Zechariah 7:11

A Call to Justice and Mercy

10Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ 11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.12They 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.

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Berean Standard Bible
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
American Standard Version (1901)
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
Bible in Basic English
But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;
Douay-Rheims 1899
But they would not hearken, and they turned away the shoulder to depart: and they stopped their ears, not to hear.
Free Bible Version
But they refused to listen. They were obstinate, turning their backs and closing their ears.
Geneva Bible 1599
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their eares, that they should not heare.
King James (Authorized) Version
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
Translation for Translators
But the people refused to pay attention to what Yahweh said. They turned their backs to him, and put their hands over their ears in order to not hear what he said.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But they refused to pay attention and set their shoulders stubbornly. They stopped up their ears so they would not hear.
Noah Webster Bible
But they refused to hearken, and withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
World English Bible
But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
Young's Literal Translation
And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.