Zechariah 7:7-11

Are these not the words which the Lord proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and carefree along with its cities around it, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?’ ”

Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying,

“This is what the Lord of armies has said: ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother;

and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’

But they refused to pay attention, and turned a stubborn shoulder and plugged their ears from hearing.