Zechariah 7:9
7 Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?
8 And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,
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.
11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
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 hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Read in contextPsalms 82:2–4
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Read in contextProverbs 21:3
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Read in contextJeremiah 7:5
For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;
Read in contextLuke 11:42
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Read in contextJeremiah 21:12
O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Read in contextJames 2:13–17
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 10:18–19
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
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