Zechariah 7:11
World English Bible (WEB)
But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
In context
9 “Thus has the LORD of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.
10 Don’t oppress the widow, the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.’
11 But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
12 Yes, they made their hearts as hard as flint, lest they might hear the law and the words which the LORD of Armies had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from the LORD of Armies.
13 It has come to pass that, as he called and they refused to listen, so they will call and I will not listen,” said the LORD of Armies;
Zechariah 7:11 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
- KJV King James Version
- But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.
- DBY Darby Translation
- But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But they refused to hearken, and withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.