Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, 'Execute true judgment, and show mercy and loving-kindness, every man to his brother.
New American Standard Bible
“Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘
King James Version
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
Holman Bible
“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions.
International Standard Version
"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Administer true justice, and show gracious love and mercy toward each other.
A Conservative Version
Thus LORD of hosts has spoken, saying, Execute TRUE justice, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.
American Standard Version
Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;
Amplified
“Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion, to each other;
Bible in Basic English
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:
Darby Translation
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another,
Julia Smith Translation
Thus said Jehovah of armies, saying. Judge ye the judgment of truth, and do mercy and compassions each to his brother.
King James 2000
Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassion every man to his brother:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Judge [with] trustworthy justice, and show steadfast love and compassion {to one another}.
Modern King James verseion
So speaks Jehovah of Hosts, saying, Judge true judgment, and practice kindness and pity, each man to his brother.
NET Bible
"The Lord who rules over all said, 'Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.
New Heart English Bible
"Thus has the LORD of hosts spoken, saying, 'Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.
The Emphasized Bible
Thus, spake Yahweh of hosts, saying, - With true justice, give ye judgment, and, lovingkindness and compassions, observe ye, one with another;
Webster
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
World English Bible
"Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, 'Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: True judgment judge ye, And kindness and mercy do one with another.
Themes
Compassion » Being compassionate
Divine Requirements » General references to
Heart » Not imagining evil in your heart
Mercy » Should be shown » To our brethren
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 7:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Disobedience And Fasting
8 And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, 9 "Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, 'Execute true judgment, and show mercy and loving-kindness, every man to his brother. 10 Do the widow, the fatherless, the stranger, and poor no wrong: and let no man imagine evil against his brother in his heart."
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Names
Cross References
Micah 6:8
I will show thee, O man, what is good, and what the LORD requireth of thee: Namely, to do right, to have pleasure in loving-kindness, to be lowly, and to walk with thy God.
Jeremiah 21:12
O house of David, for thus sayeth the LORD: Minister righteousness, and that soon. Deliver the oppressed from violent power: before my terrible wrath break out like a fire, and burn so that no man may quench it, because of the wickedness of your imaginations.
Ezekiel 45:9
"Thus sayeth the LORD God: O ye princes, ye have now oppressed and destroyed enough. Now leave off, handle now according to the thing that is equal and lawful: and thrust out my people no more, sayeth the LORD God.
Matthew 23:23
Woe be to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye which tithe mint, anise, and cumin, and leave the weightier matters of the law undone: judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to have left the other undone.
Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shalt not favour the poor nor honour the mighty, but shalt judge thy neighbour righteously.
Leviticus 19:35-37
"'Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, neither in meteyard, weight or measure.
Deuteronomy 10:18-19
but doeth right unto the fatherless and widow and loveth the stranger, to give him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 15:7-14
When one of thy brethren among you is waxed poor in any of thy cities within thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, see that thou harden not thine heart nor shut to thine hand from thy poor brother:
Deuteronomy 16:18-20
Judges and officers thou shalt make thee in all thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee throughout thy tribes: And let them judge the people righteously.
Psalm 82:2-4
How long will ye give wrong judgment, and accept the persons of the ungodly? Selah.
Proverbs 21:3
To do righteousness and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Isaiah 58:6-10
Or is not this rather the fast that I have chosen? To loose wicked bonds, and to unbind bundles of oppression? And to let the bruised go free? And that ye should break all manner yokes?
Jeremiah 7:5
"For if ye will amend your ways and counsels, if ye will judge right betwixt a man and his neighbour;
Jeremiah 7:23
but this I commanded them, saying, 'Hearken and obey my voice, and I shall be your God, and ye shall be my people: so that ye walk in all the ways, which I have commanded you, that ye may prosper.'
Hosea 10:12-13
that they might sow unto righteousness, and reap the fruits of well doing: that they might plow up their fresh land and seek the LORD, till he came, and learned them righteousness.
Amos 5:24
but see that equity flow as the water, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Zechariah 7:7
Are not these the words, which the LORD spake by his prophets afore time, when Jerusalem was yet inhabited and wealthy, she and the cities round about her: when there dwelt men, both toward the south and in the plain countries?'"
Zechariah 8:16-17
Now the things that ye shall do, are these: Speak every man the truth unto his neighbour, execute judgment truly, and peaceably within your ports,
Luke 11:42
But woe be to you Pharisees: for ye tithe the mint, and rue, and all manner herbs; and pass over judgment, and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and yet not to have left the other undone.
John 7:51
"Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him and know what he hath done?"
James 2:13-17
For there shall be judgment, merciless, to him that showeth no mercy, and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.