Zechariah 7:11
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
Zechariah 7:11 in other translations
| BSB | But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. |
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| WEB | But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear. |
| ASV | But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear. |
| YLT | And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing. |
| DARBY | But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear. |
| BBE | But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing; |
| Webster | But they refused to hearken, and withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. |
What does Zechariah 7:11 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 7:8-14
God's judgements upon Israel of old for their sins, were written to warn Christians. The duties required are, not keeping fasts and offering sacrifices, but doing justly and loving mercy, which tend to the public welfare and peace. The law of God lays restraint upon the heart. But they filled their minds with prejudices against the word of God. Nothing is harder than the heart of a presumptuous sinner. See the fatal…
Zechariah 7:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Zechariah 7:11
- Nehemiah 9:29
And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
- Jeremiah 8:5
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
- Hosea 4:16
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
- Ezekiel 3:7
But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.
- Acts 7:57
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
- Jeremiah 35:15
I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
- Zechariah 1:4
Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord.
- Jeremiah 7:24
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
- Jeremiah 36:31
And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not.
- Jeremiah 6:16-17
Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
- 2 Chronicles 33:10
And the Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
- Zephaniah 3:2
She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.
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1:4; Ex 10:3; 2Ki 17:13-15; 2Ch 33:10; Ne 9:17,26,29; Pr 1:24-32
Isa 1:19,20; Jer 6:16,17; 7:24; 13:10; 26:5,6; 35:15; 36:31; 44:16
Eze 3:7; Ho 4:16; Da 9:5; Zep 3:2; Ac 7:51; Heb 12:25
pulled away the shoulder. Heb. gave a backsliding shoulder.
Ne 9:29; Jer 8:5; Ho 4:16; Heb 10:38,39
stopped. Heb. made heavy.
Ps 58:4,5; Isa 6:10; Ac 7:57
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Context
- Zechariah 7:10
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.
- Zechariah 7:11
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
- Zechariah 7:12
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.
Zechariah 7:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Empero no quisieron escuchar, antes dieron hombro rebelado, y agravaron sus oídos para no oir: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais ils refusèrent d’être attentifs, et opposèrent une épaule revêche, et appesantirent leurs oreilles pour ne pas entendre, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aber sie weigerten sich, aufzumerken, und zogen die Schulter widerspenstig zurück und machten ihre Ohren schwer, um nicht zu hören. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et noluerunt attendere, et averterunt scapulam recedentem, et aures suas aggravaverunt ne audirent. |