Zechariah 7:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 7:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 7:10 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 7:10 — KJV
“And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.”
— Zechariah 7:10 (KJV)
Zechariah 7:10 in Context — About the Book of Zechariah
Zechariah pairs night visions with Messianic precision — the king on a donkey, thirty pieces of silver, the pierced one, the fountain opened for sin. To discouraged builders his word still stands: not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
Cross-References for Zechariah 7:10
“And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:10: let, none, imagine
“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. thought: Heb. word wicked: Heb. Belial”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:10: poor, evil, against
“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.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:10: oppress, widow, nor
“And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. oppress: or, defraud”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:10: oppress, widow, fatherless
“And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. fallen...: Heb. his hand faileth relieve: Heb. strengthen”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:10: stranger, poor, let
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