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.
• 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.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and the poor. And do not scheme against each other.

Context of Zechariah 7:10

8And the word of the Lord came again to Zechariah: 9“This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’ 11“But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and covered their ears. 12They made their hearts as hard as flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the Lord Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. So the Lord Almighty was very angry.

Zechariah 7:10 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And oppressעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
• not the widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• nor the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• nor the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• and let none of you imagineחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• againstאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• his brotherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• in your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824

Cross-references for Zechariah 7:10

• Exodus 22:21“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.
• Exodus 23:9“Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 24:14Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
• Deuteronomy 27:19“Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
• Psalms 72:4May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
• Proverbs 22:22Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
• Proverbs 23:10Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
• Proverbs 23:11for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you.
• Isaiah 1:16Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong.
• Jeremiah 5:28and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not seek justice. They do not promote the case of the fatherless; they do not defend the just cause of the poor.
• Jeremiah 22:15“Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He did what was right and just, so all went well with him.
• Ezekiel 22:7In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the foreigner and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.
• Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, “Bring us some drinks!”
• Amos 5:11You levy a straw tax on the poor and impose a tax on their grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine.
• Micah 2:1Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it.
• Micah 3:1Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel. Should you not embrace 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