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So the LORD Almighty was very angry. <a href="/nlt/zechariah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> They made their hearts as hard as stone, so they could not hear the instructions or the messages that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies had sent them by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. That is why the LORD of Heaven’s Armies was so angry with them. <a href="/esv/zechariah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> They made their hearts diamond-hard lest they should hear the law and the words that the LORD of hosts had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of hosts. <a href="/bsb/zechariah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/kjv/zechariah/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/zechariah/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Yes, they made their hearts like flint, refusing to hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Thus great wrath came from the LORD of hosts. <a href="/nasb_/zechariah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They also made their hearts as hard as a diamond so that they could not hear the Law and the words which the LORD of armies had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets; therefore great wrath came from the LORD of armies. <a href="/nasb/zechariah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220They made their hearts like flint so that they could not hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets; therefore great wrath came from the LORD of hosts. <a href="/nasb77/zechariah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And they made their hearts like flint so that they could not hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets; therefore great wrath came from the LORD of hosts. <a href="/lsb/zechariah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And they made their hearts diamond-hard so that they could not hear the law and the words which Yahweh of hosts had sent by His Spirit by the hand of the former prophets; therefore great wrath came from Yahweh of hosts. <a href="/amp/zechariah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They made their hearts [hard] like flint, so that they could not hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from the LORD of hosts. <a href="/csb/zechariah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They made their hearts like a rock so as not to obey the law or the words that the LORD of Armies had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore intense anger came from the LORD of Armies. <a href="/hcsb/zechariah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They made their hearts like a rock so as not to obey the law or the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/asv/zechariah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/zechariah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by his spirit by the hand of the former prophets: therefore came there great wrath from the LORD of hosts. <a href="/gwt/zechariah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They made their hearts as hard as flint so that they couldn't hear the LORD's teachings, the words that the LORD of Armies had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. So the LORD of Armies became very angry. <a href="/gnt/zechariah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> and made their hearts as hard as rock. Because they would not listen to the teaching which I sent through the prophets who lived long ago, I became very angry. <a href="/isv/zechariah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> They made their hearts hard like a diamond, to keep from obeying the Law and the messages that the LORD of the Heavenly Armies sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. <a href="/msb/zechariah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/net/zechariah/7.htm">NET Bible</a> Indeed, they made their heart as hard as diamond, so that they could not obey the Torah and the other words the LORD who rules over all had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore, the LORD who rules over all had poured out great wrath. <a href="/nheb/zechariah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Yes, they made their hearts as hard as flint, lest they might hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from the LORD of hosts. <a href="/wbt/zechariah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Yes, 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. <a href="/web/zechariah/7.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/zechariah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And their heart they have made adamant, "" Against hearing the Law, and the words, "" That YHWH of Hosts sent by His Spirit, "" By the hand of the former prophets, "" And there is great wrath from YHWH of Hosts. <a href="/ylt/zechariah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/zechariah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And their heart they set a diamond from hearing the instruction and the words which Jehovah of armies sent by his spirit by the hand of the former prophets: and there will be great wrath from Jehovah of armies.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/zechariah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they made their heart as the adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts sent in his spirit by the hand of the former prophets: so a great indignation came from the Lord of hosts. <a href="/cpdv/zechariah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they set their heart like the hardest stone, so that they would not hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts has sent with his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets. And so a great indignation came from Lord of hosts. <a href="/nabre/zechariah/7.htm">New American Bible</a> And they made their hearts as hard as diamond so as not to hear the instruction and the words that the LORD of hosts had sent by his spirit through the earlier prophets. So great anger came from the LORD of hosts: <a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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. Therefore great wrath came from the LORD of hosts.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Yea, they made their hearts like adamant, lest they should hear the law, and the ordinances which the LORD of hosts has sent in his Spirit by the former prophets; therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. <a href="/hpbt/zechariah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they made their heart as adamant stone that they would not hear the Law and the commands that LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts sent in his Spirit by the first Prophets, and there was great wrath from before LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/zechariah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by His spirit by the hand of the former prophets; therefore came there great wrath from the LORD of hosts. <a href="/sep/zechariah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they made their heart disobedient, so as not to hearken to my law, and the words which the Lord Almighty sent forth by his Spirit by the former prophets: so there was great wrath from the Lord Almighty. <a href="/parallel/zechariah/7-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=971" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/zechariah/7.htm">A Call to Justice and Mercy</a> …11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. 12<a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śā·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">They made</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: wə·lib·bām (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">their hearts</a> <a href="/hebrew/8068.htm" title="8068: šā·mîr (N-ms) -- A thorn, adamant, flint. From shamar in the original sense of pricking; a thorn; also a gem, probably the diamond.">like flint</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: miš·šə·mō·w·a‘ (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">and would not listen to</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: hat·tō·w·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">the law</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">or</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.">to the words</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šā·laḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">had sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: bə·rū·ḥōw (Prep-b:: N-csc:: 3ms) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">by His Spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">through</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: hā·ri·šō·nîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">the earlier</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nə·ḇî·’îm (Art:: N-mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">prophets.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">Therefore great</a> <a href="/hebrew/7110.htm" title="7110: qe·ṣep̄ (N-ms) -- A splinter, rage, strife. From qatsaph; a splinter; figuratively, rage or strife.">anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’êṯ (Prep-m:: DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts.</a> 13And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24-26</a> Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. / From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a> And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Ezekiel 3:7</a> But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted. <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Jeremiah 17:23</a> Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a> Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29-30</a> 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 turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. / You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. <a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a> In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a> You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— <a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-8</a> Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, <a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a> But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them. <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Jeremiah 11:8</a> Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.” <a href="/jeremiah/19-15.htm">Jeremiah 19:15</a> “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every disaster I have pronounced against them, because they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed My words.’” <a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2</a> “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29-32</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ... <a href="/mark/4-12.htm">Mark 4:12</a> so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Yes, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts has sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.their hearts.<a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29</a> And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.<a href="/job/9-4.htm">Job 9:4</a> He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?<a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Isaiah 48:4</a> Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;lest.<a href="/psalms/50-17.htm">Psalm 50:17</a> Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.<a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29,30</a> And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear… <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a> Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.sent.<a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Nehemiah 9:30</a> Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.<a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51,52</a> Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye… <a href="/1_peter/1-11.htm">1 Peter 1:11,12</a> Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow… the former.<a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Zechariah 7:7</a> Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?therefore.<a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16</a> But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.<a href="/jeremiah/26-19.htm">Jeremiah 26:19</a> Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.<a href="/daniel/9-11.htm">Daniel 9:11,12</a> Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/3-9.htm">Adamant</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-9.htm">Flint</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Former</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-8.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-7.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Words</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-8.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/3-9.htm">Adamant</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-13.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/exodus/4-25.htm">Flint</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-11.htm">Former</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-4.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/malachi/2-8.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-13.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-17.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-13.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-9.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-1.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-3.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-2.htm">Words</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-2.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 7</div>1. <a href="/zechariah/7-1.htm">The captives enquire concerning the set fasts.</a> 4. <a href="/zechariah/7-4.htm">Zechariah reproves the hypocrisy of their fasting.</a> 8. <a href="/zechariah/7-8.htm">Sin the cause of their captivity.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/7.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/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>They made their hearts like flint This phrase indicates a deliberate hardening of the heart, symbolizing resistance and stubbornness. Flint is a hard stone, suggesting an unyielding and impenetrable attitude. In biblical context, a hardened heart often signifies rebellion against God (<a href="/exodus/7-13.htm">Exodus 7:13</a>). This imagery is used to describe the Israelites' refusal to heed God's commands, reflecting a spiritual insensitivity and unwillingness to repent.and would not listen to the law The law refers to the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, which contain God's commandments and instructions for His people. The Israelites' refusal to listen indicates a rejection of God's covenant and guidance. This disobedience is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where the people often turn away from God's statutes, leading to consequences (Deuteronomy 28).or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets The "LORD of Hosts" emphasizes God's sovereignty and power. The prophets were God's messengers, inspired by the Holy Spirit to deliver His words. This phrase highlights the divine origin of the prophetic messages and the people's disregard for them. Prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel warned Israel of the consequences of their disobedience, yet they were often ignored or persecuted (<a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4</a>).Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts God's anger is a response to persistent disobedience and rejection of His word. This anger is not arbitrary but a just reaction to the covenant violations by His people. The consequences of this anger were often manifested in the form of judgment, such as exile or destruction (<a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18</a>). This serves as a warning and a call to repentance, emphasizing God's holiness and justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a> A prophet who ministered to the people of Judah after their return from Babylonian exile. His messages often focused on repentance and the coming of the Messiah. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a> The audience of Zechariah's prophecy, who had returned from exile and were in the process of rebuilding their community and temple. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a> A title for God emphasizing His sovereignty and command over the heavenly armies, highlighting His power and authority. 4. <a href="/topical/e/earlier_prophets.htm">Earlier Prophets</a> Refers to the prophets who came before Zechariah, such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, and others, who delivered God's messages to His people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a> The Torah, or the first five books of the Bible, which contains God's commandments and instructions for His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_hardening_hearts.htm">The Danger of Hardening Hearts</a> Just as the people of Judah hardened their hearts like flint, we must be vigilant against becoming spiritually callous. Regular self-examination and repentance are crucial to maintaining a soft heart toward God. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god's_word.htm">The Importance of Listening to God's Word</a> The refusal to hear the law and the prophets led to God's anger. We must prioritize listening to and obeying God's Word, recognizing it as the ultimate authority in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The verse highlights that the words of the prophets were sent by God's Spirit. We should seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in understanding and applying Scripture to our lives. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> The great anger of the LORD serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of persistent disobedience. God's patience is immense, but His justice is certain.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 7</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_rely_on_human_compliance.htm">In Zechariah 7:12, the people are criticized for refusing to heed God’s message; why would an omnipotent deity rely on human compliance for His plans?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_zech._12_7_align_with_judah's_history.htm">How does Zechariah 12:7, which promises the Lord will save the tents of Judah first, align with historical records showing Judah's multiple defeats and exiles?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_the_'shepherd'_in_zech._13_7.htm">Zechariah 13:7 - Who is the 'shepherd' in this verse, and why does the text imply that God himself would strike him, which seems contradictory to other passages?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_fear.htm">What does 'face like flint' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - They made their hearts as an adamant stone. They made their hearts as hard as a stone which could receive no cutting or engraving; no message from God could find entrance; and this from their wilful obstinacy. The word rendered "adamant," shamir, probably means "diamond," a stone so hard, says Jerome, as to break all metals to pieces, but to be itself broken by none; hence it is called adamas, "unconquerable." Ezekiel (Ezekiel 3:9) notes that it is harder than flint (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/17-1.htm">Jeremiah 17:1</a>). The LXX., paraphrasing, gives. Τὴν καρδίαν αὐτῶν ἔταξαν ἀπειθῆ, "They set their heart disobedient." The Law. The various enactments of the Mosaic system. In his Spirit; rather, by his Spirit. The leaching which the Spirit of God inspired the prophets to deliver (comp. <a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Nehemiah 9:30</a>; <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13</a>; <a href="/micah/3-8.htm">Micah 3:8</a>). And for the succession of prophets from Solomon to the Captivity, see note on Amos 2:11; and to those there enumerated, add Iddo, Shemaiah, Hanani, Micaiah, Huldah. <a href="/commentaries/zechariah/7-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They made שָׂ֣מוּ (śā·mū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set their hearts וְלִבָּ֞ם (wə·lib·bām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre [like] flint שָׁמִ֗יר (šā·mîr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8068.htm">Strong's 8068: </a> A thorn, a gem, the diamond and would not listen to מִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַ (miš·šə·mō·w·a‘) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the law הַתּוֹרָ֤ה (hat·tō·w·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> Direction, instruction, law and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the words הַדְּבָרִים֙ (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָאוֹת֙ (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign had sent שָׁלַ֜ח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out by His Spirit בְּרוּח֔וֹ (bə·rū·ḥōw) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit through בְּיַ֖ד (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand the earlier הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑ים (hā·ri·šō·nîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> First, in place, time, rank prophets. הַנְּבִיאִ֣ים (han·nə·ḇî·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet Therefore great גָּד֔וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent anger קֶ֣צֶף (qe·ṣep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7110.htm">Strong's 7110: </a> A splinter, rage, strife came וַֽיְהִי֙ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be from מֵאֵ֖ת (mê·’êṯ) Preposition-m | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts. צְבָאֽוֹת׃ (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-12.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 7:12 Yes they made their hearts as hard (Zech. 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