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Zechariah 7:9

Zechariah 7:9 (WEB)

“Thus has the LORD of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

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Gregory of Nyssa

  • “But do you, who by your reading act as judges in the cause, “execute true judgment,” as one of the prophets says, not awarding the victory to contentious preconceptions, but to the truth as it is manifested by examination.” — editor's note: Zech. vii. 9.

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Irenaeus of Lyons

  • “And oppress not the widow, and the orphan, and the proselyte, and the poor; and let none imagine evil against your brother in his heart.”” — editor's note: Zech. vii. 9, 10.

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  • “Wash you, make you clean, put away evil from your hearts, learn to do well, seek judgment, protect the oppressed, judge the fatherless (pupillo), plead for the widow; and come, let us reason together, saith the Lord.”” — editor's note: Jer. vii. 3; Zech. vii. 9, 10, Zech. viii. 17; Isa. i. 17–19.

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  • Jeremiah 34:17 and Zechariah 7:9 share the same wording (9 words).

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