Zechariah 7:7-9

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁷ Are not these the words which the Lord ^(A)proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and ^[a](B)prosperous along with its cities around it, and the ^[b](C)Negev and the ^[c]foothills were inhabited?’”

⁸ Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah saying, ⁹ “Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘^(D)Dispense true justice and practice ^(E)kindness and compassion each to his brother;