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Zechariah 7:10–11

10 ddo not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, eor the poor, and flet none of you devise evil against another in your heart.” 11 But gthey refused to pay attention hand turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.1

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Zechariah 7:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)

10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’

11 “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and covered their ears.

Zechariah 7:10–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

10 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.

11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder,

And stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

Zechariah 7:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

10 Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and the poor. And do not scheme against each other.

11 “Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing.

Zechariah 7:10–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless,

The alien or the poor.

Let none of you plan evil in his heart

Against his brother.’

11 But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear.

Zechariah 7:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)

10 Don’t hurt widows and orphans, foreigners or the poor; don’t even think of doing evil to somebody else.’

11 “But they refused to pay attention; they were stubborn and did not want to listen anymore.

Zechariah 7:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

10 and 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. 11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

Zechariah 7:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

10 and oppress not the widow and the fatherless, the stranger and the afflicted; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. 11 But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.

Zechariah 7:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

10 Don’t oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and poor people. And don’t even think of doing evil to each other. 

11 “But people refused to pay attention. They shrugged their shoulders at me and shut their ears so that they couldn’t hear.

Zechariah 7:10–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another. 11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.

Zechariah 7:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

10 do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. 11 But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears in order not to hear.

Zechariah 7:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.’ 11 But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from listening.

Zechariah 7:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

10 Do not take advantage of widows. Do not mistreat children whose fathers have died. Do not crush strangers or poor people. Do not make evil plans against one another.”

11 But they refused to pay attention to the Lord. They were stubborn. They turned their backs and covered up their ears.

Zechariah 7:10–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

10 and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’

11 “But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.


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