Passage

Zechariah 7.10

Book: Zechariah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"8. And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying, 9. Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;"

"10. and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart."

"11. But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear. 12. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts." (Zechariah 7:8-12, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"8. Yahweh’s word came to Zechariah, saying, 9. “Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother."

"10. Don’t oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.’"

"11. But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear. 12. Yes, they made their hearts as hard as flint, lest they might hear the law, and the words which Yahweh of Armies had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from Yahweh of Armies." (Zechariah 7:8-12, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"8. And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, 9. Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: ^{Execute: Heb. Judge judgment of truth}"

"10. And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart."

"11. But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. ^{pulled: Heb. they gave a backsliding shoulder} ^{stopped: Heb. made heavy} 12. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. ^{by: Heb. by the hand of}" (Zechariah 7:8-12, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"8. And there is a word of Jehovah unto Zechariah, saying: 9. 'Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: True judgment judge ye, And kindness and mercy do one with another."

"10. And widow, and fatherless, Sojourner, and poor, ye do not oppress, And the calamity of one another ye do not devise in your heart."

"11. And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing. 12. And their heart they have made adamant, Against hearing the law, and the words, That Jehovah of Hosts sent by His Spirit, By the hand of the former prophets, And their is great wrath from Jehovah of Hosts." (Zechariah 7:8-12, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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