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


In Context

6 And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves?

7 Are these not the words the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were at rest and prosperous, and the Negev and the western foothills were settled?' "

8 And the word of the Lord came again to Zechariah:

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

10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other.'

11 "But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and stopped up their ears.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Thus saith the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge ye true judgment, and shew ye mercy and compassion every man to his brother.

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: