Zechariah 7:11 BSB — MannaFest

Zechariah 7:11

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Zechariah (420)

(Verses 8 onwards) And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying: Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears in order not to hear. They made their hearts adamant in order not to hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts had sent by his spirit through the former prophets.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Such an implacable enmity to the gospel as this was to the law and the prophets was that which brought wrath to the uttermost upon the last generation of the Jewish church, 1 Thess. ii. Great sins against the Lord of hosts, whose authority is incontestable, bring great wrath from the Lord of hosts, whose power is irresistible.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

But they gave a backsliding shoulder - Like a restive animal, which would not endure the yoke, dull and stupid as the beasts: as Hosea says, “Israel slideth back like a backsliding heifer” Hos 4:16. Nehemiah confesses the same; “they gave a backsliding shoulder and hardened their neck and would not hear” Neh 9:

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ	vay.ma.'a.Nu	and they refused	H3985 →
לְהַקְשִׁ֔יב	le.hak.Shiv	to pay attention	H7181 →
וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ	vai.yi.te.Nu	and they gave	H5414 →
כָתֵ֖ף	kha.Tef	a shoulder	H3802 →
סֹרָ֑רֶת	so.Ra.ret	stubborn	H5637 →
וְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם	ve.'a.ze.nei.Hem	and ears their	H241 →
הִכְבִּ֥ידוּ	hikh.Bi.du	they made heavy	H3513 →
מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃	mi.she.Mo.a'	from hearing	H8085 →

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 8:5
Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
leads to
- Jeremiah 9:6
  You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 5:3
  O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than…
Through
Nehemiah 9:29
You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly…
leads to
- Nehemiah 9:16
  But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.
- Leviticus 18:5
  Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.
- Nehemiah 9:26
  But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
Through
Zechariah 1:4
Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen…
leads to
- Psalms 78:8
  Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
Through
Jeremiah 35:15
Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve…
leads to
- Jeremiah 18:11
  Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn…
- Ezekiel 18:30–32
  Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Zechariah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Zechariah