Zechariah 7:9
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- 520-518 BC
WHEN
520-518 BC
dated by the text itself
WHO RULED
- Darius I king of Persia 522-486 BC
SOURCES
- date — Zechariah 1:1 dates itself by the eighth month of the second year of Darius.
- Darius I — Behistun Inscription, written at his order in three languages; Herodotus III
SEE ALSO
- Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- Psalms 82:2-4 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah …
- Proverbs 21:3 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
- Jeremiah 7:5 For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another,
- Deuteronomy 10:18-19 He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing. …
- Jeremiah 21:12 O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like…
- Luke 11:42 Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the…
- James 2:13-17 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. …
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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