Zechariah 7:9
Zechariah · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:”Zechariah 7:9
What Does Zechariah 7:9 Mean?
Zechariah 7:9 is found in the book of Zechariah, chapter 7, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Justice, Care for the Poor, and Compassion.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Zechariah 7:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 1:17“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”1 Peter 3:8“Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:”Micah 6:8“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”Zechariah 8:16“These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:”Psalms 82:2“How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.”Proverbs 21:3“To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.”Jeremiah 7:5“For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;”Jeremiah 7:6“If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:”Jeremiah 21:12“O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.”James 2:13“For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.”Deuteronomy 10:18“He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.”Jeremiah 22:3“Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.”Hosea 12:6“Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.”Luke 11:42“But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.”Exodus 18:21“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”Leviticus 19:35“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.”Isaiah 5:7“For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.”Isaiah 58:6“Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?”Jeremiah 7:23“But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.”Jeremiah 17:11“As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.”
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