⁵Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ⁱye fasted and mourned in ^f^gthe fifth and ^f^kseventh month, even ^lthose seventy years, did ye at all fast ⁱunto me, even to me? ⁶And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, ^||did not ye eat ^mfor yourselves, and drink ^mfor yourselves? ⁷^||Should ye not hear the words which the Lord hath cried ^†by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and ⁿin prosperity, and ^othe cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited ^othe south and ^othe plain?

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fch. 8:19.
fch. 8:19.
lSee ch. 1:12. So ver. 3.
||Or, be not ye they that, &c.
mSee Jer. 7:21. Comp. Rom. 14:6?
mSee Jer. 7:21. Comp. Rom. 14:6?
||Or, Are not these the words.
†Heb. by the hand of, &c. ver. 12. See Hagg. 1:1.
n 1 Chr. 4:40 (Heb.). Dan. 8:25 marg.
oSee Jer. 17:26.
oSee Jer. 17:26.
oSee Jer. 17:26.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Say to all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth month and in the seventh, for these seventy years, was it for me that you fasted? And when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves? Were not these the words that the Lord proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous, with her cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?’ ”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, was it really for me that you fasted? And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves? Are these not the words the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were at rest and prosperous, and the Negev and the western foothills were settled?’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Ask all the people of the land and the priests: When you fasted and lamented in the fifth and in the seventh months for these seventy years, did you really fast for me? When you eat and drink, don’t you eat and drink simply for yourselves? Aren’t these the words that the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited and secure, along with its surrounding cities, and when the southern region and the Judean foothills were inhabited?”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Say to all your people and your priests, ‘During these seventy years of exile, when you fasted and mourned in the summer and in early autumn, was it really for me that you were fasting? And even now in your holy festivals, aren’t you eating and drinking just to please yourselves? Isn’t this the same message the Lord proclaimed through the prophets in years past when Jerusalem and the towns of Judah were bustling with people, and the Negev and the foothills of Judah were well populated?’ ”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Say to all the people of the land and to the priests: ‘When you fasted and lamented in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, did you really fast for me? And when you eat and drink, are you not eating and drinking for yourselves? Are not these the words that Yahweh proclaimed through the former prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were inhabited and at ease, and the Negev and the Shephelah were inhabited?’ ”