Zechariah 1

KJVIn the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

GIGAKJVIn the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

KJVThe Lord hath been sore displeased with your fathers.

GIGAKJVThe Lord has been greatly displeased with your fathers.

KJVTherefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.

GIGAKJVTherefore Say to them, The Lord of Hosts says this. Turn to me, says the Lord of Hosts, and I will turn to you, says the Lord of Hosts.

KJVBe ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord.

GIGAKJVDo not be as your fathers, the ones the former prophets cried out to, saying, The Lord of Hosts says this. Turn now from your evil ways, and from your evil actions: but they did not hear, or listen to me, says the Lord.

KJVYour fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?

GIGAKJVYour fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live for ever?

KJVBut my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

GIGAKJVBut my words and my laws, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? And they returned and said, Like as the Lord of Hosts thought to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our actions, so he has dealt with us.

KJVUpon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

GIGAKJVOn the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

KJVI saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.

GIGAKJVI saw by night, and a man riding on a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom. And behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.

KJVThen said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.

GIGAKJVThen I said, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said to me, I will show you what these be.

KJVAnd the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the Lord hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.

GIGAKJVAnd the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are the ones the Lord has sent to walk back and forth through the earth.

KJVAnd they answered the angel of the Lord that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.

GIGAKJVAnd they answered the angel of the Lord that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked back and forth through the earth, and all the earth sits still, and is at rest.

KJVThen the angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

GIGAKJVThen the angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord of Hosts, how long will you not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which you have had anger these seventy years?

KJVSo the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

GIGAKJVSo the angel that talked with me said to me, Cry you, saying, The Lord of Hosts says this. I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

KJVAnd I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

GIGAKJVAnd I am very greatly displeased with the nations that are at ease. For I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the suffering.

KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord says this. I have returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, says the Lord of Hosts, and a line shall be stretched out on Jerusalem.

KJVCry yet, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

GIGAKJVCry yet, saying, The Lord of Hosts says this. My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad. And the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

KJVThen lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.

GIGAKJVThen I looked up and saw, and there were four horns.

KJVAnd I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.

GIGAKJVAnd I said to the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.

KJVAnd the Lord shewed me four carpenters.

GIGAKJVAnd the Lord showed me four carpenters.

KJVThen said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.

GIGAKJVThen I said, What come these to do? And he spoke, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these have come to frighten them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.