Zechariah 7:7-9

Modern English Version

⁷ Were these not the very words that the former prophets proclaimed when Jerusalem dwelled with ease along with her surrounding cities, and when the Negev and the Lowland were inhabited?

Punishment for Rejecting God’s Demands

⁸ And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying: ⁹ Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Execute true justice, show mercy and compassion, every man to his brother.