Zechariah 8:10

For before those days there was no wages for man, nor any wages for an animal; neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbor.

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WEBBE

For before those days there was no wages for man nor any wages for an animal, neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbour.

BSB

For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.

KJV

For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

ASV

For before those days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in, because of the adversary: for I set all men every one against his neighbor.

BBE

For before those days there was no payment for a man's work, or for the use of a beast, and there was no peace for him who went out or him who came in, because of the attacker: for I had every man turned against his neighbour.

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כִּי ki for H3588 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 הַיָּמִים hai·ya·mim the days H3117 הָהֵם ha·hem (the) those H1992 שְׂכַר se·khar [the] wage[s] of H7939 הָאָדָם ha·'a·dam (the) person H120 לֹא lo' not H3808 נִהְיָה nih·yah it happened H1961 וּשְׂכַר u·se·khar and [the] wage[s] of H7939 הַבְּהֵמָה ha·be·he·mah the animal[s] H929 אֵינֶנָּה 'ei·ne·nah [was] not it H369 וְלַיּוֹצֵא ve·lai·yo·tze' and [belonged] to the [one who] went out H3318 וְלַבָּא ve·la·ba' and to the [one who] came H935 אֵין־ 'ein- not H369 שָׁלוֹם sha·lom peace H7965 מִן־ min- from H4480 הַצָּר ha·tzar the opponent H6862 וַאֲשַׁלַּח va·'a·sha·lach so I may send H7971 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- every H3605 הָאָדָם ha·'a·dam (the) person H120 אִישׁ 'ish each H376 בְּרֵעֵהוּ be·re·'e·hu on neighbor his H7453

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 9–17

Those only who lay their hands to the plough of duty, shall have them strengthened with the promises of mercy: those who avoid their fathers' faults have the curse turned into a blessing. Those who believed the promises, were to show their faith by their works, and to wait the fulfilment. When God is displeased, he can cause trade to decay, and set every man against his neighbour; but when he returns in mercy, all is happy and prosperous. Surely believers in Christ must not trifle with the exhortation to put away lying, and to speak every man peace with his neighbour, to hate what the Lord hates, and to love that wherein he delights.

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