Zechariah 7:10-12

Expanded Bible

¹⁰ Don’t ·hurt [oppress] widows and ·orphans [the fatherless], foreigners or the poor [Ex. 22:21–24; 23:9; Lev. 19:33–34; Deut 24:17–18]; don’t ·even think of doing evil to [or secretly plot evil against] somebody else.’

¹¹ “But they refused to pay attention; they ·were stubborn [turned their backs; ^Lgave a stubborn shoulder] and ·did not want to listen anymore [covered their ears]. ¹² They made their hearts ·as hard as rock [like flint] and would not listen to the ·teachings [law; ^LTorah] of the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts]. And they would not hear the words he sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. So the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts] became very angry.