Holy Scripture

Zechariah 8:19

A church father on this verse
“Therefore, when we come to the feast, we must not treat it as the shadows and pictures that Israel had, for they are fulfilled. Nor should we come to it as we would any ordinary secular feast. Oh, no! Let us go quickly to the Lord, who is himself the feast. We must not look at the feast as a time to delight the appeti…”
Athanasius of Alexandria, 4th c. — FESTAL LETTERS 11

Source: Septuagint

Original

19Thus saith the Lord Almighty, The fourth fast, and the fifth fast, and the seventh fast, and the tenth fast, shall be to the house of Judah for joy and gladness, and for good feasts; and ye shall rejoice; and love ye the truth and peace.

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In context

17and let none of you devise evil in his heart against his neighbor; and love not a false oath: for all these things I hate, saith the Lord Almighty.

18And the word of the Lord Almighty came to me, saying,

— Zechariah 8:19 —

20Thus saith the Lord Almighty; Yet shall many peoples come, and the inhabitants of many cities;

21and the inhabitants of five cities shall come together to one city, saying, Let us go to make supplication to the Lord, and to seek the face of the Lord Almighty; I will go also.

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