6. And when you ate and drank, it was really for yourselves.
7. The Lord used the earlier prophets to say the same thing. Jerusalem and the surrounding towns were at peace and wealthy then. People lived in the southern area and the western mountain slopes.’”
8. And the Lord spoke his word to Zechariah again:
9. “This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: ‘Do what is right and fair. Be kind and merciful to each other.