But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
But they ... pulled away the shoulder, [ yitªnuw (H5414) kaateeep cowraaret] - literally, 'presented a refractory shoulder:' an image from beasts refusing to bear the yoke (margin, Nehemiah 9:29).
And stopped their ears - (Isaiah 6:10; Jeremiah 7:26; Acts 7:57).
Verse Zechariah 7:11. _PULLED AWAY THE SHOULDER_] From under the yoke of the law, like an unbroken or restive bullock in the plough....
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” Hosea 4:16....
II. QUESTIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN FASTS CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The question (Zechariah 7:1) _ 2. The reproof (Zechariah 7:4) 3. The lessons of the past (Zechariah 7:8)...
ZECHARIAH 7:8 is probably an amplification of the original address by a later hand and likewise Zechariah 8:1. Both are much like Zechariah 1:2....
BUT THEY. Some codices, with four early printed editions, read "and ye", showing the Figure of speech _Polysyndetion_ (App-6). REFUSED, &C. Compare Zechariah 1:4.Jeremiah 6:10; Jeremiah 6:17;...
The Answer. Second Section 8. _the word of the Lord came_ It is not necessary to suppose that there was a break, or interval of time, between the sections which are introduced by this formula. The fr...
_pulled away the shoulder_ Nehemiah 9:29; Hosea 4:16. _stopped_ Lit. MADE HEAVY, i.e. dull. Comp. Isaiah 6:10. The same word is used of the eyes,...
PULLED AWAY THE SHOULDER— They refused to obey, and turned their backs on instruction. The Hebrew סררת ףּכת ויתנו _vaiittenu kateph soreret_ is literally, _They gave a backsliding shoulder;_ like him w...
THE SECOND ANSWERING STATEMENT. Zechariah 7:8-14 RV. And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying, Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgement, and show kindness and compa...
WARNINGS FROM THE PAST Chs.7 and 8 go together, and were spoken on a date (fourth day of the ninth month in the fourth year of Darius) two years later than the series of visions described above, viz....
PULLED AWAY THE SHOULDER] like an obstinate man refusing to listen to good advice, turning away quickly when a hand is laid upon his shoulder: cp. 'to give the cold shoulder.'...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 7 V1 The word of the *LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the 9th month (called) Kislev. This happened in the fourth year...
(8-14) The prophet implies that true fasting is to loose the bands of wickedness and leave off oppression. But Israel had adopted quite the opposite course, and therefore God, in accordance with Deute...
PULLED AWAY THE SHOULDER. — Better, _offered a stubborn shoulder_ (Nehemiah 9:29), as an ox that refuses to receive the yoke....
וַ יְמָאֲנ֣וּ לְ הַקְשִׁ֔יב וַ יִּתְּנ֥וּ כָת
Zechariah 8:1 "THE SEED OF PEACE" Zechariah 7:1; Zechariah 8:1 THE Visions have revealed the removal of the guilt of the land, the restoration of Israel to their standing before God, the revival of...
THE PENALTY OF INJUSTICE AND CRUELTY Zechariah 7:1-14 During their captivity the Jews observed four feasts. That of the 10th month recalled the first enclosure of Jerusalem by the enemies' lines; of...
The third message of Zechariah was uttered nearly two years later. It was a fourfold answer to an inquiry made by the people concerning the necessity for observing certain fasts. The history of these...
But they refused to hearken, and (l) withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. (l) And would not carry the Lord's burden, which was sweet and easy, but would bear thei...
_Depart, so to leave the burden on their partner. (Hebrew) (Calmet) --- Literally, "giving way;" recedentem. Pope Sixtus V, recedentes. Septuagint, "they gave a contemptuous back," (Haydock) like a sl...
And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying 9 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: 10 And oppress not the w...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...
_DEAF EARS AND HARD HEARTS_ ‘They refused to hearken … they made their hearts as an adamant stone.’ Zechariah 7:11 I. I CAN ‘REFUSE TO HEARKEN’ TO GOD IN JESUS CHRIST. WHAT AN AWFUL POWER IS THIS W...
The Prophet here by referring to the fathers more sharply reproves the Jews of his age; for he saw that they differed but little from their fathers. The sum of what he says is, that the Jews in all ag...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, 9, AND 10. The prophecy, from chapter 7 to the end of the book, has for its special object the introduction of the Messiah in Israel, with the consequen...
BUT THEY REFUSED TO HEARKEN,..... That is, the Jews, before the captivity, refusal to give heed to the above exhortations, and obey the voice of God in them: AND PULLED AWAY THE SHOULDER; from servin...
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Ver. 11. _But they refused to hearken_] Being a nation void of counsel, Deuteronomy 32:28...
_Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts_ Or did speak, that is, to your fathers, and thus he speaks to you now; _Execute true judgment_ I often put your fathers in mind that judgment and mercy were more acce...
But they refused to hearken, they were consistently rebellious, AND PULLED AWAY THE SHOULDER, like an ox who refuses to accept the yoke on his neck, AND STOPPED THEIR EARS, Cf Isaiah 6:10, THAT THEY S...
AN APPEAL TO THE PAST...
A QUESTION ANSWERED NEGATIVELY (vv. 1-7) The visions and prophecies of the first six Chapter s are connected with the eighth month of the second year of the reign of Darius (Zechariah 1:1). It is tw...
PULLED AWAY THE SHOULDER: _ Heb._ they gave a backsliding shoulder STOPPED: _ Heb._ made heavy...
8-14 God's judgements upon Israel of old for their sins, were written to warn Christians. The duties required are, not keeping fasts and offering sacrifices, but doing justly and loving mercy, which...
BUT THEY REFUSED TO HEARKEN; they wilfully were ignorant, ant, would not consider nor understand. PULLED AWAY THE SHOULDER; next they shift from doing their duty, withdraw their shoulder from the yoke...
Zechariah 7:11 refused H3985 (H8762) heed H7181 (H8687) shrugged H5414 (H8799) H5637 (H8802) shoulders...
GOD CALLS THE PEOPLE TO RIGHTEOUS LIVING RATHER THAN RELIGIOUS ZEAL AND WARNS OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF REFUSAL (ZECHARIAH 7:8). What Zechariah is saying is now expressed in more depth. Zechariah 7:8 ‘...
FURTHER PROPHECIES OF ZECHARIAH (ZECHARIAH 7:1 TO ZECHARIAH 8:23) These prophecies occur approximately two years after the previous ones demonstrating that Zechariah's ministry continued. It would ap...
Zechariah 7:1. _And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;_ God's prophets were not al...
CONTENTS: The mission from Babylon, and Jehovah's answer to the question of fasts. Why prayer was not answered. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Darius, Zechariah, Sherezer, Regemmelich. CONCLUSION: Wh...
Zechariah 7:1. _In the fourth year of Darius_ Hystaspes, _in the ninth month,_ the end of November, a deputation went from Babylon to Jerusalem, a long journey in the beginning of winter, to enquire i...
ZECHARIAH 7:1 From Fasts to Feasts. This section mentions fasts that commemorate the destruction of Jerusalem, which will be transformed into feasts celebrating its renewal. The renewal gives the peop...
CRITICAL NOTES.] ZECHARIAH 7:8.] God requires obedience, not formal fastings. The disobedience of the fathers brought judgment upon the nation. ZECHARIAH 7:9. EXECUTE] Admonitions which have special r...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-8:23 Part II. THE ANSWER TO A QUESTION CONCERNING THE OBSERVANCE OF CERTAIN FASTS. ZECHARIAH 7:1 § 1. A deputation comes fr
Now some men came to Zechariah with a question. While they were in Babylon they had been observing a couple of days of fasting. The day... they commemorated the day that the temple was destroyed by th...
2 Chronicles 33:10; 2 Kings 17:13; Acts 7:51; Acts 7:57; Daniel 9:5;...
Pulled away — Withdrew their shoulder from the yoke of the law....