8. Then the Lord spoke his word to Zechariah. He said,
9. “This is what the Lord of Armies says: Administer real justice, and be compassionate and kind to each other.
10. Don’t oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and poor people. And don’t even think of doing evil to each other.
11. “But people refused to pay attention. They shrugged their shoulders at me and shut their ears so that they couldn’t hear.