11 But (A)they refused to pay attention (B)and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.[a] 12 (C)They made their hearts diamond-hard (D)lest they should hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts had sent (E)by his Spirit through (F)the former prophets. (G)Therefore great anger came from the Lord of hosts. 13 (H)“As I[b] called, and they would not hear, (I)so they called, and I would not hear,” says the Lord of hosts, 14 (J)“and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all (K)the nations that they had not known. (L)Thus the land they left was desolate, (M)so that no one went to and fro, (N)and the pleasant land was made desolate.”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 7:11 Hebrew and made their ears too heavy to hear
  2. Zechariah 7:13 Hebrew he

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