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Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the things you shall do: Speak each man the truth to his neighbor; Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the things which you shall do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace at your gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />These are the things which you should do: speak the truth with one another; judge with truth and pronounce the judgment that brings peace in [the courts at] your gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your city gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your gates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But you must be truthful with each other, and in court you must give fair decisions that lead to peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You must do these things: Speak the truth to each other. Give correct and fair verdicts for peace in your courts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />These are the things you should do: Speak the truth to one another. In the courts give real justice--the kind that brings peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Here's what you must do: tell the truth to your neighbors, administer true and peaceful justice in your courtrooms,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These are the things you must do: Speak the truth, each of you, to one another. Practice true and righteous judgment in your courts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />These [are] the things that you do: Each speak truth with his neighbor, "" Judge [with] truth and peaceful judgment in your gates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> These are the things that ye do: Speak ye truth each with his neighbour, Truth and peaceful judgment judge in your gates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />These the words which ye shall do: speak the truth each with his neighbor; truth and the judgment of peace judge ye in your gates.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These then are the things, which you shall do: Speak ye truth every one to his neighbour: judge ye truth and judgment of peace in your gates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, these are the words that you shall do: Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor. With truth and a judgment of peace, judge at your gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These then are the things you must do: Speak the truth to one another; judge with honesty and complete justice in your gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another, render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth every one to his neighbor; execute the truth, justice, and peace in your gates;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do speak these words, the truth each man with his neighbor, and judge truth and judgment and peace within your gates<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the things which ye shall do; speak truth every one with his neighbour; judge truth and peaceable judgment in your gates:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/8-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=1181" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/8.htm">The Restoration of Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>“so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·də·ḇā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">are the things</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you must do:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bə·rū (V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">Speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: ’ĕ·meṯ (N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">truth</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">to one</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘ê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">another,</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: ’ĕ·meṯ (N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">render true</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: šā·lō·wm (N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">and sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ū·miš·paṭ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Judgment. ">judgments</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: šip̄·ṭū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To judge, govern. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: bə·ša·‘ă·rê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">in your gates,</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">Ephesians 4:25</a></span><br />Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-9.htm">Colossians 3:9</a></span><br />Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-17.htm">Proverbs 12:17</a></span><br />He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a></span><br />Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-5.htm">Jeremiah 7:5</a></span><br />For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Jeremiah 22:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a></span><br />Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Isaiah 59:14</a></span><br />So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-37.htm">Matthew 5:37</a></span><br />Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-12.htm">Matthew 7:12</a></span><br />In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-14.htm">Luke 3:14</a></span><br />Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-17.htm">Romans 12:17</a></span><br />Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Romans 13:9</a></span><br />The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm">1 Peter 3:10-11</a></span><br />For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. / He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">These are the things that you shall do; Speak you every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:</p><p class="hdg">are.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12,13</a></b></br> And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-7.htm">Deuteronomy 11:7,8</a></b></br> But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></b></br> He hath shewed thee, O man, what <i>is</i> good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?</p><p class="hdg">Speak.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/8-19.htm">Zechariah 8:19</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth <i>month</i>, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9</a></b></br> Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-11.htm">Leviticus 19:11</a></b></br> Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9</a></b></br> Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a></b></br> Of the increase of <i>his</i> government and peace <i>there shall be</i> no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm">Isaiah 11:3-9</a></b></br> And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/3-7.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-7.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-10.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-10.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Render</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-13.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-5.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">True.</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-8.htm">Truth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/10-17.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/john/5-27.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/malachi/2-17.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/malachi/2-17.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/malachi/4-4.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-17.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-17.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-19.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">Render</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-14.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-10.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/malachi/2-6.htm">True.</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-19.htm">Truth</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/8-1.htm">The restoration of Jerusalem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/8-9.htm">They are encouraged to build the temple by God's favor to them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">Good works are required of them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/8-18.htm">Joy and blessing are promised.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>These are the things you must do:</b><br>This directive comes from God through the prophet Zechariah, emphasizing the importance of obedience to divine commands. The context is post-exilic Jerusalem, where the Israelites are rebuilding their community and temple after returning from Babylonian captivity. The emphasis on "must do" highlights the non-negotiable nature of these commands, reflecting God's desire for a community grounded in righteousness and justice.<p><b>Speak truth to one another,</b><br>Truth-telling is a foundational principle in the community of God's people. In the historical context, falsehood and deceit had contributed to the downfall of Israel and Judah, leading to their exile. Speaking truth is not only a moral obligation but also a means of fostering trust and unity within the community. This command echoes the ninth commandment in <a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor," and is reiterated in <a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">Ephesians 4:25</a>, where believers are urged to put away falsehood and speak truthfully to their neighbors.<p><b>render true and sound judgments in your gates,</b><br>The "gates" were the places where legal matters were settled in ancient Israelite cities. They were the centers of civic life, where elders and judges would sit to hear cases and render decisions. The call for "true and sound judgments" underscores the need for justice and integrity in leadership. This reflects the biblical principle found in <a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18-20</a>, where judges are instructed to judge the people fairly and not pervert justice. The emphasis on justice is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature, as seen in <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>, which calls for doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet who ministered to the Jewish people after their return from Babylonian exile. His messages were aimed at encouraging the rebuilding of the temple and the spiritual renewal of the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the Jewish exiles returned and where the temple was to be rebuilt. It serves as the central place of worship and governance for the Jewish people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jewish_exiles.htm">The Jewish Exiles</a></b><br>The people who returned from Babylonian captivity and were tasked with rebuilding their community and religious practices in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_truthfulness.htm">The Importance of Truthfulness</a></b><br>Truth is foundational to a healthy community. As believers, we are called to speak truth to one another, fostering trust and integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_in_our_communities.htm">Justice in Our Communities</a></b><br>Rendering true and sound judgments is essential for justice. We must strive to be fair and impartial in our dealings, reflecting God's justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_leadership.htm">The Role of Community Leadership</a></b><br>The "gates" were places of decision-making and leadership. Leaders in the church and community should prioritize truth and justice in their roles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal_and_obedience.htm">Spiritual Renewal and Obedience</a></b><br>Just as the Jewish exiles were called to renew their commitment to God's commands, we too must continually seek spiritual renewal and obedience to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_application_of_god's_commands.htm">Practical Application of God's Commands</a></b><br>The commands in <a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16</a> are practical and actionable. We should actively seek ways to implement truth and justice in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/compare_psalm_131's_humility_to_vengeful_god..htm">How does the humble tone in Psalm 131 compare to other passages that depict a vengeful or warlike God (e.g., Deuteronomy 20)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_zechariah's_prophecies.htm">What are the key themes in Zechariah's prophecies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_aren't_zech._8_19_fasts_consistent.htm">Zechariah 8:19: Why are the specified fasts not consistently observed or recognized in the same way across Jewish history? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_numbers_33_50-56_endorse_war.htm">Numbers 33:50–56: Why does the text insist on divinely sanctioned warfare for taking the land when later prophets and passages emphasize peace, suggesting an inconsistency in divine commands?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">These are the things.</span> To secure the fulfilment of the promise of good, they must do the will of God (<a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9</a>. etc.). Truth. This was to be observed in all conversation and transactions with their neighbours. St. Paul quotes this injunction (<a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">Ephesians 4:25</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Execute the judgment of truth and peace;</span> literally, <span class="accented">judge ye truth and the judgment of peace.</span> So the Septuagint and Vulgate. Practise perfect equity in judgments, and so decide, according to truth and justice, as to secure peace and concord between the parties concerned. <span class="cmt_word">In your gates</span>. Where the judges sat, and justice was administered (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/21-19.htm">Deuteronomy 21:19</a>; see note on Amos 5:10). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/8-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">These</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the things</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדְּבָרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(had·də·ḇā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you must do:</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Speak</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּבְּר֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(dab·bə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">truth</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱמֶת֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·meṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to one</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">another,</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵעֵ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(rê·‘ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">render true</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱמֶת֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·meṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sound</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁל֔וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">decisions</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miš·paṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your gates,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ša·‘ă·rê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 8:16 These are the things that you shall (Zech. 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