Zec 8:17 | JFB | STEP | 16-17. The promised blessings are connected with obedience. God's covenanted grace will lead those truly blessed by it to holiness, not licentiousness. truth to ... neighbour-- not that the truth should not be spoken to foreigners too; but He makes it an aggravation of their sin, that they spared not even their brethren. Besides, and above all outward ordinances ( ), God requires truth and justice. judgment of ... peace-- Equitable decisions tend to allay feuds and produce peace. gates-- the place where courts of judicature in the East were held.

‏ Zechariah 8:17

16-17. The promised blessings are connected with obedience. God's covenanted grace will lead those truly blessed by it to holiness, not licentiousness.

truth to ... neighbour--not that the truth should not be spoken to foreigners too; but He makes it an aggravation of their sin, that they spared not even their brethren. Besides, and above all outward ordinances (Zec 7:3), God requires truth and justice.

judgment of ... peace--Equitable decisions tend to allay feuds and produce peace.

gates--the place where courts of judicature in the East were held.