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translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/zechariah/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD was very angry with your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I, the LORD, was very angry with your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“The LORD was very angry with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The LORD was very angry with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“The LORD has been very angry with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The LORD was very angry with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD was very angry with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The LORD was very angry with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Yahweh was very wrathful against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The LORD was extremely angry with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The LORD was extremely angry with your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was extremely angry with your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah was sore displeased with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The LORD was very angry with your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD Almighty told Zechariah to say to the people, "I, the LORD, was very angry with your ancestors, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The LORD was very angry with your ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?The LORD was very angry with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was very angry with your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"The LORD was very displeased with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD hath been greatly displeased with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Yahweh was very displeased with your fathers. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“YHWH was angry against your fathers—wrath!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Jehovah was wroth against your fathers -- wrath!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah was angry with our fathers with anger.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord hath been exceeding angry with your fathers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Lord has become angry over the resentful anger of your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was very angry with your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD was very angry with your ancestors.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was very angry with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH was angry with your fathers with great wrath<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord has been very angry with your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/1-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=9" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/1.htm">A Call to Repentance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7110.htm" title="7110: qā·ṣep̄ (N-ms) -- A splinter, rage, strife. From qatsaph; a splinter; figuratively, rage or strife.">was very</a> <a href="/hebrew/7107.htm" title="7107: qā·ṣap̄ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be angry. A primitive root; to crack off, i.e. burst out in rage.">angry</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your fathers.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Jeremiah 25:3-7</a></span><br />“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened. / And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear. / The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Jeremiah 35:15</a></span><br />Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm">Jeremiah 44:4-6</a></span><br />Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’ / But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods. / Therefore My wrath and anger poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, so that they have become the desolate ruin they are today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26-30</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2-3</a></span><br />All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations, / to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Hosea 11:7</a></span><br />My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-7.htm">Malachi 3:7</a></span><br />Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a></span><br />Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-15.htm">Hebrews 3:15-19</a></span><br />As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.” / For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD has been sore displeased with your fathers.</p><p class="hdg">Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/22-16.htm">2 Kings 22:16,17,19</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, <i>even</i> all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">2 Kings 23:26</a></b></br> Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13-20</a></b></br> And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel… </p><p class="hdg">sore displeased.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/habakkuk/3-8.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-8.htm">Displeased</a> <a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-22.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/1-12.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">Displeased</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-5.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-14.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-12.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Zechariah exhorts to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/1-7.htm">The vision of the horses.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/1-12.htm">At the prayer of the angel comfortable promises are made to Jerusalem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/1-18.htm">The vision of the four horns and the four carpenters.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD</b><br>This phrase refers to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, who is central to the narrative of the Old Testament. He is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, and His name signifies His eternal and self-existent nature. The use of "LORD" in all capitals indicates the translation of the Hebrew name YHWH, emphasizing His personal relationship with His people.<p><b>was very angry</b><br>The Hebrew word used here for "very angry" conveys intense displeasure and wrath. This anger is not arbitrary but is a response to the covenant unfaithfulness of the people. God's anger is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, often resulting from idolatry and disobedience. It is important to note that God's anger is always just and righteous, reflecting His holiness and justice.<p><b>with your fathers</b><br>This phrase refers to the ancestors of the Israelites, particularly those who lived during the time leading up to the Babylonian exile. The "fathers" had repeatedly turned away from God, despite His warnings through the prophets. This historical context is crucial, as it highlights the pattern of rebellion and the consequences that followed, such as the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile. The mention of "your fathers" serves as a reminder of the past mistakes and a call to repentance for the current generation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is expressing His righteous anger towards the forefathers of the Israelites due to their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the Israelites during the post-exilic period. His name means "Yahweh remembers."<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/forefathers.htm">Forefathers</a></b><br>The ancestors of the Israelites who lived before the Babylonian exile. They were often guilty of turning away from God, leading to His anger and their subsequent punishment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who have returned from Babylonian exile and are being called to repentance and renewal of their covenant with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/post-exilic_period.htm">Post-exilic Period</a></b><br>The time after the Israelites returned from Babylonian captivity, a period of rebuilding and spiritual renewal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_anger.htm">God's Righteous Anger</a></b><br>God's anger is not arbitrary but is a response to persistent disobedience and idolatry. Understanding this helps us appreciate His holiness and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>Zechariah's message is a call to repentance. We must examine our lives and turn away from anything that displeases God, seeking His forgiveness and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a></b><br>The mistakes of the forefathers serve as a warning. We should learn from their failures and strive to live in obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite His anger, God remains faithful to His covenant. He offers hope and restoration to those who return to Him with sincere hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Zechariah are God's messengers, calling people back to Him. We should heed the warnings and encouragements found in Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_all_things_pure_to_the_pure.htm">What does 'Return to Me, and I will return' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_beliefs_ensure_salvation.htm">What does 'The Lord rebuke you' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_zechariah's_prophecies.htm">What are the key themes in Zechariah's prophecies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_12's_70_years_align_historically.htm">Is there any corroborating evidence for the 70-year period mentioned in Zechariah 1:12, or does it conflict with known historical timelines?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 2-6.</span> - § 2. <span class="accented">The prophet admonishes the people not to follow their forefathers</span> <span class="accented">evil example, but to turn to the Lord with all their heart.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hath been sore displeased</span>; literally, <span class="accented">displeased with displeasure</span>, which the versions render, <span class="greek">ὠργίσθη ὀργὴν μεγάλην</span>: <span class="accented">iratus iracundia</span> (el. ver. 15). Not only events connected with their earlier history proved that God had been incensed with their forefathers, but the ruin of their kingdom, and the late Captivity, and the desolation around them, were evidence of the same sad truth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/1-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was very</span><br /><span class="heb">קָֽצֶף׃</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ṣep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7110.htm">Strong's 7110: </a> </span><span class="str2">A splinter, rage, strife</span><br /><br /><span class="word">angry</span><br /><span class="heb">קָצַ֧ף</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ṣap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7107.htm">Strong's 7107: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crack off, burst out in rage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your forefathers.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/1-2.htm">Zechariah 1:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/1-2.htm">Zechariah 1:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/1-2.htm">Zechariah 1:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/1-2.htm">Zechariah 1:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/1-2.htm">Zechariah 1:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/1-2.htm">Zechariah 1:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/1-2.htm">Zechariah 1:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/1-2.htm">Zechariah 1:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/1-2.htm">Zechariah 1:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/1-2.htm">Zechariah 1:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/1-2.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 1:2 Yahweh was very displeased with your fathers (Zech. 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