Zechariah 7:9
Thus says the Lord Almighty; Judge righteous judgment, and deal mercifully and compassionately every one with his brother:
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
8And the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, saying,
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15You shall not act unjustly in judgment: you shall not accept the person of the poor, nor admire the person of the mighty; with justice shall you judge your neighbor.
Deuteronomy 10:18executing judgment for the stranger and orphan and widow, and he loves the stranger to give him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 16:18You shall make for yourself judges and officers in your cities, which the Lord your God gives you in your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment:
Psalms 82:2For behold, your enemies have made a noise; and they that hate you have lifted up the head. 1
Proverbs 21:3To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.
Jeremiah 7:5For if you⌃ 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 →