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Zechariah 8:17

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15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

16 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

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BSB
do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
KJV
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
WEB
and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath; for all these are things that I hate,” says the LORD.
ASV
and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.
DARBY
and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are [things] that I hate, saith Jehovah.
BLB
and each man, you⁺ shall not devise evil against a neighbor in your⁺ heart, and an oath of deception you⁺ shall not love, for all these [are] that which I hate,” a declaration of YHWH.
ÅB
tenk ikke ut ondt mot hverandre i deres hjerte, og elsk ikke falsk ed! For alt dette hater jeg, sier Herren.
OTB
legg ikke onde planer mot hverandre, og elsk ikke falsk ed. Jeg hater alle disse tingene,” erklærer Herren.
B1930
tenk ikke ut ondt mot hverandre i eders hjerte, og elsk ikke falsk ed! For alt dette hater jeg, sier Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 6:16–19

    These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

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  • Proverbs 3:29

    Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

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  • Psalms 10:3

    For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

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  • Habakkuk 1:13

    Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

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  • Micah 2:1–3

    Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

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  • Malachi 3:5

    And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

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  • Psalms 5:5–6

    The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

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  • Jeremiah 44:4

    Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

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