Zechariah 7:10
Don't exploit those who are widowed or fatherless, foreigners or the poor. Don't think up ways of mistreating one other.
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9This is what the Lord says. Judge fairly and truthfully. Show mercy and kindness to one another.
11But they refused to listen. They were obstinate, turning their backs and closing their ears.
Cross References
Exodus 22:21You must not exploit or mistreat a foreigner. Remember that you yourselves were once foreigners in Egypt.
Deuteronomy 24:14Don't mistreat a paid servant who is poor and needy, whether he's an Israelite or a foreigner living in one of your towns.
Psalms 21:11Though they plot evil against you, their malicious schemes will not succeed.
Psalms 72:4May he defend the poor and save their children, may he crush those who oppress them.
Proverbs 3:29Don't plan to harm your neighbor who lives nearby and trusts you.
Proverbs 22:22For you shouldn't steal from the poor just because they're poor; and you shouldn't crush those with limited means in court,
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 →