Zechariah 8:17
all these . . . I hate—therefore ye too ought to hate them. Religion consists in conformity to God's nature, that we should love what God loves and hate what God hates.
15 So again in these days
I am determined to do good
To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Do not fear.
I am determined to do good
To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Do not fear.
16 These are the things you shall ado:
bSpeak each man the truth to his neighbor;
Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;
bSpeak each man the truth to his neighbor;
Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;
17 aLet none of you think evil in1 your heart against your neighbor;
And do not love a false oath.
For all these are things that I hate,’
Says the Lord.”
And do not love a false oath.
For all these are things that I hate,’
Says the Lord.”
18 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
a‘The fast of the fourth month,
bThe fast of the fifth,
cThe fast of the seventh,
dAnd the fast of the tenth,
Shall be ejoy and gladness and cheerful feasts
For the house of Judah.
fTherefore love truth and peace.’
a‘The fast of the fourth month,
bThe fast of the fifth,
cThe fast of the seventh,
dAnd the fast of the tenth,
Shall be ejoy and gladness and cheerful feasts
For the house of Judah.
fTherefore love truth and peace.’
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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.
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