Zechariah 7:11

⁹ “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.

¹⁰ Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’

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.

¹³ And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
KJV: But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
WEB: But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
ASV: But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
DARBY: But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.
BLB: And they refused to pay attention, and they gave the shoulder, acting rebelliously, and their ears they made heavy from hearing;

ÅB: Men de ville ikke akte på det, men satte i sin gjenstridighet skulderen imot, og sine ører gjorde de døve, så de ikke hørte,
OTB: Men de nektet å lytte; de vendte en sta skulder til og stoppet ørene for å høre.
B1930: Men de vilde ikke akte på det, men satte i sin gjenstridighet skulderen imot, og sine ører gjorde de døve, så de ikke hørte,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Nehemiah 9:29
You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.
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Jeremiah 8:5
Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
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Hosea 4:16
For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?
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Ezekiel 3:7
But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
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Acts 7:57
At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
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Jeremiah 35:15
Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.
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Zechariah 1:4
Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.
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Jeremiah 7:24
Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.
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