Zechariah 7:10

and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

9'Thus hath the LORD of hosts spoken, saying: Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassion every man to his brother;

11But they refused to attend, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:21(22-20) And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 24:14Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates.

Psalms 21:11(21-12) For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.

Psalms 72:4May he judge the poor of the people, and save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.

Proverbs 3:29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

Proverbs 22:22Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;

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 →

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