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Zechariah 1:1-6

1In the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320of the secondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of Dariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961toאֶל־'el-H413the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Berechiahבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הbe.rekh.YahH1296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Iddoעִדּ֥וֹi.DoH5714,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

2“The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was veryקָֽצֶף׃Ka.tzefH7110angryקָצַ֧ףka.TzafH7107withעַל־'al-H5921your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

3So tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559the peopleאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413that this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘Returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and I will returnוְאָשׁ֣וּבve.'a.ShuvH7725to youאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH413,saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.’

4Do notאַל־'al-H408beתִּהְי֣וּtih.YuH1961like your fathersכַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םkha.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,to whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the formerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֨יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030proclaimedקָרְאֽוּ־ka.re.'u-H7121אֲלֵיהֶם֩'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatלֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֤הle.Mor kohH3541 H559the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘Turnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725nowנָא֙na'H4994from your evilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870andהָֽרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451deedsוּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖םu.ma.'a.li.lei.khemH4611.’But they did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמְע֛וּ וְלֹֽא־sha.me.'U ve.lo'-H8085 H3808or pay attentionהִקְשִׁ֥יבוּhik.Shi.vuH7181to Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Whereאַיֵּה־ הֵ֑ם'ai.yeh- HemH346 H1992are your fathers nowאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1?And the prophetsוְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔יםve.Ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,do they liveיִֽחְיֽוּ׃Yich.YuH2421foreverהַלְעוֹלָ֖םhal.'o.LamH5769?

6Butאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389did notהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808My wordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697and My statutesוְחֻקַּ֗יve.chu.KaiH2706,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680אֶת־'et-H853My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,overtakeהִשִּׂ֖יגוּhi.Si.guH5381your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1?They repentedוַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635purposedזָמַ֜םza.MamH2161to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to usaccording to our waysכִּדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙kid.ra.Khei.nuH1870and deedsוּכְמַ֣עֲלָלֵ֔ינוּu.khe.Ma.'a.la.Lei.nuH4611,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651He has doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to usאִתָּֽנוּ׃ ס'i.Ta.nuH854.’”

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