Zechariah 8:19 
Context| NET © | “The Lord who rules over all says, ‘The fast of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth 1 months will become joyful and happy, pleasant feasts for the house of Judah, so love truth and peace.’ |
| NIV © | This is what the LORD Almighty says: "The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months will become joyful and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah. Therefore love truth and peace." |
| NASB © | "Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘The fast of the fourth, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth months will become joy, gladness, and cheerful feasts for the house of Judah; so love truth and peace.’ |
| NLT © | "This is what the LORD Almighty says: The traditional fasts and times of mourning you have kept in early summer, midsummer, autumn, and winter are now ended. They will become festivals of joy and celebration for the people of Judah. So love truth and peace. |
| MSG © | "The days of mourning set for the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will be turned into days of feasting for Judah--celebration and holiday. Embrace truth! Love peace!" |
| BBE © | This is what the Lord of armies has said: The times of going without food in the fourth month and in the fifth and the seventh and the tenth months, will be for the people of Judah times of joy and happy meetings; so be lovers of good faith and of peace. |
| NRSV © | Thus says the LORD of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be seasons of joy and gladness, and cheerful festivals for the house of Judah: therefore love truth and peace. |
| NKJV © | "Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘The fast of the fourth month , The fast of the fifth, The fast of the seventh, And the fast of the tenth, Shall be joy and gladness and cheerful feasts For the house of Judah. Therefore love truth and peace.’ |
| KJV | the LORD <03068> of hosts <06635>_; The fast <06685> of the fourth <07243> [month], and the fast <06685> of the fifth <02549>_, and the fast <06685> of the seventh <07637>_, and the fast <06685> of the tenth <06224>_, shall be to the house <01004> of Judah <03063> joy <08342> and gladness <08057>_, and cheerful <02896> feasts <04150>_; the truth <0571> and peace <07965>_. {feasts: or, solemn, or, set times} |
| NASB © | "Thus <03541> says <0559> the LORD <03068> of hosts <06635> , 'The fast <06685> of the fourth <07243> , the fast <06685> of the fifth <02549> , the fast <06685> of the seventh <07637> and the fast <06685> of the tenth <06224> months will become <01961> joy <08342> , gladness <08057> , and cheerful <02896> feasts <04150> for the house <01004> of Judah <03063> ; so love <0157> truth <0571> and peace .'<07965> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | “The <03541> Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> says <0559> , ‘The fast <06685> of the fourth <07243> , fifth <02549> , seventh <07637> , and tenth <06224> months will become <01961> joyful <08342> and happy <08057> , pleasant <02896> feasts <04150> for the house <01004> of Judah <03063> , so love <0157> truth <0571> and peace .’<07965> |
| NET © | “The Lord who rules over all says, ‘The fast of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth 1 months will become joyful and happy, pleasant feasts for the house of Judah, so love truth and peace.’ |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn The fasts of the fifth and seventh months, mentioned previously (7:5), are listed here along with the observances of the fourth and tenth months. The latter commemorated the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians on January 15, 588 |
