Zec 7:11-12 | TNotes | STEP | 7:11 Your ancestors refused to listen: They ignored God’s commands (see Jer 11:10 ). • stubbornly turned away (or set a defiant shoulder ): The idiom signifies haughty stubbornness (see Neh 9:29 ). • Put their fingers in their ears places full responsibility upon the people for their obstinacy (cp. Isa 6:10 ). The same expression is used of Pharaoh when he “became stubborn” (or “hardened his heart”) against God and refused to release the Hebrews (Exod 8:32 ).

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bJer 11:10►

cNeh 9:29►

dIsa 6:10►

eExod 8:32►

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gJer 17:1►

hEzek 3:9►

‏ Zechariah 7:11-12

7:11 ^a Your ancestors refused to listen: They ignored God’s commands (see Jer 11:10 ^b).

• stubbornly turned away (or set a defiant shoulder): The idiom signifies haughty stubbornness (see Neh 9:29 ^c).

• Put their fingers in their ears places full responsibility upon the people for their obstinacy (cp. Isa 6:10 ^d). The same expression is used of Pharaoh when he “became stubborn” (or “hardened his heart”) against God and refused to release the Hebrews (Exod 8:32 ^e).
7:12 ^f To make one’s heart as hard as stone is to steel one’s will against the will of God (see Jer 17:1 ^g; cp. Ezek 3:9 ^h).

• Instructions (Hebrew torah) refers to God’s laws and commands as taught and interpreted by the prophets.