Zechariah 7:12 meaning and explanation

They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.

Zechariah 7:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Zechariah is relaying the LORD's answer to a delegation from Bethel who asked whether they should keep fasting in the fifth month, mourning the temple's destruction. Verses 11 and 12 describe how their ancestors responded to the prophets God sent before the exile.

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