And it came to passin the fourthyearof kingDarius, that the wordof the LORDcameuntoZechariahin the fourth day of the ninthmonth, even in Chisleu; When they had sentunto the house of GodSherezerand Regem-melech, and their men, to praybeforethe LORD, And to speakuntothe priestswhich were in the houseof the LORDof hosts, and tothe prophets, saying, Should I weepin the fifthmonth, separating myself, asI have donetheseso manyyears? Then camethe wordof the LORDof hostsuntome, saying, Speakuntoallthe peopleof the land, and tothe priests, saying, Whenye fastedand mournedin the fifthand seventh month , even thoseseventyyears, did ye at all fastunto me, even to me? And whenye did eat, and whenye did drink, did notyeeat for yourselves , and drink for yourselves ? Should ye not hear the wordswhichthe LORDhath criedbythe formerprophets, when Jerusalemwasinhabitedand in prosperity, and the citiesthereof round abouther, when men inhabitedthe southand the plain? And the wordof the LORDcameuntoZechariah, saying, Thusspeakeththe LORDof hosts, saying, Executetruejudgment, and showmercyand compassionsevery mantohis brother: And oppressnotthe widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let noneof you imagineevilagainst his brotherin your heart. But they refusedto hearken, and pulledawaythe shoulder, and stoppedtheir ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they madetheir hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hearthe law, and the wordswhichthe LORDof hostshath sentin his spiritbythe formerprophets: therefore camea greatwrathfromthe LORDof hosts. Therefore it is come to pass, that ashe cried, and they would nothear; sothey cried, and I would nothear, saiththe LORDof hosts: But I scattered them with a whirlwindamongallthe nationswhomthey knewnot. Thus the landwas desolateafterthem, that no man passed throughnor returned: for they laidthe pleasantlanddesolate.