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Zechariah 7:9

"This is what the Lord All-Powerful said: ‘You must do what is right and fair. You must be kind and show mercy to each other.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Commandments;   Impenitence;   Integrity;   Kindness;   Rulers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Requirements, Divine;   The Topic Concordance - Compassion;   Heart;   Israel/jews;   Judgment;   Mercy;   Oppression;   Strangers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Mercy;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Zechariah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Mercy;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Compassion;   Contribution;   Justice;   Mercy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mercy, Merciful;   Regem-Melech;   Zechariah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethics;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Lovingkindness;   Zechariah, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Compassion;   Duty;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“The Lord of Armies says this: ‘Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another.
Hebrew Names Version
"Thus has the LORD of Hosts spoken, saying, 'Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.
King James Version (1611)
Thus speaketh the Lord of hostes, saying, Execute true iudgement, and shew mercie and compassions euery man to his brother.
King James Version
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
English Standard Version
"Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another,
New American Standard Bible
"This is what the LORD of armies has said: 'Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother;
New Century Version
"This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: ‘Do what is right and true. Be kind and merciful to each other.
Amplified Bible
"Thus has the LORD of hosts said, 'Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion, to each other;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus speaketh the Lorde of hostes, saying, Execute true iudgement, and shewe mercy and compassion, euery man to his brother,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Thus has the LORD of hosts said, 'Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother;
Legacy Standard Bible
"Thus has Yahweh of hosts said, ‘Judge with true justice and show lovingkindness and compassion each to his brother;
Berean Standard Bible
"This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
Complete Jewish Bible
"In the past Adonai -Tzva'ot said, ‘Administer true justice. Let everyone show mercy and compassion to his brother.
Darby Translation
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another,
George Lamsa Translation
Thus says the LORD of hosts: Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassion every man to his brother;
Good News Translation
"Long ago I gave these commands to my people: ‘You must see that justice is done, and must show kindness and mercy to one another.
Lexham English Bible
"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Judge with trustworthy justice, and show steadfast love and compassion to one another.
Literal Translation
So says Jehovah of Hosts, saying, Judge true judgment, and practice kindness and pity, each man with his brother.
American Standard Version
Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;
Bible in Basic English
This is what the Lord of armies has said: Let your judging be upright and done in good faith, let every man have mercy and pity for his brother:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Thus hath the LORD of hosts spoken, saying: Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassion every man to his brother;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thus saith the Lord of hoastes: Execute true iudgement, shew mercie & louing kindnes euery man to his brother.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thus saith the Lord Almighty;
English Revised Version
Thus hath the LORD of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassion every man to his brother:
World English Bible
"Thus has Yahweh of Hosts spoken, saying, 'Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Deme ye trewe dom, and do ye merci, and doyngis of merci, ech man with his brother.
Update Bible Version
Thus has Yahweh of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;
Webster's Bible Translation
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
New English Translation
"The Lord who rules over all said, ‘Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.
New King James Version
"Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Execute true justice, Show mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother.
New Living Translation
"This is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies says: Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another.
New Life Bible
"The Lord of All said, ‘Do what is right and be kind and show loving-pity to one another.
New Revised Standard
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus, spake Yahweh of hosts, saying, - With true justice, give ye judgment, and, lovingkindness and compassions, observe ye, one with another;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge ye true judgment, and shew ye mercy and compassion every man to his brother.
Revised Standard Version
"Thus says the LORD of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy each to his brother,
Young's Literal Translation
`Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: True judgment judge ye, And kindness and mercy do one with another.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus saieth ye LORDE of hoostes: Execute true iudgment: shewe mercy and louynge kyndnesse, euery man to his brother:

Contextual Overview

8 This is the Lord 's message to Zechariah: 9 "This is what the Lord All-Powerful said: ‘You must do what is right and fair. You must be kind and show mercy to each other. 10 Don't hurt widows and orphans, strangers, or poor people. Don't even think of doing bad things to each other!'" 11 But they refused to listen and refused to do what he wanted. They closed their ears so that they could not hear what God said. 12 They were very stubborn and would not obey the law. The Lord All-Powerful used his Spirit and sent messages to his people through the prophets. But the people would not listen, so the Lord All-Powerful became very angry. 13 So the Lord All-Powerful said, "I called to them, and they did not answer. So now, if they call to me, I will not answer. 14 I will bring the other nations against them like a storm. They didn't know those nations, but the country will be destroyed after those nations pass through. This pleasant country will be destroyed."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

saying: Zechariah 7:7, Zechariah 8:16, Zechariah 8:17, Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:35-37, Deuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 10:19, Deuteronomy 15:7-14, Deuteronomy 16:18-20, Psalms 82:2-4, Proverbs 21:3, Isaiah 58:6-10, Jeremiah 7:5, Jeremiah 7:23, Ezekiel 45:9, Hosea 10:12, Hosea 10:13, Amos 5:24, Micah 6:8, Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42, James 2:13-17

Execute true judgment: Heb. Judge judgment of truth, Jeremiah 21:12, *marg. John 7:51

Reciprocal: Exodus 18:21 - men Leviticus 10:20 - he was content Proverbs 21:13 - at Proverbs 22:16 - that oppresseth Proverbs 31:9 - General Ecclesiastes 5:8 - regardeth Isaiah 1:17 - seek Isaiah 3:5 - the people Isaiah 5:7 - he looked Isaiah 16:3 - execute Jeremiah 7:6 - oppress Jeremiah 17:11 - he that Jeremiah 22:3 - Execute Ezekiel 18:7 - hath not Ezekiel 18:8 - hath executed Hosea 4:2 - swearing Hosea 12:6 - keep Haggai 2:17 - yet Matthew 21:34 - he sent Mark 12:3 - and sent Luke 20:10 - sent 1 Peter 3:8 - having

Cross-References

Genesis 2:19
The Lord God used dust from the ground and made every animal in the fields and every bird in the air. He brought all these animals to the man, and the man gave them all a name.
Genesis 7:6
Noah was 600 years old at the time the rains came.
Genesis 7:9
went into the boat with Noah. These animals went into the boat in groups of two, male and female, just as God commanded.
Genesis 7:11
On the 17th day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, the springs under the earth broke through the ground, and water flowed out everywhere. The sky also opened like windows and rain poured down. The rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. That same day Noah went into the boat with his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.
Genesis 7:16
All these animals went into the boat in groups of two, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord closed the door behind Noah.
Isaiah 65:25
Wolves and little lambs will eat together. Lions will eat hay like cattle, and snakes will eat only dust. They will not hurt or destroy each other on my holy mountain." This is what the Lord said.
Jeremiah 8:7
Even the birds in the sky know the right time to do things. The storks, doves, swifts, and thrushes know when it is time to fly to a new home. But my people don't know what the Lord wants them to do.
Galatians 3:28
Now, in Christ, it doesn't matter if you are a Jew or a Greek, a slave or free, male or female. You are all the same in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 3:11
In this new life it doesn't matter if you are a Greek or a Jew, circumcised or not. It doesn't matter if you speak a different language or even if you are a Scythian. It doesn't matter if you are a slave or free. Christ is all that matters, and he is in all of you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying,.... The same things as he had before; for the things following are ever in force, and always to be attended to, and to be regarded and preferred before anything merely ritual and ceremonial; and especially before the traditions and commandments of men, of which nature the above fasts were:

Execute true judgment; or, "judge judgment e of truth"; this is addressed to the judges of the people, that when any cause came before them between man and man, that they would judge righteously, according to the law of God; and, without respect to persons, pass sentence as the truth of the case required:

and show mercy and compassion every man to his brother; whether in want of food, raiment, or in whatsoever distress, whether of body or mind; which is much more acceptable to God than any legal sacrifices, or outward abstinences and humiliations, Hosea 6:6.

e משפט אמת "judicium veritatis", Montanus, Calvin, Cocceius, Burkius; "jus veritatis", Junius & Tremellius, Tarnovius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thus spake the Lord - that is, through the former prophets, for he goes on to speak of their rejection in the past. “Execute true judgment.” He retains the words of Ezekiel. The injunction itself runs throughout the prophets. “Shew mercy” (as Isaiah 1:17, Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 58:6-7; Jeremiah 7:5; Ezekiel 18:8; Hosea 12:6, etc.), that is, tender love, to all; compassion, to the unhappy. Omit no act of love, God so loves the loving. Lap.: “Like Paul to the Romans Romans 13:9, he names only the duties to the neighbor, but understands what relates to God. For the love of our neighbor presupposes the love of God, from which it springs.” Jerome: “After strictness of justice, let mercy to all follow, and specially to brethren, of the same blood and of one faith. Brother and neighbor we ought to account the whole human race, since we are all born of one parent, or those who are of the household of faith, according to the parable of the Gospel, “which willeth us to understand by neighbor, nor our kin, but all men” (Luke 10:30 ff).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Zechariah 7:9. Execute true judgment — See the parallel texts in the margin. (Isaiah 58:6-7; Jeremiah 7:23; Micah 6:8)


 
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