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Zechariah 7:11

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

But they straight up refused to listen. They turned their backs, covered their ears, and did everything they could to avoid hearing what God was saying.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes we work harder to avoid God's voice than it would take to just listen.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The prophet Zechariah wrote this message to the people of Judah and Jerusalem around 518 BCE, during the period of the Second Temple's reconstruction. It was prompted by a delegation from Bethel asking the priests and prophets whether they should continue observing certain fasts now that the temple was being rebuilt.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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