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Zechariah 7:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘The Lord of Armies says this: “Make fair decisions.  Show faithful love and compassion  to one another.

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Mankind, he has told each of you what is good and what it is the  Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.


Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the  Lord than sacrifice.


Instead, if you really correct your ways and your actions, if you act justly towards one another,  ,


House of David, this is what the Lord says: Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor, or my anger will flare up like fire and burn unquenchably because of your evil deeds.


‘Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it? ’


‘But woe   to you Pharisees! You give a tenth   , of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass   justice   and love for God.   , These things you should have done without neglecting the others.


‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of   mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law #– #justice,   mercy, and faithfulness.   These things should have been done without neglecting the others.


Aren’t these the words that the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited and secure,  along with its surrounding cities, and when the southern region and the Judean foothills were inhabited? ’


But let justice flow like water, and righteousness like an unfailing stream.


‘This is what the Lord God says: You have gone too far,  , princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and do what is just and right.  Put an end to your evictions of my people.’ This is the declaration of the Lord God.


However, I did give them this command: “Obey me, and then I will be your God, and you will be my people. Follow every way I command you so that it may go well with you.”


‘Do not act unjustly  when deciding a case. Do not be partial  to the poor or give preference to the rich;  judge your neighbour fairly.


Stop judging   according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgement.’


‘If you see your brother Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it; make sure you return it to your brother.


‘Don’t be afraid,’ David said to him, ‘since I intend to show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all your grandfather Saul’s fields, and you will always eat meals at my table.’


A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends,  , even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.


This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness.  Rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor.  Don’t exploit or brutalise the resident foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.  Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.


He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit  but keeps his hand from injustice and carries out true justice between men.


The word of the Lord came to Zechariah:


if he  did not bless me while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,


A merchant loves to extort with dishonest scales in his hands.





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