9Thus saith the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge ye true judgment, and shew ye mercy and compassion every man to his brother.


In Context

6 And when you did eat and drink, did you not eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

7 Are not these the words which the Lord spoke by the hand of the former prophets, when Jerusalem as yet was inhabited, and was wealthy, both itself and the cities round about it, and there were inhabitants towards the south, and in the plain?

8 And the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, saying:

9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge ye true judgment, and shew ye mercy and compassion every man to his brother.

10 And oppress not the widow, and the fatherless, and the stranger, and the poor: and let not a man devise evil in his heart against his brother.

11 But they would not hearken, and they turned away the shoulder to depart: and they stopped their ears, not to hear.

Zechariah 7:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:9"This is what the Lord Almighty says: 'Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Thus hath the LORD of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassion every man to his brother:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9|Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, 'Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9'Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: True judgment judge ye, And kindness and mercy do one with another.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother: