Zechariah 7:11

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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 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

12Yea, they made their hearts as shamir (diamond), + 7:12 i.e., hard as shamir 1 and would not yield in mishma'at (obedience) to the Torah and the devarim 1 which Hashem Tzva'os hath sent by His Ruach + 7:12 Hakodesh 1 through the hand of the nevi'im harishonim; 1 therefore came a ketzef gadol (great wrath) from Hashem Tzva'os. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 10:3And Moshe and Aharon came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Hashem Elohei HaIvrim, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

2 Chronicles 33:10And Hashem spoke to Menasheh, and to his people, but they would not pay heed.

Nehemiah 9:26Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against Thee, and cast Thy torah behind their backs, and slaughtered Thy nevi'im which testified against them to turn them to Thee, and they wrought ne'atzot gedolot.

Psalms 58:4The resha'im are perverted from the rekhem (womb); 1 gone astray from birth are they, speaking kazav (lie, falsehood). 1

Isaiah 1:19If ye be willing and obedient, 1 ye shall eat the good of ha'aretz; 1

Isaiah 28:12To whom He said, 1 This is the menuchah (rest) wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; 1 and this is the refreshing; 1 yet they would not hear. 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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