ZEC 7:7 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Οὐχ οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι, οὓς ἐλάλησε Κύριος ἐν χερσὶ τῶν προφητῶν τῶν ἔμπροσθεν, ὅτε ἦν Ἱερουσαλὴμ κατοικουμένη, καὶ εὐθηνοῦσα, καὶ αἱ πόλεις κυκλόθεν αὐτῆς, καὶ ἡ ὀρεινὴ καὶ ἡ πεδινὴ κατῳκεῖτο;
(Ouⱪ houtoi hoi logoi, hous elalaʸse Kurios en ⱪersi tōn profaʸtōn tōn emprosthen, hote aʸn Hierousalaʸm katoikoumenaʸ, kai euthaʸnousa, kai hai poleis kuklothen autaʸs, kai haʸ oreinaʸ kai haʸ pedinaʸ katōikeito; )

BrTr Are not these the words which the Lord spoke by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and her cities round about her, and the hill country and the low country was inhabited?

ULT Were these not the same words that Yahweh proclaimed by the mouth of the former prophets, when you still inhabited Jerusalem and the surrounding cities in prosperity and were settled in the Negev, and the foothills to the west?’ ”

UST This is exactly what I kept telling the former prophets to proclaim to the people, when the people in Jerusalem and the nearby towns were many and prosperous, and when people also lived in the southern Judean wilderness, and in the foothills to the west.”

BSB Are these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were populous and prosperous, and the Negev and the foothills [fn] were inhabited?’ ”

7:7 Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea

OEB Wasn’t it this which the Lord proclaimed by the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous, and her towns surrounding her and the Negreb and the Shephelah were inhabited?’

WEBBE Aren’t these the words which the LORD proclaimed by the former prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and its cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Should you not have obeyed the words that the Lord cried out through the former prophets when Jerusalem was peacefully inhabited and her surrounding cities, the Negev, and the Shephelah were also populated?

LSV Are [these] not the words that YHWH proclaimed by the hand of the former prophets, in Jerusalem’s being inhabited, and [in] safety, and its cities around it, and the south and the plain—abiding?”

FBV Isn't this what the Lord told you to do through the former prophets, when Jerusalem was prosperous and inhabited, and when people were living in the Negev and the Shephelah?[fn]

7:7 “The Negev and the Shephelah”: the area to the south and the west.

T4T That is certainly [RHQ] what I continually told the former prophets to proclaim to the people, when Jerusalem and the nearby towns were prosperous and filled with people, and people also lived in the desert area to the south and in the foothills to the west.”

LEB Are not these the words that Yahweh proclaimed through[fn] the former prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns[fn] were inhabited and at ease, and the Negev[fn] and the Shephelah[fn] were inhabited?’ ”

7:7 Literally “by the hand of”

7:7 Literally “her towns around her”

7:7 The Negev is an arid region south of the Judean hills

7:7 The Shephelah is a geographical area on the western edge of the Judean hills

BBE Are not these the words which the Lord said to you by the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem was full of people and wealth, and the towns round about her and the South and the Lowland were peopled?

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JPS Should ye not hearken to the words which the LORD hath proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, and the South and the Lowland were inhabited?'

ASV Should ye not hear the words which Jehovah cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?

DRA Are not these the words which the Lord spoke by the hand of the former prophets, when Jerusalem as yet was inhabited, and was wealthy, both itself and the cities round about it, and there were inhabitants towards the south, and in the plain?

YLT 'Are not [these] the words that Jehovah proclaimed by the hand of the former prophets, in Jerusalem's being inhabited, and [in] safety, and its cities round about it, and the south and the plain — abiding?'

Drby Are not these the words that Jehovah cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and at peace, and her cities round about her, when the south and the lowland were inhabited?

RV Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?

Wbstr Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and her cities around her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?

KJB-1769 Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?[fn][fn]
(Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath/has cried by the former prophets, when Yerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain? )

7.7 Should…: or, Are not these the words

7.7 by: Heb. by the hand of

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Should yee not heare the wordes, which the LORD hath cried by the former Prophets, when Ierusalem was inhabited, and in prosperitie, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the South of the plaine?
(Should ye/you_all not hear the words, which the LORD hath/has cried by the former Prophets, when Yerusalem was inhabited, and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the South of the plaine?)

7:7 Or, are not these the wordes.

7:7 Hebr. by the hand of, &c.

Bshps Are not these the wordes which the Lord spake by his prophetes aforetime, when Hierusalem was yet inhabited & wealthy, she and the cities round about her, whe there dwelt men both toward the south and in the playne countreys?
(Are not these the words which the Lord spake by his prophets aforetime, when Yerusalem was yet inhabited and wealthy, she and the cities round about her, when there dwelt men both toward the south and in the plain countrys?)

Gnva Should ye not heare the wordes, which the Lord hath cryed by the ministerie of the former Prophets when Ierusalem was inhabited, and in prosperitie, and the cities thereof round about her, when the South and the plaine was inhabited?
(Should ye/you_all not hear the words, which the Lord hath/has cried by the ministerie of the former Prophets when Yerusalem was inhabited, and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when the South and the plain was inhabited? )

Cvdl Are not these the wordes, which the LORDE spake by his prophetes afore tyme, when Ierusalem was yet inhabited and welthy, she and the cities rounde aboute her: when there dwelt me, both towarde the south and in the playne countrees?
(Are not these the words, which the LORD spake by his prophets afore time, when Yerusalem was yet inhabited and welthy, she and the cities round about her: when there dwelt me, both towarde the south and in the plain countryes?)

Wycl Whether wordis of profetis ben not, whiche the Lord spak in the hond of the formere profetis, whanne yit Jerusalem was enhabited, and was ful of richessis, and it, and citees therof in cumpas therof, and at the south and in feeldi place was enhabited?
(Whether words of prophets been not, which the Lord spake in the hand of the formere prophets, when yet Yerusalem was enhabited, and was full of richessis, and it, and cities thereof in cumpas thereof, and at the south and in fieldi place was enhabited?)

Luth Ist‘s nicht das, welches der HErr predigen ließ durch die vorigen Propheten, da Jerusalem bewohnet war und hatte die Fülle samt ihren Städten umher, und Leute wohneten beide gegen Mittag und in Gründen?
(Ist‘s not das, which the/of_the LORD preaching let through the previous Propheten, there Yerusalem bewohnet what/which and had the Fülle samt your cities umher, and Leute livedn both gegen Mittag and in Gründen?)

ClVg numquid non sunt verba quæ locutus est Dominus in manu prophetarum priorum, cum adhuc Jerusalem habitaretur ut esset opulenta, ipsa et urbes in circuitu ejus, et ad austrum, et in campestribus habitaretur?
(numquid not/no are words which spoke it_is Master in by_hand prophetarum priorum, when/with adhuc Yerusalem to_livetur as was opulenta, herself and urbes in circuitu his, and to austrum, and in campestribus to_livetur? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Were these not the same words … to the west?

(Some words not found in UHB: am=not DOM the,words which/who he/it_called YHWH in/on/at/with,hand_of the,prophets the,former in/on/at/with,was Yerushalayim inhabited and,prosperous and,towns,its surrounding,it and,the,Negev and,the,shephelah was_sitting )

Yahweh uses a question to scold the people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “These are the same words … to the west.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) by the mouth of the former prophets

Here “mouth” is a metonym for the words spoken by the mouth. Alternate translation: “by the words of the former prophets” or “through the former prophets”

(Occurrence 0) you still inhabited Jerusalem

Alternate translation: “you still lived in Jerusalem”

(Occurrence 0) foothills

hills at the base of a mountain or mountain range

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