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Zechariah 1:14-21
14Then the angelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with mesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗יvai.Yo.mer 'e.LaiH559H413, “Proclaimקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this wordלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559:This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: ‘I am veryגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419jealousקִנֵּ֧אתִי קִנְאָ֥הki.Ne.ti kin.'AhH7065H7068for Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and Zionוּלְצִיּ֖וֹןu.le.tzi.YonH6726,
15but Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am fiercely angryוְקֶ֤צֶף גָּדוֹל֙ קֹצֵ֔ףve.Ke.tzef ga.dOl ko.TzefH7110H1419H7107withעַל־'al-H5921the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471that are at easeהַשַּֽׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600.Forאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589was a littleמְּעָ֔טme.'AtH4592angryקָצַ֣פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107,but theyוְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mahH1992have added toעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826the calamityלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.’
16Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘I will returnשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389with mercyבְּֽרַחֲמִ֔יםbe.ra.cha.MimH7356, and thereMy houseבֵּיתִי֙bei.TiH1004will be rebuiltיִבָּ֣נֶהyi.Ba.nehH1129,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and a measuring lineH6961will be stretched outיִנָּטֶ֖הyi.na.TehH5186overעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.’
17Proclaimקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121furtherע֣וֹד׀odH5750thatthis is whatלֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֤הle.Mor kohH3541H559the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘My citiesעָרַ֖י'a.RaiH5892will againע֛וֹדodH5750overflowתְּפוּצֶ֥ינָהte.fu.Tzei.nahH6327with prosperityמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896;the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068will againעוֹד֙'OdH5750אֶת־'et-H853comfortוְנִחַ֨םve.ni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726andע֖וֹדodH5750chooseוּבָחַ֥רu.va.CharH977Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.’”
19So I askedוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559אֶל־'el-H413the angelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with me, “Whatמָה־mah-H4100are theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428?”And he toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428are the hornsהַקְּרָנוֹת֙ha.ke.ra.nOtH7161thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834have scatteredזֵר֣וּze.RuH2219אֶת־'et-H853Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063אֶת־'et-H853,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LamH3389.”
21“Whatמָ֛הmahH4100are theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428comingבָאִ֖יםva.'ImH935to doלַֽעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213?”I askedH559.And He repliedH559, “Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are the hornsהַקְּרָנ֞וֹתha.ke.ra.NotH7161thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834scatteredזֵ֣רוּZe.ruH2219אֶת־'et-H853Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063so thatכְּפִי־ke.fi-H6310noלֹא־lo'-H3808oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376could raiseנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218;but theאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428craftsmenhave comeוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to terrifyלְהַחֲרִ֣ידle.ha.cha.RidH2729themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853andthrow downלְיַדּ֞וֹתle.ya.DotH3034אֶת־'et-H853these hornsקַרְנ֣וֹתkar.NotH7161of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471that have lifted upהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥יםha.no.se.'ImH5375their hornsקֶ֛רֶןKe.renH7161againstאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063to scatter itלְזָרוֹתָֽהּ׃ סle.za.ro.TahH2219.”
Commentaries on Zechariah 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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