Zechariah 8:16-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 These then are the things you must do: Speak the truth to one another;(A) judge with honesty and complete justice in your gates.[a](B) 17 Let none of you plot evil against another in your heart, nor love a false oath. For all these things I hate—oracle of the Lord.
Three Oracles: Judah and the Nations. 18 The word of the Lord of hosts came to me:
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- 8:16 Gates: important gathering places in ancient Near Eastern cities, where legal proceedings were often carried out.
Zechariah 8:16-18
New International Version
16 These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth(A) to each other, and render true and sound judgment(B) in your courts;(C) 17 do not plot evil(D) against each other, and do not love to swear falsely.(E) I hate all this,” declares the Lord.
18 The word of the Lord Almighty came to me.
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