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Zechariah 7:9

Thus saith the Lord Almighty; Judge righteous judgment, and deal mercifully and compassionately every one with his brother:

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

In Context

8And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying,

10and oppress not the widow, or the fatherless, or the stranger, or the poor; and let not one of you remember in his heart the injury of his brother.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:15Thou shalt not act unjustly in judgment: thou shalt not accept the person of the poor, nor admire the person of the mighty; with justice shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

Deuteronomy 10:18executing judgment for the stranger and orphan and widow, and he loves the stranger to give him food and raiment.

Deuteronomy 16:18Thou shalt make for thyself judges and officers in thy cities, which the Lord thy God gives thee in thy tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment:

Psalms 82:2O God, who shall be compared to thee? 1 Be not silent, neither be still, O God. 1

Proverbs 21:3To do justly and to speak truth, 1 Are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices. 1

Jeremiah 7:5For if ye thoroughly correct your ways and your practices, and do indeed execute judgment 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 →

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