Passage

Zechariah 7.9

Book: Zechariah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"7. Should ye not hear the words which Jehovah cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited? 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." (Zechariah 7:7-11, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"7. Aren’t these the words which Yahweh proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and its cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?’” 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." (Zechariah 7:7-11, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"7. Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain? ^{Should: or, Are not these the words} ^{by: Heb. by the hand of} 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}" (Zechariah 7:7-11, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"7. 'Are not [these] the words that Jehovah proclaimed by the hand of the former prophets, in Jerusalem's being inhabited, and [in] safety, and its cities round about it, and the south and the plain, abiding?' 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." (Zechariah 7:7-11, YLT)

Setting

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Time period: TBD

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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Quoted in

H7356 - rachamim

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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