Zechariah 7:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.”
Zechariah 7:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Zechariah 7:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Zechariah 7:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yes, they made their hearts as hard as flint, lest they might hear the law and the words which Yahweh of Armies had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from Yahweh of Armies.”
Zechariah 7:12 — World English Bible
Zechariah 7:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts. ”
Zechariah 7:12 — American Standard Version
Zechariah 7:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And their heart they have made adamant, Against hearing the law, and the words, That Jehovah of Hosts sent by His Spirit, By the hand of the former prophets, And their is great wrath from Jehovah of Hosts.”
Zechariah 7:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Zechariah 7:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they made their heart [as] an adamant, that they should not hear the law, and the words that Jehovah of hosts sent by his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets: therefore was there great wrath from Jehovah of hosts. ”
Zechariah 7:12 — Darby Translation
Zechariah 7:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, least they should heare the Lawe and the wordes which the Lord of hostes sent in his spirit by the ministerie of ye former Prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hostes.”
Zechariah 7:12 — Geneva Bible
Zechariah 7:12 in Context — Zechariah 7
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.
12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.
13 Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts:
14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
What Does Zechariah 7:12 Mean?
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