Zechariah 8:17

Zechariah 8:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” declares the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor; And do not love a false oath. For all these are things that I hate,’ Says the Lord.”

Context of Zechariah 8:17

15so I have again determined in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear! 16These are the things which you shall do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace at your gates. Also let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love perjury; for all these things are what I hate,’ declares the Lord.” 18Then the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying, 19“The Lord of armies says this: ‘The fast of the fourth, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth months will become joy, jubilation, and cheerful festivals for the house of Judah; so love truth and peace.’

Zechariah 8:17 word by word

וְאִ֣ישׁ׀ אֶת־רָעַ֣ת רֵעֵ֗הוּ אַֽל־תַּחְשְׁבוּ֙ בִּלְבַבְכֶ֔ם וּשְׁבֻ֥עַת שֶׁ֖קֶר אַֽל־תֶּאֱהָ֑בוּ כִּ֧י אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֛לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׂנֵ֖אתִי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• Also let noneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• Also let noneאַל'al · notH408
• deviseחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• in your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• against anotherרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• and do not loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• perjuryשְׁבוּעָהshebû‛âh · oathH7621
• perjuryשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• for allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• are whatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Zechariah 8:17

• Zechariah 7:10and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’
• Proverbs 3:29Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you.
• Proverbs 6:14Who, with perversion in his heart, continually devises evil, Who spreads strife.
• Jeremiah 4:14Wash your heart from evil, Jerusalem, So that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts Lodge within you?
• 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.
• Matthew 5:28but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• Matthew 12:35The good person brings out of his good treasure good things; and the evil person brings out of his evil treasure evil things.
• Matthew 15:19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and slanderous statements.
• Zechariah 5:3Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going forth over the face of the entire land; everyone who steals certainly will be purged away according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears falsely will be purged away according to the writing on the other side.
• Jeremiah 4:2And if you will swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ In truth, in justice, and in righteousness; Then the nations will bless themselves in Him, And in Him they will boast.”
• Malachi 3:5“Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, those who oppress the wage earner in his wages or the widow or the orphan, and those who turn away the stranger from justice and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of armies.
• Psalms 5:5The boastful will not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do injustice.
• Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire, And the greedy person curses and shows disrespect to the Lord.
• Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the Lord hates, Seven that are an abomination to Him:
• Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride, arrogance, the evil way, And the perverted mouth, I hate.
• Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying, “Oh, do not do this abominable thing which I hate.”

Commentaries on Zechariah 8:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17For all these things do I hate - Literally, emphatic, “For they are all these things which I hate.” This is the sum of what I hate; for they comprise in brief the breaches of the two tables, the love of God and of man.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 Those only who lay their hands to the plough of duty, shall have them strengthened with the promises of mercy: those who avoid their fathers' faults have the curse turned into a blessing. Those who believed the promises, were to show their faith by their works, and to wait the fulfilment. When God is displeased, he can cause trade to decay, and set every man against his neighbour; but when he returns in mercy, all is happy and prosperous…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17During Zechariah’s time, the people of Judah committed the same sins that led to the exile in Babylon. This behavior threatened God's plans for their restoration (see Zechariah 7:8–10; 8:16). I hate all these things: God hates evil (Psalm 5:5; Proverbs 6:16–19) because of his complete holiness (Psalms 5:4; 15:1; 24:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. The promised blessings are connected with obedience. God's covenanted grace will lead those truly blessed by it to holiness, not licentiousness. truth to ... neighbour--not that the truth should not be spoken to foreigners too; but He makes it an aggravation of their sin, that they spared not even their brethren. Besides, and above all outward ordinances (Zec 7:3), God requires truth and justice. judgment of ... peace--Equitable decisions tend to…Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 8:17

• Commandments
• Gentiles
• Malice
• Neighbor
• Perjury
• Sin

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Commentaries on Zechariah 8

• 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