Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, “This is what the Lord of armies has said: ‘(A)Dispense true justice and practice (B)kindness and compassion each to his brother; 10 and (C)do not oppress the widow or the [a]orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do (D)not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’ 11 But they (E)refused to pay attention, and [b](F)turned a stubborn shoulder and [c](G)plugged their ears from hearing. 12 They also made their (H)hearts as hard as (I)a diamond [d]so that they could not hear the Law and the (J)words which the Lord of armies had sent by His Spirit through the (K)former prophets; therefore great (L)wrath came from the Lord of armies.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 7:10 Or fatherless
  2. Zechariah 7:11 Lit gave
  3. Zechariah 7:11 Lit made their ears heavy
  4. Zechariah 7:12 Lit from hearing

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