Zechariah 7:9
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
Zechariah 7:9 in other translations
| BSB | “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. |
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| WEB | “Thus has the LORD of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother. |
| ASV | Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother; |
| YLT | ‘Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: True judgment judge ye, And kindness and mercy do one with another. |
| DARBY | Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another, |
| BBE | This is what the Lord of armies has said: Let your judging be upright and done in good faith, let every man have mercy and pity for his brother: |
| Webster | Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother: |
What does Zechariah 7:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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 7:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Zechariah 7:9
- Micah 6:8
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
- Psalms 82:2-4
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
- Proverbs 21:3
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
- Jeremiah 7:5
For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;
- Luke 11:42
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
- Jeremiah 21:12
O house of David, thus saith the Lord; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
- James 2:13-17
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? …
- Deuteronomy 10:18-19
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- Hosea 10:12-13
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
- Ezekiel 45:9
Thus saith the Lord God; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord God.
- Jeremiah 7:23
But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
- Leviticus 19:35-37
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
7; 8:16,17; Le 19:15,35-37; De 10:18,19; 15:7-14; 16:18-20
Ps 82:2-4; Pr 21:3; Isa 58:6-10; Jer 7:5,23; Eze 45:9; Ho 10:12,13
Am 5:24; Mic 6:8; Mt 23:23; Lu 11:42; Jas 2:13-17
Execute true judgment. Heb. Judge judgment of truth.
Jer 21:12; *marg:
Joh 7:51
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Context
- Zechariah 7:8
And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying,
- Zechariah 7:9
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
- 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 7:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así habló Jehová de los ejércitos, diciendo: Juzgad juicio verdadero, y haced misericordia y piedad cada cual con su hermano: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ainsi parle l’ Éternel des armées, disant: Prononcez des jugements de vérité, et usez de bonté et de miséricorde l’un envers l’autre, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | So spricht Jehova der Heerscharen und sagt: Übet ein wahrhaftiges Gericht und erweiset Güte und Barmherzigkeit einer dem anderen; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hæc ait Dominus exercituum, dicens: Judicium verum judicate, et misericordiam et miserationes facite, unusquisque cum fratre suo. |