Zechariah 7:11
What does Zechariah 7:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Zechariah 7:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But they would not hearken, and they turned away the shoulder to depart: and they stopped their ears, not to hear.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.
Context
v.10and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.
v.11This passage
v.12Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 17:23
But they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.
- Jeremiah 13:10
This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is profitable for nothing.
- Hebrews 10:38
But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
- Daniel 9:5
we have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from thy precepts and from thine ordinances;
- Acts 7:57
But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;
- Nehemiah 9:26
Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and slew thy prophets that testified against them to turn them again unto thee, and they wrought great provocations.
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