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Zechariah 12:2-9

2Behold,Iwillmakeשָׂ֣םsamH7760Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֧םye.ru.sha.LimH3389acupofreelinguntoallthepeoplesH5971roundH5439about,anduponJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063alsoוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571shallitbeיִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961inthesiegeבַמָּצ֖וֹרva.ma.TzorH4692againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,thatIwillmakeאָשִׂ֨ים'a.SimH7760Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389aburdensomestoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68forallthepeoplesH5971;allthatburdenthemselveswithitshallbeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961sore wounded;andallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shallbeH1961gatheredוְנֶאֶסְפ֣וּve.ne.'es.FuH622togetheragainstit.

4Inthatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117, saithJehovah,Iwillsmiteeveryhorseסוּס֙susH5483withterror,andhisriderוְרֹכְב֖וֹve.ro.khe.VoH7392withmadnessבַּשִּׁגָּע֑וֹןba.shi.ga.'onH7697;andIwillopenאֶפְקַ֣ח'ef.KachH6491mineeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869uponthehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andwillsmiteeveryhorseס֣וּסsusH5483ofthepeoplesH5971withblindnessבַּֽעִוָּרֽוֹן׃Ba.'i.va.RonH5788.

5AndthechieftainsofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shallsayוְאָֽמְר֛וּve.'a.me.RuH559intheirheartבְּלִבָּ֑םbe.li.BamH3820,Theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389aremystrengthinJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

6Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117willImakeאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760thechieftainsofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063likeapanoffireH784amongwoodבְּעֵצִ֗יםbe.'e.TzimH6086,andlikeaflamingtorchוּכְלַפִּ֥ידu.khe.la.PidH3940amongsheaves;andtheyshalldevourH398allthepeoplesH5971roundH5439about,ontherightיָמִ֧יןya.MinH3225handH3225andontheleft;andtheyofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֥םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shallyetH5750againע֛וֹדodH5750dwellH3427intheirownplaceתַּחְתֶּ֖יהָtach.Tei.haH8478,eveninJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

7Jehovahalsoshallsaveוְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467thetentsאָהֳלֵ֥י'o.ho.LeiH168ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,thatthegloryH8597ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732andthegloryH8597oftheinhabitantsיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389benotmagnifiedH1431aboveJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shallJehovahdefendיָגֵ֤ןya.GenH1598theinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhethatisfeebleamongthematthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961asDavidכְּדָוִ֑ידke.da.VidH1732;andthehouseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732shallbeH1961asGodכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.HimH430,astheangelכְּמַלְאַ֥ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahbeforethem.

9AnditshallcomeH935topassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatIwillseekאֲבַקֵּ֗שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245todestroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֙le.hash.MidH8045allthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatcomeH935againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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