Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Zechariah 8:16-17

The promised blessings are connected with obedience. God's covenanted grace will lead those truly blessed by it to holiness, not licentiousness.

truth to . . . neighbour—not that the truth should not be spoken to foreigners too; but He makes it an aggravation of their sin, that they spared not even their brethren. Besides, and above all outward ordinances (Zechariah 7:3), God requires truth and justice.

judgment of . . . peace—Equitable decisions tend to allay feuds and produce peace.

gates—the place where courts of judicature in the East were held.

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Zechariah 8:16:

Genesis 20:12
Isaiah 59:14
Zechariah 8:19
Ephesians 4:25

 

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