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“Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Judge with trustworthy justice, and show[a] steadfast love and compassion to one another.[b] 10 You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, and the needy. You must not devise evil in your heart against one another.’[c] 11 But they refused to listen, and turned[d] a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from listening.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 7:9 Literally “do”
  2. Zechariah 7:9 Literally “a man his brother”
  3. Zechariah 7:10 Literally “a man his brother”
  4. Zechariah 7:11 Hebrew “gave”
  5. Zechariah 7:11 Literally “their ears were heavy from hearing”

“This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice;(A) show mercy and compassion to one another.(B) 10 Do not oppress the widow(C) or the fatherless, the foreigner(D) or the poor.(E) Do not plot evil against each other.’(F)

11 “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly(G) they turned their backs(H) and covered their ears.(I)

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