Zechariah 7:9
“Yahweh of hosts says this, 'Judge with true justice, covenant faithfulness, and mercy. Let each man do this for his brother.
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In Context
8The word of Yahweh came to Zechariah, saying,
Cross References
Leviticus 19:15Do not cause judgment to be false. You must not show favoritism to someone because he is poor, and you must not show favoritism to someone because he is important. Instead, judge your neighbor righteously.
Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and he shows love for the foreigner by giving him food and clothing.
Deuteronomy 16:18You must make judges and officers within all your city gates that Yahweh your God is giving you; they will be taken from each of your tribes, and they must judge the people with righteous judgment.
Psalms 82:2How long will you judge unjustly 1 and show favoritism to the wicked? Selah 1
Proverbs 21:3To do what is right and just 1 is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice. 1
Jeremiah 7:5For if you actually make your ways and practices good; if you completely execute justice 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 →