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

11 But they (A)refused to pay attention, and [a](B)turned a stubborn shoulder and [b](C)plugged their ears from hearing. 12 They also made their (D)hearts as hard as (E)a diamond [c]so that they could not hear the Law and the (F)words which the Lord of armies had sent by His Spirit through the (G)former prophets; therefore great (H)wrath came from the Lord of armies. 13 And just as (I)He called and they would not listen, so (J)they called and I would not listen,” says the Lord of armies; 14 “but I [d](K)scattered them with a (L)storm wind among all the nations whom they did not know. So the land was (M)desolated behind them [e]so that (N)no one went back and forth, since they (O)made the pleasant land desolate.”

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  1. Zechariah 7:11 Lit gave
  2. Zechariah 7:11 Lit made their ears heavy
  3. Zechariah 7:12 Lit from hearing
  4. Zechariah 7:14 Lit stormed them away upon all
  5. Zechariah 7:14 Lit from passing and from returning