Zechariah 7:8-10
King James Version
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:
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.
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Zechariah 7:8-10
New King James Version
Disobedience Resulted in Captivity
8 Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, 9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
(A)‘Execute true justice,
Show [a]mercy and compassion
Everyone to his brother.
10 (B)Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless,
The alien or the poor.
(C)Let none of you plan evil in his heart
Against his brother.’
Footnotes
- Zechariah 7:9 Or lovingkindness
Zechariah 7:8-10
English Standard Version
8 And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, 9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, (A)Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, 10 (B)do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, (C)or the poor, and (D)let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.”
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Zechariah 7:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, 9 “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.’
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- Zechariah 7:10 Or fatherless
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