Verse Zechariah 8:19. The fast of the fourth month] To commemorate the taking of Jerusalem; 2 Kings 25:3; Jeremiah 39:2; Jeremiah 52:6.

The fast of the fifth] In memory of the ruin of the temple, 2 Kings 25:8; Jeremiah 52:12.

The fast of the seventh] For the murder of Gedaliah, Jeremiah 41:1.

The fast of the tenth] In commemoration of the siege of Jerusalem, which began on the tenth day of the tenth month; 2 Kings 25:1; Jeremiah 52:4; Ezekiel 24:1; and see on Zechariah 7:3; Zechariah 7:5.

Cheerful feasts] Ye shall find all your evils so completely redressed, that these mournful fasts shall be turned into joyful feasts.

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