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 again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not. 16These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: 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 Yhwh. 18And the word of Yhwh of Armies came unto me, saying, 19Thus saith Yhwh of Armies; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the 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

• And let noneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• of you imagineחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• in your heartsלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• against his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• and loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• no falseשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• oathשְׁבוּעָהshebû‛âh · oathH7621
• that I hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Zechariah 8:17

• Zechariah 7:10And 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.
• Proverbs 3:29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
• Proverbs 6:14Perverseness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
• Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
• Micah 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
• Matthew 5:28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
• Matthew 12:35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
• Matthew 15:19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
• Zechariah 5:3Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
• Jeremiah 4:2And thou shalt swear, Yhwh liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
• Malachi 3:5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith Yhwh of Armies.
• Psalms 5:5The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
• Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom Yhwh abhorreth.
• Proverbs 6:16These six things doth Yhwh hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
• Proverbs 8:13The fear of Yhwh is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.
• Jeremiah 44:4Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that 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