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Zechariah 7:11

Obedience

9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

10 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.

But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.

13 Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:

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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.

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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,

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  • Nehemiah 9:29

    And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

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  • Jeremiah 8:5

    Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

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  • Hosea 4:16

    For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

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  • Ezekiel 3:7

    But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.

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  • Acts 7:57

    Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

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  • Jeremiah 35:15

    I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

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  • Zechariah 1:4

    Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 7:24

    But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

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