John Gill's Exposition on Zechariah 8:16

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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These [are] the things that ye shall do, etc.] Which were duties incumbent on them, and which it became them to perform, under a sense of the favours bestowed on them, to show their gratitude to God, and that they might glorify him: Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; not using deceit, prevarication, and lying, (<490425>Ephesians 4:25) and it becomes every man under the Gospel dispensation, according to the gift he has received, to speak, publish, and declare the truth of the Gospel, to the edification of others: execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates; that is, execute true judgment, as in (<380709>Zechariah 7:9) do justice between man and man, without respect of persons; the issue of which will be peace between the contending parties: and this was to be done in their “gates”, because there their courts of judicature were kept.

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