Zechariah 7:9
7 Are these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were populous and prosperous, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?’”
8 Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying,
“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.’
11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
- KJV
- Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
- WEB
- “Thus has the LORD of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.
- ASV
- Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;
- DARBY
- Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another,
- BLB
- “Thus says YHWH of Hosts, saying: ‘Judge with true justice, and loving devotion and compassion each man must do with his brother;
- ÅB
- Så sa Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Døm rettferdige dommer og vis miskunnhet og barmhjertighet mot hverandre,
- OTB
- “Dette er hva Herren, Den Allmektige, sier: ‘Utøv sann rettferdighet; vis godhet og medfølelse mot hverandre.
- B1930
- Så sa Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Døm rettferdige dommer og vis miskunnhet og barmhjertighet mot hverandre,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Read in contextPsalms 82:2–4
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Read in contextProverbs 21:3
To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Read in contextJeremiah 7:5
For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another,
Read in contextLuke 11:42
Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
Read in contextJeremiah 21:12
O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.
Read in contextJames 2:13–17
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 10:18–19
He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
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