1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the LORD’s [1] word came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,

2 “The LORD was very displeased with your fathers.

3 Therefore tell them: the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to me,’ says the LORD of Hosts, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the LORD of Hosts.