“Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘(A)Dispense true justice and practice (B)kindness and compassion each to his brother; 10 and (C)do not oppress the widow or the [a]orphan, the [b]stranger or the poor; and do (D)not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’ 11 But they (E)refused to pay attention and [c](F)turned a stubborn shoulder and [d](G)stopped their ears from hearing.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 7:10 Or fatherless
  2. Zechariah 7:10 Or resident alien
  3. Zechariah 7:11 Lit gave
  4. Zechariah 7:11 Lit made heavy

“This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice;(A) show mercy and compassion to one another.(B) 10 Do not oppress the widow(C) or the fatherless, the foreigner(D) or the poor.(E) Do not plot evil against each other.’(F)

11 “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly(G) they turned their backs(H) and covered their ears.(I)

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