Zechariah 7:11

But they refused to hearken, and showed a refractory shoulder, and made their ears dull, that they might not hear;

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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 the widow, and the orphan, and the stranger, and the poor, oppress not, and meditate not evil against one another in your heart.

12yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, that they might not hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts sent through his spirit by the former prophets. Therefore came great anger from Jehovah of hosts.

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Cross References

Psalms 58:4They have poison, like the poison of a serpent; Like the deaf adder's, which stoppeth her ear;

Isaiah 1:19If ye be willing and obedient, Ye shall consume the good of the land.

Isaiah 28:12He that said to them, “This is the way of rest, give rest to the weary; This is the way of safety”; 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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