Zechariah 7:9
Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os, saying: 1 Administer mishpat emes. 1 And let every man show chesed and rachamim to his brother; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
8And the Devar Hashem came unto Zecharyah, saying: 1
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no avel bamishpat (perversion of justice); thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor favor the person of the gadol; but in tzedek shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
Deuteronomy 10:18He doth execute the mishpat for the yatom and almanah, and loveth the ger, in giving him lechem and simlah (clothing).
Deuteronomy 16:18Shofetim and shoterim shalt thou appoint thee in all thy she'arim, which Hashem Eloheicha giveth thee, throughout thy shevatim: and they shall judge HaAm with mishpat-tzedek.
Psalms 82:2Ad mosai (How long) will ye judge unjustly, 1 and show partiality to the resha'im? 1 Selah 1
Proverbs 21:3To do tzedakah and mishpat 1 is more acceptable to Hashem than zevach. 1
Jeremiah 7:5For if ye throughly amend your ways and your deeds; if ye throughly dispense mishpat between an ish and his re'a (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 →