Zechariah 7:10

Zechariah 7:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.’

Context of Zechariah 7:10

8Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, 9“This is what the Lord of armies has said: ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother; and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’ 11But they refused to pay attention, and turned a stubborn shoulder and plugged their ears from hearing. 12They also made their hearts as hard as a diamond so that they could not hear the Law and the words which the Lord of armies had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets; therefore great wrath came from the Lord of armies.

Zechariah 7:10 word by word

וְאַלְמָנָ֧ה וְיָת֛וֹם גֵּ֥ר וְעָנִ֖י אַֽל־תַּעֲשֹׁ֑קוּ וְרָעַת֙ אִ֣ישׁ אָחִ֔יו אַֽל־תַּחְשְׁב֖וּ בִּלְבַבְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• do not oppressעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
• the widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• orphanיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• or the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• not deviseחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• in your heartsלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• against oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312

Cross-references for Zechariah 7:10

• Exodus 22:21“You shall not oppress a stranger nor torment him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 23:9“You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 24:14“You shall not exploit a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your strangers who are in your land in your towns.
• Deuteronomy 27:19‘Cursed is one who distorts the justice due a stranger, an orphan, or a widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
• Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy, And crush the oppressor.
• Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor crush the needy at the gate;
• Proverbs 23:10Do not move the ancient boundary Or go into the fields of the fatherless,
• Proverbs 23:11For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.
• Isaiah 1:16“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil,
• Jeremiah 5:28They are fat, they are sleek, They also excel in deeds of wickedness; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the orphan, so that they may be successful; And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
• Jeremiah 22:15Do you become a king because you are competing in cedar? Did your father not eat and drink And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well for him.
• Ezekiel 22:7They have treated father and mother with contempt among you. They have oppressed the stranger in your midst; they have oppressed the orphan and the widow among you.
• Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who exploit the poor, who oppress the needy, And say to their husbands, “Bring now, that we may drink!”
• Amos 5:11Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor And take a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built houses of cut stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted beautiful vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.
• Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise wrongdoing, Who practice evil on their beds! When morning comes, they do it, Because it is in the power of their hands.
• Micah 3:1And I said, “Hear now, you leaders of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice?

Commentaries on Zechariah 7:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Evil against his brother in your heart - Do not indulge an unfavourable opinion of another: do not envy him; do not harbour an unbrotherly feeling towards him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And oppress not - He had commanded positive acts of love; he now forbids every sort of unlove. “He that oppresseth the poor,” Solomon had said, “reproacheth his Maker. The widow, the orphan, the stranger, the afflicted” Proverbs 24:31, are, throughout the law, the special objects of God‘s care. This was the condition which God made by Jeremiah; “If ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if ye thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 God's judgements upon Israel of old for their sins, were written to warn Christians. The duties required are, not keeping fasts and offering sacrifices, but doing justly and loving mercy, which tend to the public welfare and peace. The law of God lays restraint upon the heart. But they filled their minds with prejudices against the word of God. Nothing is harder than the heart of a presumptuous sinner. See the fatal consequences of this to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Widows, orphans, foreigners, and the poor often lacked the legal protection that the average citizen had (compare Deuteronomy 24:14, 17–18). Fasting and social justice should work together (see Isaiah 58:6–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. imagine evil--that is, devise evil. The Septuagint takes it, Harbor not the desire of revenge (Le 19:18). "Devise evil against one another" is simpler (Psa 36:4; Mi 2:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 7:10

• Commandments
• Impenitence
• Kindness
• Malice
• Oppression
• Poor
• Rulers
• Widow

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Commentaries on Zechariah 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings