Zechariah 7:10

About the widow and orphan, the foreigner, and the poor person—do not oppress them, and let none of you plot any harm against another in your heart.'

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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

9“Yahweh of hosts says this, 'Judge with true justice, covenant faithfulness, and mercy. Let each man do this for his brother.

11But they refused to pay attention and set their shoulders stubbornly. They stopped up their ears so they would not hear.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:21You must not wrong a foreigner or oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 24:14You must not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is of your fellow Israelites, or of the foreigners who are in your land within your city gates;

Psalms 21:11For they intended evil against you; 1 they conceived a plot with which they will not succeed! 1

Psalms 72:4May he judge the poor of the people; 1 may he save the children of the needy 1 and break in pieces the oppressor. 1

Proverbs 3:29Do not make a plan to harm your neighbor— 1 the one who lives close and trusts you. 1

Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, 1 or crush the needy at the gate, 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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