O panorama
Zacarias 7 abre com “And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came…”, muda perto do versículo 7 com “Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when…” e termina com “But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Zacarias · Versão King James · 14Zacarias 7:1-7
Versículos 1–7: It came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the…
Zacarias 7:1–7 abre com “And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto…” e chega a “Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Zacarias 7 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 4 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day…” Esse conhecido sinal narrativo faz o tempo avançar. O que segue é uma nova cena, consequência ou resposta a uma tensão anterior.
“When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD ,” Nomear Regem mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Zacarias 7:1-7
Versão King James1And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;
2When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD ,
3And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
4Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,
5Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
6And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
7Should 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?
Zacarias 7:8-14
Versículos 8–14: The word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,
Zacarias 7:8–14 abre com “And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,” e chega a “But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Zacarias 7 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,” Nomear Zechariah mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his…” Nomear Execute mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem brother, evil, fatherless. A relação com os versículos 9 e 11 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Zacarias 7:8-14
Versão King James8And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,
9Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
10And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
12Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
13Therefore 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:
14But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Zechariah 7:1 começa com “And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;”
Onde o capítulo muda
Zechariah 7:7 forma uma mudança natural: “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…”
A nota final
Zechariah 7:14 deixa o leitor com “But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras LORD, hosts, hear, cried, land, month ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.