Zechariah 7:11

But they refused to listen, and turned away rebelliously the shoulder, and stopped their ears, so as not to hear;

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

In Context

10And defraud not the widow, or the fatherless, the stranger, or the poor; and imagine not evil in your heart one against the other.

12And their heart they rendered as an adamant, so as not to hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent through his spirit, by means of the former prophets: wherefore came a great anger from the Lord of hosts.

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Cross References

Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Eternal, the God of the Hebrews, How long yet wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

2 Chronicles 33:10And the Lord spoke to Menasseh, and to his people; but they listened not.

Nehemiah 9:26Then became they disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and they slew thy prophets who had warned them to bring them back unto thee, and they practised great provocations.

Psalms 58:4(58:5) They have poison like the poison of a serpent: [they are] like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

Isaiah 1:19If ye be willing and obey, the best of the land shall ye eat;

Isaiah 28:12When he said unto them, This is the rest, cause ye the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing; but they would not hear.

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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