Zechariah 7:12

They made their hearts as hard as rock so they would not hear the law or the words of Yahweh of hosts. He had sent these messages to the people by his Spirit in earlier times, by the mouth of the prophets. But the people refused to listen, so Yahweh of hosts was very angry with them.

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Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.

In Context

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

13It happened that when he called, they did not listen. In the same way,” said Yahweh of hosts, “they will call out to me, but I will not listen.

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Cross References

Exodus 7:13Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen, just as Yahweh had foretold.

Nehemiah 9:29You warned them so they might turn back to your law. Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to your commands. They sinned against your decrees which give life to anyone who obeys them. They gave the stubborn shoulder-blade and stiffened their neck and refused to listen.

Psalms 50:17since you hate instruction 1 and throw my words away? 1

Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that you were obstinate, 1 your neck muscles tight as iron, and your forehead like bronze, 1

Jeremiah 5:3Yahweh, do your eyes not look for faithfulness? You struck the people, but they do not feel pain. 1 You have completely defeated them, but they still refuse to receive discipline. They make their faces harder than rock, for they refuse to repent. 1

Jeremiah 17:1“The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus having a diamond point. 1 It is engraved on the tablet of their hearts and on the horns of your altars. 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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