ゼカリヤ書 7:11 JCB

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 7:8-14

(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 Deuteronomy 4:27, had scattered them among the nations. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 7:11

(11) Pulled away the shoulder.—Better, offered a stubborn shoulder (Nehemiah 9:29), as an ox that refuses to receive the yoke. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Zechariah 7:1-14

Zechariah 7:9 ; Micah 6:8 Besides various maxims of renunciation and wisdom written from top to bottom of the stele, Confucius has left to this sanctuary certain thoughts on literature which have been engraved in letters of gold in such a way as to form pictures hung on the walls. Here is one which I transcribe for young western scholars who are preoccupied with classification and inquiry. They will find in it a reply twice two thousand years old to one of their favourite questions: The... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Zechariah 7:1-14

; Zechariah 8:1-23"THE SEED OF PEACE"Zechariah 7:1-14; Zechariah 8:1-23THE Visions have revealed the removal of the guilt of the land, the restoration of Israel to their standing before God, the revival of the great national institutions, and God’s will to destroy the heathen forces of the world. With the Temple built, Israel should be again in the position which she enjoyed before the Exile. Zechariah, therefore, proceeds to exhort his people to put away the fasts which the Exile had made... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Zechariah 7:1-14

II. QUESTIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN FASTS CHAPTER 7 1. The question (Zechariah 7:1-3 ) 2. The reproof (Zechariah 7:4-7 ) 3. The lessons of the past (Zechariah 7:8-14 ) Zechariah 7:1-3 . Nearly two years had passed since Zechariah’s great visions, and during that time the people had been obedient to the vision and built the house. Soon the ancient worship was to be resumed. A question arose in the minds of the people concerning certain Jewish days of fasting. The principal day was the day... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Zechariah 7:11

7:11 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 their own, which was heavy and grievous to the flesh, thinking to gain merit by it: which metaphor is taken from oxen, which shrink at the yoke; Nehemiah 9:29 . read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:1-14

A Question Answered Negatively (vv. 1-7) The visions and prophecies of the first six chapters are connected with the eighth month of the second year of the reign of Darius (Zechariah 1:1). It is two years later when the question ofZechariah 7:3; Zechariah 7:3 arises. In this chapter the Lord answers the question negatively, and gives the positive answer in Zechariah 8:1-23. The question is asked by men sent to the house of the Lord from Bethel (JND). They had been sent to pray and to ask... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Zechariah 7:1-14

MORE OF THE PROPHET ’S OWN TIME THE GOLDEN CANDLESTICK (Zechariah 4:0 ) The candlestick was a copy of that in the early tabernacle, but with what difference (Zechariah 4:2 )? From what source was its oil supplied (Zechariah 4:3 )? What did this supply of oil from the trees symbolize (Zechariah 4:6 )? The candlestick itself may represent the temple which the Jews were now essaying to build, or the Jewish nation as a whole which was now sought to be re-established and become a light in... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Zechariah 7:1-14

Fasting and Feasting Zechariah 7:0 , Zechariah 8:0 It is not enough to fast That may be a trick; there may be a way of doing it which robs it of all its virtue and of all its significance. God takes our ceremonies to pieces, and says aloud, What is the meaning of all this your church-going and hymn-singing, and apparently decent observance of religious ordinances? Is it in reality unto me, or is it unto yourselves? Fasting is not postponed feasting. Yet this is what it has been turned into... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 7:8-14

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 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... read more