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Zechariah 1:1-17

1Intheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320,inthesecondyearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,camethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahuntoZechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBerechiah,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIddoעִדּ֥וֹi.DoH5714,theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2JehovahwassoredispleasedwithyourfathersH1.

3ThereforesayH559thou untothem,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725untome, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,andIwillreturnוְאָשׁ֣וּבve.'a.ShuvH7725untoyou, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

4Beתִּהְי֣וּtih.YuH1961yenotasyourfathersH1, untowhomtheformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֨יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030cried,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,ReturnH7725yenowfromyourevilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870,andfromyourevilהָֽרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451doings:buttheydidnothearH8085,norhearken untome, saithJehovah.

5YourfathersH1,whereאַיֵּה־'ai.yeh-H346arethey?andtheprophetsוְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔יםve.Ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, dotheyliveיִֽחְיֽוּ׃Yich.YuH2421foreverH5769?

6Butmywordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697andmystatutesH2706,whichIcommandedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,didtheynotovertakeהִשִּׂ֖יגוּhi.Si.guH5381yourfathersH1?andtheyturnedH7725andsaidH559,LikeasJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635thoughttodountous, accordingtoourwaysכִּדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙kid.ra.Khei.nuH1870,andaccordingtoourdoings,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651hathhedealtwithus.

7Uponthefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֜הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethdayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117oftheeleventhmonthחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320,whichisthemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Shebat,inthesecondyearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,camethewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahuntoZechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBerechiah,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIddoעִדּ֥וֹאi.Do'H5714,theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

8IsawH7200inthenightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and,behold,amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376ridingרֹכֵב֙ro.KhevH7392uponaredאָדֹ֔ם'a.DomH122horseH5483,andhestoodעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975amongthemyrtle-treesthatwereinthebottom;andbehindhimtherewerehorsesH5483,redאֲדֻמִּ֔ים'a.du.MimH122,sorrel,andwhiteוּלְבָנִֽים׃u.le.va.NimH3836.

9ThensaidH559I,Omylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,whatarethese?Andtheangelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397thattalkedwithmesaidH559untome,Iwillshowאַרְאֶ֖ךָּ'ar.'E.kaH7200theewhattheseare.

10Andthemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376thatstoodהָעֹמֵ֥דha.'o.MedH5975amongthemyrtle-treesansweredandsaidH559,ThesearetheywhomJehovahhathsentH7971towalkH1980toandfrothroughtheearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11Andtheyansweredtheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahthatstoodהָֽעֹמֵד֙ha.'o.MedH5975amongthemyrtle-trees,andsaidH559,WehavewalkedH1980toandfrothroughtheearthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and,behold,alltheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776sittethstillH5975,andisatrest.

12Thentheangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397ofJehovahansweredandsaidH559,OJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,howlongwilt thounothavemercyH7355onJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389andonthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,againstwhichthou hasthadindignationthesethreescoreandtenyearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141?

13AndJehovahansweredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030theangelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedwithmewithgoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697,evencomfortablewordsדְּבָרִ֖יםde.va.RimH1697.

14Sotheangelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397thattalkedwithmesaidH559untome,Crythou,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Iamjealousקִנֵּ֧אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065forJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389andforZionוּלְצִיּ֖וֹןu.le.tzi.YonH6726withagreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419jealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068.

15AndIamverysoredispleasedwiththenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471thatareateaseהַשַּֽׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600;forIwasbutalittleמְּעָ֔טme.'AtH4592displeased,andtheyhelpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826forwardtheaffliction.

16Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah:Iamreturnedשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389withmercies;myhouseבֵּיתִי֙bei.TiH1004shallbebuiltH1129init, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,andalineshallbestretchedיִנָּטֶ֖הyi.na.TehH5186forthoverJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

17CryyetH5750againH5750,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Mycitiesעָרַ֖י'a.RaiH5892shallyetH5750overflowתְּפוּצֶ֥ינָהte.fu.Tzei.nahH6327withprosperity;andJehovahshallyetH5750comfortוְנִחַ֨םve.ni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,andshallyetH5750chooseוּבָחַ֥רu.va.CharH977Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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