosper that/for/because/then/when abandoned DOMYHWH and,forsaken DOM,you_all )
This is an idiom which means that the Spirit of God influenced Zechariah and enabled him to prophesy. See how you translated a similar phrase in [2 Chronicles 15:1](../15/01.md).
(Occurrence 0) Zechariah son of Jehoiada
(Some words not found in UHB: and=spirit ʼElohīm clothed DOM Zəkaryāh son_of Yəhōyādāˊ/(Jehoiada) the=priest/officer and,stood from=under to_the,people and=he/it_said to/for=them thus he/it_had_said the=ʼElohīm to/for,why? you_all transgressing DOM commands_of YHWH and=not prosper that/for/because/then/when abandoned DOMYHWH and,forsaken DOM,you_all )
This was not the same man as Zechariah son of Berechiah who wrote the Book of Zechariah.
(Occurrence 0) Why do you transgress the commandments of Yahweh, so that you cannot prosper?
(Some words not found in UHB: and=spirit ʼElohīm clothed DOM Zəkaryāh son_of Yəhōyādāˊ/(Jehoiada) the=priest/officer and,stood from=under to_the,people and=he/it_said to/for=them thus he/it_had_said the=ʼElohīm to/for,why? you_all transgressing DOM commands_of YHWH and=not prosper that/for/because/then/when abandoned DOMYHWH and,forsaken DOM,you_all )
Zechariah asked this rhetorical question to rebuke the people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You are transgressing the commandments of Yahweh, so that is why you cannot prosper.”
If you ask someone today what biblical prophets did, they will likely tell you that they divinely foretold of future events. While this was often the case, most prophets in the Bible focused as much on “forthtelling” God’s messages as they did on “foretelling” the future. That is, their primary role was to simply “forthtell” divinely acquired messages to leaders and groups of people, and at times that included foretelling of coming judgment, blessing, rescue, etc. Also, though plenty of prophets (sometimes called “seers” in Scripture) often spoke in confrontational or eccentric language that put them at odds with kings and religious leaders, the biblical writers also applied the term prophet to people who communicated God’s messages in ways that many readers today might not think of as prophecy, such as worship leaders appointed by David to “prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals” (1 Chronicles 25:1). Similarly, the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings are typically categorized as history by Christians, but in the Hebrew canon they belong to the category of Former Prophets. The Lord raised up prophets throughout all of biblical history, from the giving of the law under Moses to the revelation of the last days by the apostle John, and the kings of Israel and Judah often recognized and supported specific people as official prophets of the royal court and consulted them to find out God’s perspective about official matters. Following is a list of nearly everyone designated as prophet or seer in the Old Testament and the primary area of their ministry.
