Zechariah 7:12
“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.”
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But I scattered them with a whirlwind,.... Denoting the fierceness of his wrath, and the strength of his fury, seen in…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Harder than adamant - The stone, whatever it be, was hard enough to cut ineffaceable characters : it was harder than…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Made their hearts as an adamant stone - שמיר shamir may mean the granite. This is the hardest stone with which the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Zechariah 7:8-14
What was said Zac 7:7, that they should have heard the words of the former prophets, is here enlarged upon, for warning…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
an adamant perhaps diamond, "so called from its cutting and perforating (the original meaning of the word being a sharp…
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