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Zechariah 7:12

And they made their heart disobedient, so as not to listen to my law, and the words which the Lord Almighty sent forth by his Spirit by the former prophets: so there was great wrath from the Lord Almighty.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.

In Context

11But they refused to attend, and madly turned their back, and made their ears heavy, so that they should not hear.

13And it shall come to pass, that as he spoke, and they listened not, so they shall cry, and I will not listen, says the Lord Almighty.

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Cross References

Exodus 7:13and the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he listened not to them, as the Lord charged them.

Nehemiah 9:29And you did testify against them, to bring them back to your law: but they listened not, but sinned against your commandments and your judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them; and they turned their back, and hardened their neck, and heard not.

Psalms 50:17Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. 1

Isaiah 48:4I know that you are stubborn, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your forehead brazen.

Jeremiah 5:3O Lord, your eyes are upon faithfulness: you have scourged them, but they have not grieved; you have consumed them; but they would not receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; and they would not return.

Jeremiah 17:1Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and will lean his arm of flesh upon him, while his heart departs from the Lord.

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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