Zechariah 7:12

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
made	שָׂ֣מוּ Sa.mu	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
hearts	וְלִבָּ֞ם ve.li.Bam	H3820	the heart · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
stone	שָׁמִ֗יר sha.Mir	H8068	a thorn · noun, common masculine singular absolute
hear	מִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַ Mi.she.mo.a'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
law	הַתּוֹרָ֤ה ha.to.Rah	H8451	a precept or statute · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
words	הַדְּבָרִים֙ ha.de.va.Rim	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hosts	צְבָאוֹת֙ tze.va.'Ot	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common feminine plural absolute
sent	שָׁלַ֜ח sha.Lach	H7971	to send away · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
spirit	בְּרוּח֔וֹ be.ru.Cho	H7307	wind · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
by	בְּיַ֖ד be.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
former	הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑ים ha.ri.sho.Nim	H7223	first · definite article + ordinal number, masculine plural absolute
prophets	הַנְּבִיאִ֣ים ha.ne.vi.'Im	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
great	גָּד֔וֹל ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
wrath	קֶ֣צֶף Ke.tzef	H7110	a splinter (as chipped off) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת tze.va.'ot	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common feminine plural absolute

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 36:16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his peopl…
Nehemiah 9:29-30 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandme…
Ezekiel 11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give th…
Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will…
Acts 28:27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with…
Psalms 50:17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
Isaiah 6:10 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,…
Ezekiel 2:4 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 7:8–end

What was said Zac 7:7, that they should have heard the words of the former prophets, is here enlarged upon, for warning to these hypocritical enquirers, who continued their sins when they asked with great preciseness whether they should continue their fasts. This prophet had before put them in mind of their fathers' disobedience to the calls of the prophets, and what was the consequence of it (Zac 1:4-6), and now here again; for others' harms should be our warnings. God's judgments upon Israel of old for their sins were written for admonition to us Christians (Co1 10:11), and the same use we should make of similar providences in our own day. I. This prophet here repeats the heads of the serm…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 7:12

hearts . . . adamant-- (Eze 3:9; Eze 11:19). Lord . . . sent in Spirit by . . . prophets--that is, sent by the former prophets inspired with His Spirit. therefore . . . great wrath-- (Ch2 36:16). As they pushed from them the yoke of obedience, God laid on them the yoke of oppression. As they made their heart hard as adamant, God brake their hard hearts with judgments. Hard hearts must expect hard treatment. The harder the stone, the harder the blow of the hammer to break it.

Adam Clarke on Zechariah 7:12

Made their hearts as an adamant stone - שמיר shamir may mean the granite. This is the hardest stone with which the common people could be acquainted. Perhaps the corundum, of which emery is a species, may be intended. Bochart thinks it means a stone used in polishing others. The same name, in Hebrew, applies to different stones.

John Gill on Zechariah 7:12

Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone,.... The word here used is translated a "diamond" in Jeremiah 17:1 and it is said to be harder than a flint, Ezekiel 3:9. The Jewish writers say (g) it is a worm like a barley corn, so strong as to cut the hardest stones in pieces; Moses (they say) used it in hewing the stones for the two tables of the law, and in fitting the precious stones in the ephod; and Solomon in cutting the stones for the building of the temple; and is so hard that it cannot be broken by iron: and as hard is naturally the heart of man, and which becomes more so by sinning, and obstinate persisting in it, that nothing can remove the hardness of it but the powerful and ef…

Dictionary and topics

Adamant — (Heb. shamir), Ezek. 3:9. The Greek word adamas means diamond. This stone is not referred to, but corundum or some kind of hard steel. It is an emblem of firmness in resisting adversaries of the…
Diamond — (1.) A precious gem (Heb. yahalom’, in allusion to its hardness), otherwise unknown, the sixth, i.e., the third in the second row, in the breastplate of the high priest, with the name of Naphtali…
Afflictions Of The Wicked, The · Impenitence is a cause of — Impenitence is a cause of
Call Of God, The · Temporal judgments — Temporal judgments
Inspiration Of The Holy Spirit, The · Despisers of, punished — Despisers of, punished
Prayer, Answers To · Denied to those who: Hear not the law — Denied to those who: Hear not the law

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Zechariah 7:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 7:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 7:12

Adam Clarke on Zechariah 7:12

John Gill on Zechariah 7:12

Dictionary and topics

Zechariah 7:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 7:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 7:12

Adam Clarke on Zechariah 7:12

John Gill on Zechariah 7:12

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Zechariah 7:11-12

Keil & Delitzsch on Zechariah 7:8-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zechariah 7:12

Rashi on Zechariah 7:12