Zechariah 7:9
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
8And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying,
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy 10:18who executeth the judgment of the fatherless and the widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and clothing.
Deuteronomy 16:18Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment.
Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.
Proverbs 21:3To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.
Jeremiah 7:5But if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if ye really do justice between a man and his neighbour,
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 7:9-14
Wilful Disobedience of Israel; Consequences of Disobedience. ( b. c. 520.) 8 And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying, 9 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: 10 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. 11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. 12… Read the whole commentary →