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.
They literally made their hearts like diamond, the hardest stone you can find, so they wouldn't have to listen to God's law or hear what he was saying through his prophets. Because of that stubborn refusal to listen, God's anger came down hard on them.
When you make your heart stone-cold to God's voice, don't be surprised when consequences follow.
📚 Historical Context
Zechariah was a prophet who ministered to the Jewish people after their return from Babylonian exile around 520 BC, urging them to learn from their ancestors' mistakes. In this verse, he describes how the earlier generations hardened their hearts against God's law and the warnings delivered through prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah, which resulted in divine judgment and the exile itself. This highlights a recurring theme in the Old Testament of the consequences of spiritual stubbornness.
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