Zechariah 7:10

And oppress not the almanah, nor the yetomim, 1 the ger, nor the aniyim; 1 and let none of you imagine ra'ah 1 against his brother in your lev. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

9Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os, saying: 1 Administer mishpat emes. 1 And let every man show chesed and rachamim to his brother; 1

11But they refused to heed, 1 and stubbornly stiffened their shoulders, 1 stopped up their oznayim, that they not hear. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 22:21Ye shall not cause pain to any almanah, or yatom.

Deuteronomy 24:14Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is oni (poor) and evyon (needy), whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy ger that are in thy land within thy she'arim;

Psalms 21:11Their fruit shalt Thou destroy from ha'aretz, 1 and their zera from among Bnei Adam. 1

Psalms 72:4He shall judge the poor of the people; 1 yoshia (He shall save) the bnei evyon (children of the needy), 1 and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 1

Proverbs 3:29Devise not ra'ah against thy re'a, 1 seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 1

Proverbs 22:22Exploit not the dal (poor), because he is dal (poor); 1 neither oppress the oni (afflicted) in the sha'ar, 1

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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