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Zechariah 8

1Andthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635cametome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Iamjealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065forZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726withgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419jealousyקִנְאָ֣הkin.'AhH7068,andIamjealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065forherwithgreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419wrathH2534.

3Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Iamreturnedשַׁ֚בְתִּיShav.tiH7725untoZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,andwilldwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יve.sha.khan.TiH7931inthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:andJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389shallbecalledוְנִקְרְאָ֤הve.nik.re.'AhH7121Thecityעִ֣יר־'Ir-H5892oftruthH571;andthemountainוְהַר־ve.har-H2022ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,TheholyH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022.

4Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:ThereshallyetH5750oldזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205menH376andoldוּזְקֵנ֔וֹתu.ze.ke.NotH2205womendwellH3427inthestreetsofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,everymanH376withhisstaffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹmish.'an.ToH4938inhishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027forveryage.

5Andthestreetsofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shallbefullH4390ofboysיְלָדִ֖יםye.la.DimH3206andgirlsH3207playingמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832inthestreetsthereof.

6Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:IfitbemarvellousintheeyesH5869oftheremnantשְׁאֵרִית֙she.'e.RitH7611ofthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,shoulditalsoגַּם־gam-H1571bemarvellousinmineeyesH5869? saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

7Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Behold,Iwillsaveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971fromtheeastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217country,andfromthewestcountry;

8andIwillbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935them,andtheyshalldwellוְשָׁכְנ֖וּve.sha.khe.NuH7931inthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andtheyshallbeH1961mypeopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971,andIwillbeH1961theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,intruthH571andinrighteousnessוּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ סu.vitz.da.KahH6666.

9Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635: Letyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027bestrongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388, yethathearהַשֹּֽׁמְעִים֙ha.sho.me.'ImH8085inthesedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697fromthemouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatwereinthedayבְּי֞וֹםbe.YomH3117thatthefoundationofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635waslaid,eventhetemple,thatitmightbebuiltH1129.

10Forbeforethosedaysהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117therewasnohireH7939formanH376,noranyhireH7939forbeast;neitherwasthereanypeaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965tohimthatwentH3318outorcameH935in,becauseoftheadversary:forIsetallmenH376everyoneH376againsthisneighborבְּרֵעֵֽהוּ׃be.re.'E.huH7453.

11Butnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258Iwillnotbeuntotheremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611ofthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971asintheformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223daysכַיָּמִ֤יםkhai.ya.MimH3117, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12Forthereshallbetheseedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233ofpeaceהַשָּׁל֗וֹםha.sha.LomH7965;thevineהַגֶּ֜פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612shallgiveתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414itsfruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529,andthegroundH776shallgiveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414itsincrease,andtheheavensוְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shallgiveיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414theirdewטַלָּ֑םta.LamH2919;andIwillcausetheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֛יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971toinheritH5157allthesethingsאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428.

13Anditshallcometopassthat,asyewereacurseקְלָלָ֜הke.la.LahH7045amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֗םba.go.YimH1471,Ohouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andhouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651willIsaveאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467you,andyeshallbeH1961ablessingבְּרָכָ֑הbe.ra.KhahH1293.FearH3372not,butletyourhandsיְדֵיכֶֽם׃ סye.dei.KhemH3027beH1961strongתֶּחֱזַ֥קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388.

14Forthusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635:AsIthoughttodoevilH7489untoyou,whenyourfathersH1provokedmetowrath, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,andIrepentedH5162not;

15soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651againhaveIthoughtinthesedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117todogoodלְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.TivH3190untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389andtothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:fearH3372yenot.

16Thesearethethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatyeshalldo:Speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696yeeverymanH376thetruthH571withhisneighborרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453;executethejudgmentH4941oftruthH571andpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965inyourgatesH8179;

17andletnoneofyoudeviseevilH7451inyourheartsבִּלְבַבְכֶ֔םbil.vav.KhemH3824againsthisneighborרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453;andloveתֶּאֱהָ֑בוּte.'e.Ha.vuH157nofalseoathוּשְׁבֻ֥עַתu.she.Vu.'atH7621:forallthesearethingsH428thatIhateשָׂנֵ֖אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130, saithJehovah.

18Andthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635cameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Thefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685ofthefourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243month,andthefastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685ofthefifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֩ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,andthefastוְצ֨וֹםve.TzomH6685oftheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637,andthefastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685ofthetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224,shallbeH1961tothehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063joyH8057andgladnessוּלְשִׂמְחָ֔הu.le.sim.ChahH8057,andcheerfulfeastsוּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖יםu.le.mo.'a.DimH4150;thereforeloveאֱהָֽבוּ׃ פ'e.Ha.vuH157truthוְהָאֱמֶ֥תve.ha.'e.MetH571andpeaceוְהַשָּׁל֖וֹםve.ha.sha.LomH7965.

20Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Itshallyetעֹ֚ד'odH5750comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935topass,thatthereshallcomeH935peoplesH5971,andtheinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofmanyרַבּֽוֹת׃ra.BotH7227citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892;

21andtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֩yo.she.VeiH3427ofoneH259cityshallgoH1980toanother,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,LetusgoH1980speedilytoentreatלְחַלּוֹת֙le.cha.lOtH2470thefavorofJehovah,andtoseekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:IwillgoH1980alsoגַּם־gam-H1571.

22Yea,manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227peoplesH5971andstrongnationsוְגוֹיִ֣םve.go.YimH1471shallcomeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935toseekלְבַקֵּ֛שׁle.va.KeshH1245Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andtoentreatוּלְחַלּ֖וֹתu.le.cha.LotH2470thefavorofJehovah.

23Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635:Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117itshallcometopass,thattenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235menH376shalltakeיַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388holdוְֽהֶחֱזִ֡יקוּve.he.che.Zi.kuH2388,outofallthelanguagesH3956ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,theyshalltakeH2388holdH2388oftheskirtבִּכְנַף֩bikh.NafH3671ofhimthatisaJewH3064,sayingH559,Wewillgowithyou,forwehaveheardH8085thatGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430iswithyou.

Commentaries on Zechariah 8

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