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Again the Lord’s message came to Zechariah: “The Lord of Heaven’s Armies said, ‘Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other. 10 You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the resident foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow citizen.’[a]

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  1. Zechariah 7:10 tn Heb “brother.” The Hebrew term ‘akh (אָח) may refer to a brother, relative, fellow countryman, or companion.sn Cf. Exod 22:21; Lev 19:33-34; Deut 10:18-19; 24:14, 17; 27:19.

The word of the Lord came to Zechariah: “The Lord of Armies says this: ‘Make fair decisions.(A) Show faithful love and compassion(B) to one another. 10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the resident alien or the poor,(C) and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’(D)

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