Zechariah 7:3

Zechariah 7:3 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3by asking the priests of the house of the Lord Almighty and the prophets, “Should I mourn and fast in the fifth month, as I have done for so many years?”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

3speaking to the priests who belong to the house of the Lord of armies, and to the prophets, saying, “Shall I weep in the fifth month and fast, as I have done these many years?”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

3speaking to the priests who belong to the house of the Lord of hosts and to the prophets, saying, “[Now that I am returned from exile] shall I weep in the fifth month [mourning the destruction of the temple], and fast as I have done these many years [in Babylon]?”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

3by asking the priests of the house of the Lord of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”

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American Standard Version (ASV)

3and to speak unto the priests of the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

3And to speake vnto the Priests, which were in the House of the Lord of hostes, and to the Prophets, saying, Should I weepe in the fift moneth, and separate my selfe as I haue done these so many yeeres?

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

3and to speak to the priests of the house of Yahweh of Armies and to the prophets, saying, “Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

3They went to the prophets and priests at the Lord’s temple. They asked them, “Should we mourn and go without eating in the fifth month? That’s what we’ve done for many years.”

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

3They came to the temple of the Lord Almighty to speak to the priests and to the prophets. They asked, ‘Should we continue to weep and to fast in the fifth month each year? We have done this for many years.’

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

3speaking to the priests who [are] at the house of YHWH of Hosts, and to the prophets, saying, “Do I weep in the fifth month—being separated—as I have done these so many years?”

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