Zechariah 7:9 gives the specific content of that prophetic message: administer true justice and show mercy, answering the rhetorical question.

Zechariah 7:12 describes the people's hard-hearted refusal to listen to those same earlier prophets, showing the consequences.

Zechariah 1:3-6 recounts the same former prophets' call to return to God — the very words Zechariah 7:7 asks if they remember.

Ezekiel 18:30-32 calls for repentance and turning from transgression, echoing the message of the former prophets that Zechariah 7:7 says was ignored.

Daniel 9:6-14 confesses the same failure Zechariah 7:7 addresses: not listening to the prophets who spoke in God's name to their leaders.

Micah 6:6-8 summarizes the prophetic requirement—justice, mercy, humility—which Zechariah 7:7 implies the people failed to heed.

Jeremiah 44:4 explicitly states God repeatedly sent prophets — the same 'earlier prophets' mentioned here, highlighting persistent warning.

Isaiah 65:12 rebukes the people for not listening when God called, echoing the same disobedience to the earlier prophets referenced here.

Jeremiah 11:6 calls the people to listen to the covenant, mirroring the prophetic message of obedience that the earlier prophets proclaimed.

Hosea 14:1-3 urges Israel to return to the Lord with words of repentance, a core message of the former prophets Zechariah 7:7 references.

Amos 5:14 commands seeking good to live, which aligns with the former prophets' call that Zechariah 7:7 says the people disregarded.

Amos 5:15 continues the call to hate evil and establish justice, reinforcing the ethical message of the former prophets in Zechariah 7:7.

Zephaniah 2:1-3 calls the humble to seek the Lord, a response Zechariah 7:7 says was missing when the former prophets spoke.