Berean Standard Bible

Zechariah 10

1Askשַׁאֲל֨וּsha.'a.LuH7592the LORDמֵיְהוָ֤הme.Yah.wehH3068for rainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306in springtimeבְּעֵ֣ת מַלְק֔וֹשׁbe.'Et mal.Ko.oshH6256 H4456;the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068makesעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213the storm cloudsחֲזִיזִ֑יםcha.zi.ZimH2385,and He will giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414everyoneלְאִ֖ישׁle.'IshH376showersגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ge.shemH1653of rainוּמְטַר־u.me.tar-H4306and cropsעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

2Forכִּ֧יkiH3588idolsהַתְּרָפִ֣יםha.te.ra.FimH8655speakדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696deceitאָ֗וֶן'A.venH205and divinersוְהַקּֽוֹסְמִים֙ve.ha.kos.MimH7080seeחָ֣זוּCha.zuH2372illusionsשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267;they tellיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696falseהַשָּׁ֣ואha.Sha.v'H7723dreamsוַֽחֲלֹמוֹת֙va.cha.lo.mOtH2472and offer emptyהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892comfortיְנַֽחֵמ֑וּןye.na.che.MunH5162.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651the people wanderנָסְע֣וּna.se.'UH5265likeכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,oppressedיַעֲנ֖וּya.'a.NuH6031forכִּֽי־ki-H3588lackאֵ֥ין'einH369of a shepherdרֹעֶֽה׃ פro.'EhH7462.

3“My angerעַל־ אַפִּ֔י'al- 'a.PiH639 H5921burnsחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the shepherdsהָֽרֹעִים֙ha.ro.'ImH7462,and I will punishאֶפְק֑וֹד'ef.KodH6485the leadersהָעַתּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.tu.DimH6260.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֤וֹתtze.va.'otH6635אֶת־'et-H853attends toפָקַד֩fa.KadH6485His flockעֶדְרוֹ֙ed.RoH5739אֶת־'et-H853,the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;He will makeוְשָׂ֣םve.SamH7760themאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853like His royalהוֹד֖וֹho.DoH1935steedכְּס֥וּסke.SusH5483in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4The cornerstoneפִנָּה֙fi.NahH6438will come from Judahמִמֶּ֤נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,the tent pegמִמֶּ֣נּוּ יָתֵ֔דmi.Me.nu ya.TedH3489 H4480from himמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,as well as the battleמִלְחָמָ֑ה מִמֶּ֛נּוּ יֵצֵ֥אmil.cha.Mah mi.Me.nu ye.Tze'H4421 H4480 H3318bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and everyכָל־khol-H3605rulerנוֹגֵ֖שׂno.GesH5065togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

5They will beוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961like mighty menכְגִבֹּרִ֜יםkhe.gi.bo.RimH1368in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,tramplingבּוֹסִ֨יםbo.SimH947the enemyin the mireבְּטִ֤יטbe.TitH2916of the streetsחוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOtH2351.They will fightוְנִ֨לְחֲמ֔וּve.Nil.cha.MuH3898becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with themעִמָּ֑ם'i.MamH5973,and they will put the horsemenרֹכְבֵ֥י סוּסִֽים׃ro.khe.Vei su.SimH7392 H5483to shameוְהֹבִ֖ישׁוּve.ho.Vi.shuH954.

6I will strengthenוְגִבַּרְתִּ֣י׀ve.gi.bar.TiH1396אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and saveאוֹשִׁ֔יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130.I will restore themוְהֽוֹשְׁבוֹתִים֙ve.ho.she.vo.TimH7725becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588I have compassion on themרִֽחַמְתִּ֔יםri.cham.TimH7355,and they will beוְהָי֖וּve.ha.YuH1961as thoughכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rejected themזְנַחְתִּ֑יםze.nach.TimH2186.Forכִּ֗יKiH3588Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and I will answer themוְאֶעֱנֵֽם׃ve.'e.'e.NemH6030.

7Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669will beוְהָי֤וּve.ha.YuH1961like a mighty manכְגִבּוֹר֙khe.gi.bOrH1368,and their heartsלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820will be gladוְשָׂמַ֥חve.sa.MachH8055asכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644with wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196.Their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶם֙u.ve.nei.HemH1121will see itיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and be joyfulוְשָׂמֵ֔חוּve.sa.Me.chuH8055;their heartsלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820will rejoiceיָגֵ֥לya.GelH1523in the LORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

8I will whistleאֶשְׁרְקָ֥ה'esh.re.KahH8319for themto gatherוַאֲקַבְּצֵ֖םva.'a.ka.be.TzemH6908,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have redeemed themפְדִיתִ֑יםfe.di.TimH6299;and they will be as numerousוְרָב֖וּve.ra.VuH7235asכְּמ֥וֹke.MoH3644they once wereרָבֽוּ׃ra.VuH7235.

9Though I sow themוְאֶזְרָעֵם֙ve.'ez.ra.'EmH2232among the nationsבָּֽעַמִּ֔יםba.'a.MimH5971,they will remember Meיִזְכְּר֑וּנִיyiz.ke.Ru.niH2142in distant landsוּבַמֶּרְחַקִּ֖יםu.vam.mer.cha.KimH4801;they and their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121will liveוְחָי֥וּ אֶת־ve.cha.Yu 'et-H2421 H854and returnוָשָֽׁבוּ׃va.Sha.vuH7725.

10I will bring them backוַהֲשִֽׁיבוֹתִים֙va.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725fromמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and gather themאֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908from Assyriaוּמֵֽאַשּׁ֖וּרu.me.'a.ShurH804.I will bringאֲבִיאֵ֔ם'a.vi.'EmH935themוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413to Gileadאֶ֨רֶץ גִּלְעָ֤ד'E.retz gil.'AdH776 H1568and Lebanonוּלְבָנוֹן֙u.le.va.nOnH3844until noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808more roomis foundיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672for them.

11They will passוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674through the seaבַּיָּ֜םbai.YamH3220of distressצָרָ֗הtza.RahH6869and strikeוְהִכָּ֤הve.hi.KahH5221the wavesגַּלִּ֔יםga.LimH1530of the seaבַיָּם֙vai.YamH3220;allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the depthsמְצוּל֣וֹתme.tzu.LotH4688of the Nileיְאֹ֑רye.'OrH2975will dry upוְהֹבִ֕ישׁוּve.ho.Vi.shuH3001.The prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804will be brought downוְהוּרַד֙ve.hu.RadH3381,and the scepterוְשֵׁ֥בֶטve.She.vetH7626of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will departיָסֽוּר׃ya.SurH5493.

12I will strengthen themוְגִבַּרְתִּים֙ve.gi.bar.TimH1396in the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,and in His nameוּבִשְׁמ֖וֹu.vish.MoH8034they will walkיִתְהַלָּ֑כוּyit.ha.La.khuH1980,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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