Zechariah

Zechariah 7:9

9“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotiond and compassion to one another.

Footnotes

  • d 7:9 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
This is whatכֹּ֥הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯNoun - common pluralH6635 army, war, warfare
saysאָמַ֛ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Administerשְׁפֹ֔טוּšə·p̄ō·ṭūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH8199 judge, govern
trueאֱמֶת֙’ĕ·meṯNoun - feminine singularH571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
justiceמִשְׁפַּ֤טmiš·paṭNoun - masculine singular constructH4941 judgment
Showעֲשׂ֖וּ‘ă·śūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH6213 do, make
loving devotionוְחֶ֣סֶדwə·ḥe·seḏConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2617 goodness, kindness
and compassionוְרַֽחֲמִ֔יםwə·ra·ḥă·mîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH7356 womb
toאֶת־’eṯ-PrepositionH854 with
oneאִ֥ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
anotherאָחִֽיו׃’ā·ḥîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Micah 6:8 · Psalm 82:2–4 · Proverbs 21:3 · Jeremiah 7:5 · Luke 11:42 · James 2:13–17 · Deuteronomy 10:18–19 · Jeremiah 21:12 · Zechariah 7:7 · Leviticus 19:35–37 · Ezekiel 45:9 · Hosea 10:12–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.