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Zechariah 7:12

And their heart they have made adamant, Against hearing the law, and the words, That Jehovah of Hosts sent by His Spirit, By the hand of the former prophets, And their is great wrath from Jehovah of Hosts.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

11And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.

13And it cometh to pass, as He called, And they have not hearkened, So do they call, and I do not hearken, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

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Cross References

Exodus 7:13and the heart of Pharaoh is strong, and he hath not hearkened unto them, as Jehovah hath spoken.

Nehemiah 9:29and dost testify against them, to bring them back unto Thy law; and they — they have acted proudly, and have not hearkened to Thy commands, and against Thy judgments have sinned, — which man doth and hath lived in them — and they give a refractory shoulder, and their neck have hardened, and have not hearkened.

Psalms 50:17Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.

Isaiah 48:4From my knowing that thou art obstinate, And a sinew of iron thy neck, And thy forehead brass,

Jeremiah 5:3Jehovah, Thine eyes, are they not on stedfastness? Thou hast smitten them, and they have not grieved, Thou hast consumed them, They have refused to receive instruction, They made their faces harder than a rock, They have refused to turn back.

Jeremiah 17:1The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, With the point of a diamond, Graven on the tablet of their heart, And on the horns of your altars,

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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