Zechariah 7:8

8 And the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah, saying,

Zechariah 7:8 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 7:8

And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying.
] Giving him orders to repeat what the former prophets had said, and to urge the same things on the people which they had before rejected, the rejection of which had issued in their ruin.

Zechariah 7:8 In-Context

6 And when you eat and drink, are you not eating and drinking [for yourselves]?

7 [Are] not [these] the words that Yahweh proclaimed {through} the former prophets, when Jerusalem and {its surrounding towns} were inhabited and at ease, and the Negev and the Shephelah were inhabited?'"

8 And the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah, saying,

9 "Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Judge [with] trustworthy justice, and show steadfast love and compassion {to one another}.

10 You must not oppress [the] widow, [the] orphan, [the] foreigner, and [the] needy. You must not devise evil in your heart {against one another}.'