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Zechariah 7

1Anditcametopassinthefourthyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofkingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Dariusלְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,thatthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntoZechariahזְכַרְיָ֗הze.khar.YahH2148inthefourthdayoftheninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֖יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, eveninChislev.

2NowtheyofBeth-elhadsentH7971SharezerH8272andRegem-melech,andtheirmenH376,toentreatלְחַלּ֖וֹתle.cha.LotH2470thefavorofJehovah,

3andtospeakuntothepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548ofthehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,andtotheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingH559,ShouldIweepהַֽאֶבְכֶּה֙ha.'ev.KehH1058inthefifthהַחֲמִשִׁ֔יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, separating myself,asIhavedonethesesomanyyearsשָׁנִֽים׃ פsha.NimH8141?

4Thencamethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635untome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Speakuntoallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andtothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingH559,WhenyefastedH6684andmournedוְסָפ֜וֹדve.sa.FodH5594inthefifthבַּחֲמִישִׁ֣יba.cha.mi.ShiH2549andintheseventhוּבַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יu.va.she.vi.'IH7637month,eventheseseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141, did yeatallfastH6684untome,eventome?

6Andwhenyeeatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398,andwhenyedrinkתִשְׁתּ֑וּtish.TuH8354, donotyeeatהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398foryourselves,anddrinkהַשֹּׁתִֽים׃ha.sho.TimH8354foryourselves?

7Shouldyenothearthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֗יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichJehovahcriedbytheformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֔יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,whenJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389wasH1961inhabitedH3427andinprosperity,andthecitiesוְעָרֶ֖יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892thereofroundH5439abouther,andtheSouthH5045andthelowlandwereinhabitedH3427?

8Andthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntoZechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541hathJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635spoken,sayingH559,ExecutetruejudgmentH4941,andshowkindnessandcompassionוְרַֽחֲמִ֔יםve.ra.cha.MimH7356everymanH376tohisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251;

10andoppressתַּעֲשֹׁ֑קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231notthewidowוְאַלְמָנָ֧הve.'al.ma.NahH490,northefatherlessוְיָת֛וֹםve.ya.TomH3490,thesojournerגֵּ֥רgerH1616,northepoorוְעָנִ֖יve.'a.NiH6041;andletnoneofyoudeviseevilH7451againsthisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251inyourheartבִּלְבַבְכֶֽם׃bil.vav.KhemH3824.

11ButtheyrefusedH3985tohearken,andpulled awaytheshoulderכָתֵ֖ףkha.TefH3802,andstoppedtheirearsוְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241,thattheymight nothearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

12Yea,theymadeH7760theirheartsוְלִבָּ֞םve.li.BamH3820asanadamantstone, lesttheyshouldhearמִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַMi.she.mo.a'H8085thelawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451,andthewordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697whichJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635hadsentH7971byhisSpiritבְּרוּח֔וֹbe.ru.ChoH7307bytheformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030:thereforetherecamegreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419wrathקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110fromJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

13Anditiscometopassthat,ashecried,andtheywouldnothearH8085,sotheyshallcry,andIwillnothearH8085,saidאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Jehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635;

14butIwillscatterthemwithawhirlwindamongallthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichtheyhavenotknownH3045.Thusthelandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776wasdesolateafterthem,sothatnomanpassedH5674throughnorreturnedוּמִשָּׁ֑בu.mi.ShavH7725:fortheylaidthepleasantlandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776desolate.

Commentaries on Zechariah 7

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