Zechariah 7:13

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Just as he had called, and they would not listen, so when they called, I would not listen, says the Lord of Armies.

Hebrew Names Version
It has come to pass that, as he called, and they refused to listen, so they will call, and I will not listen," said the LORD of Hosts;

King James Version (1611)
Therefore it is come to passe, that as he cried, and they would not heare, so they cried, and I would not heare, saith the Lord of hostes.

King James Version
Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts:

English Standard Version
"As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear," says the Lord of hosts,

New American Standard Bible
"And just as He called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen," says the LORD of armies;

New Century Version
"‘When I called to them, they would not listen. So when they called to me, I would not listen,' says the Lord All-Powerful.

Amplified Bible
"And just as He called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen," says the LORD of hosts;

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore it is come to passe, that as he cried, and they would not heare, so they cried, and I would not heare, sayth the Lord of hostes.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And just as He called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen," says the LORD of hosts;

Legacy Standard Bible
And it happened that just as He called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen," says Yahweh of hosts;

Berean Standard Bible
Therefore just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.

Contemporary English Version
and said, "You people paid no attention when I called out to you, and now I'll pay no attention when you call out to me."

Complete Jewish Bible
and it came about that just as they hadn't listened when he called, so Adonai -Tzva'ot said, ‘I won't listen when they call;

Darby Translation
And it came to pass, like as he called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear, saith Jehovah of hosts;

Easy-to-Read Version
So the Lord All-Powerful said, "I called to them, and they did not answer. So now, if they call to me, I will not answer.

George Lamsa Translation
Since I have called them and they would not hear, so they shall call me and I will not listen, says the LORD of hosts.

Good News Translation
Because they did not listen when I spoke, I did not answer when they prayed.

Lexham English Bible
‘Thus, just as I called and they would not hear, so they will call and I will not hear,' says Yahweh of hosts.

Literal Translation
And it will be, just as He called, and they did not listen; so they called, and I did not listen, says Jehovah of Hosts.

American Standard Version
And it is come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said Jehovah of hosts;

Bible in Basic English
And it came about that as they would not give ear to his voice, so I would not give ear to their voice, says the Lord of armies:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass that, as He called, and they would not hear; so they shall call, and I will not hear, said the LORD of hosts;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And thus is it come to passe, that like as he cryed, and they would not heare: euen so they cryed, & I would not heare saith the Lord God of hoastes:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it shall come to pass, that as he spoke, and they hearkened not, so they shall cry, and I will not hearken, saith the Lord Almighty.

English Revised Version
And it came to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear; so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said the LORD of hosts;

World English Bible
It has come to pass that, as he called, and they refused to listen, so they will call, and I will not listen," said Yahweh of Hosts;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it is doon, as he spak; and as thei herden not, so thei schulen crie, and Y schal not here, seith the Lord of oostis.

Update Bible Version
And it has come to pass that, as he cried out, and they would not hear, so they shall cry out, and I will not hear, said Yahweh of hosts;

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore it is come to pass, [that] as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:

New English Translation
"‘It then came about that just as I cried out, but they would not obey, so they will cry out, but I will not listen,' the Lord who rules over all had said.

New King James Version
Therefore it happened, that just as He proclaimed and they would not hear, so they called out and I would not listen," says the LORD of hosts.

New Living Translation
"Since they refused to listen when I called to them, I would not listen when they called to me, says the Lord of Heaven's Armies.

New Life Bible
When I called, they would not listen. So when they called, I would not listen," says the Lord of All.

New Revised Standard
Just as, when I called, they would not hear, so, when they called, I would not hear, says the Lord of hosts,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore came it to pass that - just as he cried out and they hearkened not, so, used they to cry out, and I used not to hearken, saith Yahweh of hosts;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass that as he spoke, and they heard not: so shall they cry, and I will not hear, saith the Lord of hosts.

Revised Standard Version
"As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear," says the LORD of hosts,

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, as He called, And they have not hearkened, So do they call, and I do not hearken, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And thus is it come to passe, that like as he spake and they wolde not heare: euen so they cried, and I wolde not heare (saieth the LORDE of hoostes)

Contextual Overview

¹¹"But did your ancestors listen? No, they set their jaws in defiance. They shut their ears. They steeled themselves against God 's revelation and the Spirit-filled sermons preached by the earlier prophets by order of God -of-the-Angel-Armies. And God became angry, really angry, because he told them everything plainly and they wouldn't listen to a word he said. "So [this is what God -of-the-Angel-Armies said] if they won't listen to me, I won't listen to them. I scattered them to the four winds. They ended up strangers wherever they were. Their ‘promised land' became a vacant lot—weeds and tin cans and thistles. Not a sign of life. They turned a dreamland into a wasteland." ¹⁴"You're Interested in Religion, I'm Interested in People" On the fourth day of the ninth month, in the fourth year of the reign of King Darius, God 's Message again came to Zechariah. The town of Bethel had sent a delegation headed by Sarezer and Regem-Melech to pray for God 's blessing and to confer with the priests of the Temple of God -of-the-Angel-Armies, and also with the prophets. They posed this question: "Should we plan for a day of mourning and abstinence next August, the seventieth anniversary of Jerusalem's fall, as we have been doing all these years?" God -of-the-Angel-Armies gave me this Message for them, for all the people and for the priests: "When you held days of fasting every fifth and seventh month all these seventy years, were you doing it for me? And when you held feasts, was that for me? Hardly. You're interested in religion, I'm interested in people. "There's nothing new to say on the subject. Don't you still have the message of the earlier prophets from the time when Jerusalem was still a thriving, bustling city and the outlying countryside, the Negev and Shephelah, was populated? [This is the message that God gave Zechariah.] Well, the message hasn't changed. God -of-the-Angel-Armies said then and says now: "‘Treat one another justly. Love your neighbors. Be compassionate with each other. Don't take advantage of widows, orphans, visitors, and the poor. Don't plot and scheme against one another—that's evil.' "But did your ancestors listen? No, they set their jaws in defiance. They shut their ears. They steeled themselves against God 's revelation and the Spirit-filled sermons preached by the earlier prophets by order of God -of-the-Angel-Armies. And God became angry, really angry, because he told them everything plainly and they wouldn't listen to a word he said. "So [this is what God -of-the-Angel-Armies said] if they won't listen to me, I won't listen to them. I scattered them to the four winds. They ended up strangers wherever they were. Their ‘promised land' became a vacant lot—weeds and tin cans and thistles. Not a sign of life. They turned a dreamland into a wasteland."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as: Psalms 81:8-12, Proverbs 1:24-28, Isaiah 50:2, Jeremiah 6:16, Jeremiah 6:17, Luke 13:34, Luke 13:35, Luke 19:42-44

so: Proverbs 21:13, Proverbs 28:9, Isaiah 1:15, Jeremiah 11:11, Jeremiah 14:12, Ezekiel 14:3, Ezekiel 20:3, Micah 3:4, Matthew 25:11, Matthew 25:12, Luke 13:25, James 4:3

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 9:30 - therefore Job 27:9 - Will God Psalms 18:41 - General Proverbs 1:28 - shall they Song of Solomon 5:6 - I sought Isaiah 57:13 - let Jeremiah 7:13 - and I called Jeremiah 7:27 - also Jeremiah 14:2 - the cry Jeremiah 44:3 - of their Lamentations 3:44 - that Ezekiel 8:18 - and though Ezekiel 20:31 - and shall Ezekiel 33:28 - I will lay John 9:31 - we know

Cross-References

Genesis 5:32
When Noah was 500 years old, he had Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6:18
"But I'm going to establish a covenant with you: You'll board the ship, and your sons, your wife and your sons' wives will come on board with you. You are also to take two of each living creature, a male and a female, on board the ship, to preserve their lives with you: two of every species of bird, mammal, and reptile—two of everything so as to preserve their lives along with yours. Also get all the food you'll need and store it up for you and them."

Genesis 7:1
Next God said to Noah, "Now board the ship, you and all your family—out of everyone in this generation, you're the righteous one.

Genesis 7:2
"Take on board with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and a female; one pair of every unclean animal, a male and a female; and seven pairs of every kind of bird, a male and a female, to insure their survival on Earth. In just seven days I will dump rain on Earth for forty days and forty nights. I'll make a clean sweep of everything that I've made."

Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, Canaan.

Genesis 10:21
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, also had sons. Shem was ancestor to all the children of Eber.

Hebrews 11:7
By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn't see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore it is come to pass, [that] as he cried,.... The Lord by the former prophets called them to repentance and obedience:

and they would not hear; his words, nor obey his voice:

so they cried: when they were besieged in Jerusalem, and were carried captive into Babylon:

and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts; so as to deliver them out of the hands of their enemies; see Proverbs 1:24.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass - that is, this which God had said, “As He cried and they heard not, so shall they cry and I will not hear, saith the Lord of hosts.” God had often said this. “It shall be too late to cry for mercy, when it is the time of justice.” So Wisdom had said by Solomon; “then, that is, when distress and anguish cometh upon them, they shall call upon Me, but I will not answer; they shall seek Me early, and they shall not find Me” Proverbs 1:27-28. So by Isaiah, “When ye spread forth your hands, I will hide Mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of bloods” Isaiah 1:15. So by Hosea, Hosea 5:6, by Micah Micah 3:4, by Jeremiah Jeremiah 11:14; Jeremiah 14:12. It was one message which was verilied in every day of chastisement, “there will be a ‘too late;’” not a final “too late,” until the end of ends comes, but a “too late” for them, a “too late” to avert that particular judgment of God, whereby the sinner’s earthly trial and future were changed permanently .