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Zechariah 7:9

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

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In The King James Version

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

In Context

8And the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying,

10And 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.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

Deuteronomy 10:18He executeth the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

Deuteronomy 16:18Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

Proverbs 21:3To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Jeremiah 7:5For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye thoroughly 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 →

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