Zechariah 7:9
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge ye true judgment, and shew ye mercy and compassion every man to his brother.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
8And the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, saying:
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15Thou shalt not do that which is unjust, nor judge unjustly. Respect not the person of the poor, nor honour the countenance of the mighty. But judge thy neighbour according to justice.
Deuteronomy 10:18He doth judgment to the fatherless and the widow, loveth the stranger, and giveth him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 16:18Thou shalt appoint judges and magistrates in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, in all thy tribes: that they may judge the people with just judgment,
Psalms 82:2How long will you judge unjustly: and accept the persons of the wicked?
Proverbs 21:3To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims.
Jeremiah 7:5For if you will order well your ways, and your doings: if you will execute judgement between a man and his neighbor,
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 →