Tree of Life Version
Zechariah 7:10
10Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the outsider or the poor. Furthermore, do not let any of you devise evil against one another in your heart.’
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
8Again the word of Adonai came to Zechariah saying, 9“Thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: ‘Administer true judgment and practice mercy and compassion each to his brother. Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the outsider or the poor. Furthermore, do not let any of you devise evil against one another in your heart.’ 11“But they refused to pay attention. They stubbornly turned their backs and stopped their ears from hearing. 12Indeed, they made their hearts as hard as flint preventing them from hearing the Torah or the words that Adonai-Tzva’ot sent by His Ruach through the former prophets. Consequently, great wrath came from Adonai-Tzva’ot.
Read all of Zechariah 7Zechariah 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“You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
- Exodus 23:9“Do not oppress an outsider, for you know the heart of an outsider, since you were outsiders in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 24:14“You are not to oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is from your brothers or the outsiders in your land within your town gates.
- Deuteronomy 27:19‘Cursed is the one who twists justice for the outsider, orphan and widow.’ Then all the people are to say, ‘Amen.’
- Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor person because he is poor, nor crush the needy at the gate,
- Proverbs 23:10Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or encroach on fields of the fatherless,
- Proverbs 23:11for their redeemer is strong. He will plead their case against you.
- Isaiah 1:16“Wash and make yourselves clean. Put away the evil of your deeds from before My eyes. Cease to do evil.
- Jeremiah 5:28They grew fat and sleek. They also overlooked evil deeds. They do not uphold a cause— the cause of an orphan to prosper— nor do they defend the right of the poor.
- Jeremiah 22:15Did you become king just to be striving with cedar? Did your father not eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it went well with him.
- Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother have been treated with contempt; the outsider has been oppressed in your midst; the orphan and the widow have been mistreated in you.
- Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on Samaria’s hill, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their masters: “Bring, so we may drink.”
- Amos 5:11Therefore, because you trample on the poor, exacting from him a burden of grain, you built houses of hewn stone, but will not dwell in them, you planted pleasant vineyards, but will not drink their wine.
- Micah 2:1Oy to them who scheme wickedness, who work out evil upon their beds! In the light of the morning, they do it, for the power is in their hands.
- Micah 3:1Then I said: “Hear, leaders of Jacob, 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
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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
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