Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, Let him also cry and not be heard.
Zechariah 7:13 - The Scriptures 2009 “And it came to be: as He called and they did not hear, so let them call, but I shall not hear,” said יהוה of hosts. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So it came to pass that as He cried and they would not hear [He said], So they shall cry and I will not answer, says the Lord of hosts, American Standard Version (1901) And it is come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said Jehovah of hosts; Common English Bible So just as he called and they didn’t listen, when they called, I didn’t listen, says the LORD of heavenly forces. Catholic Public Domain Version And it happened, just as he had spoken, and they did not pay attention. So then, they shall cry out, and I will not heed, says the Lord of hosts. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it came to pass that as he spoke, and they heard not: so shall they cry, and I will not hear, saith the Lord of hosts. |
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, Let him also cry and not be heard.
He who turns away his ear from hearing the Torah, Even his prayer is an abomination.
“And when you spread out your hands, I hide My eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I do not hear. Your hands have become filled with blood.
“When I came, why was there no man? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Was My hand too short to ransom? Or have I no power to deliver? See, by My rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness; their fish stink for there is not water, and die of thirst.
“They have turned back to the crookednesses of their forefathers who refused to hear My words, and they have gone after other mighty ones to serve them. The house of Yisra’ĕl and the house of Yehuḏah have broken My covenant I made with their fathers.”
Therefore thus said יהוה, “See, I am bringing evil on them which they are unable to escape. Then they shall cry out to Me, but I shall not listen to them.
“And you, do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them, for I do not hear them in the time that they cry out to Me because of their evil.
“When they fast, I do not hear their cry. And when they offer ascending offering and grain offering, I do not accept them. Instead, I am consuming them by sword, and by scarcity of food, and by pestilence.”
“Yehuḏah has mourned, and her gates have languished. They have mourned on the ground, and the cry of Yerushalayim has gone up.
“And you shall speak all these words to them, though they do not listen to you. And you shall also call to them, though they do not answer you.
You have wrapped Yourself With a cloud, so that prayer does not pass through.
“Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and have put the stumbling-block of their crookedness before their face. Should I let them inquire of Me at all?
“Son of man, speak to the elders of Yisra’ĕl, and say to them, ‘Thus said the Master יהוה, “Have you come to inquire of Me? As I live, I am not being inquired of by you,” declares the Master יהוה.’
“Therefore I shall indeed deal in wrath. My eye shall not pardon nor would I spare. And they shall cry in My ears with a loud voice, but I shall not hear them.”
Therefore, when they cry to יהוה He does not answer them, and hides His face from them at that time, as they have made their deeds evil.
When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Master, Master, open for us,’ and He shall answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ ”
You ask and do not receive, because you ask evilly, in order to spend it on your pleasures.