Zechariah 8:17
And let, no man, devise, the injury of his neighbour, in your heart, and the oath of falsehood, do not love,—for, all these, are things which I hate, declareth Yahweh.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
18And the word of Yahweh of hosts came unto me, saying:
Cross References
Psalms 5:5Boasters, shall not station themselves, before thine eyes,—Thou hatest all workers of iniquity:
Psalms 101:3I will not set before mine eyes, a vile thing,—The doing of them who fall away, I hate, It shall not cleave unto me;
Proverbs 6:14[Hath] perverse things in his heart, deviseth mischief on every occasion, strifes, he sendeth forth.
Proverbs 6:18A heart contriving iniquitous devices, feet hasting to run into mischief;
Jeremiah 4:2If thou wilt swear, By the life of Yahweh! in faithfulness in justice and in righteousness, Then shall the nations bless themselves in him, And, in him, shall they glory.
Jeremiah 44:4yet I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, betimes sending them, saying, Do not, I pray you, commit this abominable thing, which I hate!
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 8:10-18
Encouraging Prospects. ( b. c. 517.) 9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. 10 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. 11 But now I will not… Read the whole commentary →