7 Are not these the words that Yahweh proclaimed through the former prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were inhabited and at ease, and the Negev and the Shephelah were inhabited?’ ”
8 And the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah, saying,
9 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Judge with trustworthy justice, and show steadfast love and compassion to one another.
10 You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, and the needy. You must not devise evil in your heart against one another.’
11 But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from listening.
12 They made their hearts adamant in order not to hear the law and the words that Yahweh of hosts had sent by his spirit through the former prophets; therefore great wrath came from Yahweh of hosts.
13 ‘Thus, just as I called and they would not hear, so they will call and I will not hear,’ says Yahweh of hosts.