Zechariah 7:10
8 Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying,
9 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
12 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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
- KJV
- And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
- WEB
- Don’t oppress the widow, the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.’
- ASV
- and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.
- DARBY
- and oppress not the widow and the fatherless, the stranger and the afflicted; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
- BLB
- and the widow and fatherless, the sojourner and the poor, you⁺ shall not oppress; and you⁺ shall not devise in your⁺ heart the evil of a man [against] his brother!’
- ÅB
- og undertrykk ikke enker og farløse, fremmede og arminger, og tenk ikke ut ondt mot hverandre i deres hjerte!
- OTB
- Undertrykk ikke enken eller den foreldreløse, den fremmede eller den fattige. Legg ikke onde planer mot hverandre i deres hjerter.’
- B1930
- og undertrykk ikke enker og farløse, fremmede og arminger, og tenk ikke ut ondt mot hverandre i eders hjerte!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 27:19
‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Read in contextPsalms 21:11
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Read in contextPsalms 72:4
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
Read in contextJames 5:4
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:16–17
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
Read in contextIsaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
Read in context1 John 3:15
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
Read in context