Berean Standard Bible

Zechariah 7:8-12

8Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9“This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsאָמַ֛ר צְבָא֖וֹת'a.Mar tze.va.'otH6635 H559saysלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: ‘Administerשְׁפֹ֔טוּshe.Fo.tuH8199trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571justiceמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941.Showעֲשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213loving devotionוְחֶ֣סֶדve.Che.sedH2617and compassionוְרַֽחֲמִ֔יםve.ra.cha.MimH7356toאֶת־'et-H854oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

10Do notאַֽל־'al-H408oppressתַּעֲשֹׁ֑קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֧הve.'al.ma.NahH490or the fatherlessוְיָת֛וֹםve.ya.TomH3490,the foreignerגֵּ֥רgerH1616or the poorוְעָנִ֖יve.'a.NiH6041.And do notאַֽל־'al-H408plotתַּחְשְׁב֖וּtach.she.VuH2803evilוְרָעַת֙ve.ra.'AtH7451in your heartsבִּלְבַבְכֶֽם׃bil.vav.KhemH3824against oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251.’

11But they refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to pay attentionלְהַקְשִׁ֔יבle.hak.ShivH7181and turnedוַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414a stubbornסֹרָ֑רֶתso.Ra.retH5637shoulderכָתֵ֖ףkha.TefH3802;they stopped upהִכְבִּ֥ידוּhikh.Bi.duH3513their earsוְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241from hearingמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

12They madeשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760their heartsוְלִבָּ֞םve.li.BamH3820likeflintשָׁמִ֗ירsha.MirH8068and would not listen toמִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַMi.she.mo.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the lawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451orוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853to the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635had sentשָׁלַ֜חsha.LachH7971by His Spiritבְּרוּח֔וֹbe.ru.ChoH7307throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027the earlierהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.Therefore greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419angerקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961fromמֵאֵ֖תme.'EtH854the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

Read all of Zechariah 7

Commentaries on Zechariah 7