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Zechariah 9

1TheburdenH4853ofthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahuponthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHadrach,andDamascusוְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקve.da.Me.sekH1834shallbeitsresting-place (fortheeyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869ofmanH120andofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478istowardJehovah);

2andHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574,alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571, which bordereth thereon;Tyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865andSidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721,becausetheyareveryH3966wiseחָֽכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2449.

3AndTyreצֹ֛רtzorH6865didbuildH1129herselfastronghold,andheapedupsilverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701asthedustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083,andfinegoldוְחָר֖וּץve.cha.RutzH2742asthemireofthestreetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

4Behold,theLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136willdispossessיֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּהyo.ri.She.nahH3423her,andhewillsmiteherpowerintheseaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220;andsheshallbedevouredH398withfireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

5Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831shallseeתֵּרֶ֨אte.Re'H7200it,andfearH3372;Gazaוְעַזָּה֙ve.'a.ZahH5804also,andshallbesore pained;andEkronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138,forherexpectationshallbeputH954toshameH954;andthekingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428shallperishוְאָ֤בַדve.'A.vadH6fromGazaמֵֽעַזָּ֔הme.'a.ZahH5804,andAshkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831shallnotbeinhabitedH3427.

6Andabastardshalldwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427inAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,andIwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offtheprideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

7AndIwilltakeawayH5493hisbloodדָמָ֜יוda.MavH1818outofhismouthמִפִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310,andhisabominationsH8251frombetweenhisteethשִׁנָּ֔יוshi.NavH8127;andhealsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961aremnantH7604forourGodלֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430;andheshallbeH1961asachieftaininJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,andEkronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138asaJebusiteכִּיבוּסִֽי׃ki.vu.SiH2983.

8AndIwillencampוְחָנִ֨יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583aboutmyhouseלְבֵיתִ֤יle.vei.TiH1004againstthearmy,thatnonepassH5674throughorreturnוּמִשָּׁ֔בu.mi.ShavH7725;andnooppressorנֹגֵ֑שׂno.GesH5065shallpassH5674throughthemanymore:fornowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258haveIseenH7200withmineeyesבְעֵינָֽי׃ סve.'ei.NaiH5869.

9Rejoiceגִּילִ֨יgi.LiH1523greatly, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726;shoutהָרִ֙יעִי֙ha.Ri.'iH7321, Odaughterבַּ֣תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:behold, thykingמַלְכֵּךְ֙mal.keKhH4428cometh unto thee;heisjust,andhavingsalvation;lowly,andridingוְרֹכֵ֣בve.ro.KhevH7392uponanass,evenuponacoltthefoalofanass.

10AndIwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּי־ve.hikh.ra.ti-H3772offthechariotH7393fromEphraimמֵאֶפְרַ֗יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669,andthehorseוְסוּס֙ve.SusH5483fromJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389;andthebattleH4421bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198shallbecutוְנִכְרְתָה֙ve.nikh.re.TahH3772off;andheshallspeakוְדִבֶּ֥רve.di.BerH1696peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965untothenationsלַגּוֹיִ֑םla.go.YimH1471:andhisdominionshallbefromseaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220toseaיָ֔םYamH3220,andfromtheRiverוּמִנָּהָ֖רu.mi.na.HarH5104totheendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657oftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

11Asfortheealsoגַּם־gam-H1571, becauseofthebloodבְּדַם־be.dam-H1818ofthycovenantבְּרִיתֵ֗ךְbe.ri.TekhH1285Ihavesetfreethyprisonersאֲסִירַ֙יִךְ֙'a.si.Ra.yikhH615fromthepitמִבּ֔וֹרmi.BorH953whereinisnowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

12TurnH7725youtothestronghold, yeprisonersאֲסִירֵ֖י'a.si.ReiH615ofhopeהַתִּקְוָ֑הha.tik.VahH8615:evento-day doIdeclareH5046thatIwillrenderdoubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932unto thee.

13ForIhavebentH1869Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063forme,Ihavefilledמִלֵּ֣אתִיmi.Le.tiH4390thebowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198withEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;andIwillstirH5782upthysonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121, OZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,againstthysonsבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121, OGreeceיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120,andwillmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְve.sam.TikhH7760theeastheswordכְּחֶ֥רֶבke.Che.revH2719ofamightyH1368manH1368.

14AndJehovahshallbeseenH7200overthem;andhisarrowחִצּ֑וֹchi.TzoH2671shallgoוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980forthוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318asthelightningכַבָּרָ֖קkha.ba.RakH1300;andtheLordJehovahwillblowH8628thetrumpetH7782,andwillgoH1980withwhirlwindsofthesouthתֵּימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486.

15Jehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635willdefendיָגֵ֣ןya.GenH1598them;andtheyshalldevourH398,andshalltreaddownthesling-stones;andtheyshalldrinkוְשָׁת֥וּve.sha.TuH8354,andmakeanoiseasthroughwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196;andtheyshallbefilledH4390likebowlsכַּמִּזְרָ֔קka.miz.RakH4219,likethecornersכְּזָוִיּ֖וֹתke.za.vi.YotH2106ofthealtarמִזְבֵּֽחַ׃miz.Be.achH4196.

16AndJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430willsaveH3467theminthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117astheflockכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629ofhispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971;fortheyshallbeasthestonesH68ofacrownנֵ֔זֶרNe.zerH5145, liftedonhighoverhislandאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

17Forhowמַה־mah-H4100greatishisgoodnessטּוּב֖וֹtu.VoH2898,andhowוּמַה־u.mah-H4100greatishisbeautyיָפְי֑וֹya.fe.YoH3308!grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715shallmaketheyoungבַּֽחוּרִ֔יםba.chu.RimH970menH970flourish,andnewוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492thevirginsH1330.

Commentaries on Zechariah 9

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