Zechariah 7:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 7:9

7 Should you not have obeyed the words which the Lord proclaimed through the ^aformer prophets when Jerusalem and the cities around it were inhabited and prosperous, and ^bthe South and the Lowland were inhabited?’ ”

Disobedience Resulted in Captivity

8 Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying,

9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
^a‘Execute true justice,
Show¹ mercy and compassion
Everyone to his brother.

10 ^aDo not oppress the widow or the fatherless,
The alien or the poor.
^bLet none of you plan evil in his heart
Against his brother.’

11 “But they refused to heed, ^ashrugged their shoulders, and ^bstopped their ears so that they could not hear.

12 Yes, they made their ^ahearts like flint, ^brefusing to hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. ^cThus great wrath came from the Lord of hosts.

13 Therefore it happened, that just as He proclaimed and they would not hear, so ^athey called out and I would not listen,” says the Lord of hosts.

14 “But ^aI scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they had not known. Thus the land became desolate after them, so that no one passed through or returned; for they made the pleasant land desolate.”

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 7:9

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American Standard Version
Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;

Amplified® Bible
Thus has the Lord of hosts spoken: Execute true judgment and show mercy {and} kindness and tender compassion, every man to his brother;

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another,

Good News Bible
"Long ago I gave these commands to my people: 'You must see that justice is done, and must show kindness and mercy to one another.

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

New American Standard Bible
"Thus has the LORD of hosts said, `Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother;

New International Version
"This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.

New King James Version
“Thus says the LORD of hosts:
‘ Execute true justice,
Show mercy and compassion
Everyone to his brother.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Thus has the LORD of hosts said, ' Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother;

Revised Standard Version
"Thus says the LORD of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy each to his brother,

Young's Literal Translation
`Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: True judgment judge ye, And kindness and mercy do one with another.

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