Zechariah 1:6
Zechariah 1:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? So they repented and said, ‘As the Lord of hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so has he dealt with us.’ ”
Zechariah 1:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 But 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.
Zechariah 1:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 But everything I said through my servants the prophets happened to your ancestors, just as I said. As a result, they repented and said, ‘We have received what we deserved from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. He has done what he said he would do.’ ”
Zechariah 1:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 Yet surely My words and My statutes,
Which I commanded My servants the prophets,
Did they not overtake your fathers?
“So they returned and said:
‘Just as the Lord of hosts determined to do to us,
According to our ways and according to our deeds,
So He has dealt with us.’ ” ’ ”
Zechariah 1:6 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 I commanded my words and laws to my servants the prophets, and they preached to your ancestors, who returned to me. They said, ‘The Lord All-Powerful did as he said he would. He punished us for the way we lived and for what we did.’ ”
Zechariah 1:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? and they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
Zechariah 1:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
Zechariah 1:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 Didn’t my warnings and my laws, which I’ve commanded my servants the prophets ⸤to preach⸥, finally catch up with your ancestors? Then your ancestors turned away from their sins and said, ‘The Lord of Armies has done to us what he had planned to do. He has dealt with us as our ways and deeds deserve.’ ”
Zechariah 1:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 But didn’t My words and My statutes that I commanded My servants the prophets overtake your ancestors? They repented and said: As the Lord of Hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so He has dealt with us.”
Zechariah 1:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors? So they repented and said, “The Lord of hosts has dealt with us according to our ways and deeds, just as he planned to do.”
Zechariah 1:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 However, did not my words and my regulations which I commanded my servants the prophets overtake your ancestors? And they repented and said, ‘Yahweh of hosts planned to do with us according to our ways, and according to our deeds so he has dealt with us.’ ” ’ ”
Zechariah 1:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 I commanded my servants the prophets what to say. I told them what I planned to do. But your people refused to obey me. So I had to punish them.
“Then they had a change of heart. They said, ‘The Lord who rules over all has punished us because of how we have lived. He was fair and right to do that. He has done to us just what he decided to do.’ ”
Zechariah 1:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 “But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? Then they repented and said, ‘As the Lord of hosts purposed to do to us in accordance with our ways and our deeds, so He has dealt with us.’ ” ’ ”