Zechariah 7:8-11

Easy-to-Read Version

⁸ This is the Lord’s message to Zechariah:
⁹ “This is what the Lord All-Powerful said:
‘You must do what is right and fair.
    You must be kind and
    show mercy to each other.
¹⁰ Don’t hurt widows and orphans,
    strangers, or poor people.
Don’t even think of doing bad things to each other!’”

¹¹ But they refused to listen
    and refused to do what he wanted.
They closed their ears so that they
    could not hear what God said.