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Zechariah 7:11-14

11But they refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to pay attentionלְהַקְשִׁ֔יבle.hak.ShivH7181and turnedוַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414a stubbornסֹרָ֑רֶתso.Ra.retH5637shoulderכָתֵ֖ףkha.TefH3802;they stopped upהִכְבִּ֥ידוּhikh.Bi.duH3513their earsוְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241from hearingמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

12They madeשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760their heartsוְלִבָּ֞םve.li.BamH3820likeflintשָׁמִ֗ירsha.MirH8068and would not listen toמִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַMi.she.mo.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the lawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451orוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853to the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635had sentשָׁלַ֜חsha.LachH7971by His Spiritבְּרוּח֔וֹbe.ru.ChoH7307throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027the earlierהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.Therefore greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419angerקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961fromמֵאֵ֖תme.'EtH854the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

13Andוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961just asכַאֲשֶׁר־kha.'a.Sher-H834I had calledקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121and they would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651when they calledיִקְרְאוּ֙yik.re.'UH7121I would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenאֶשְׁמָ֔ע'esh.Ma'H8085,saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

14But I scattered them with a whirlwindוְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗םve.'E.sa.'a.RemH5590amongעַ֤ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045,and the landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776was left desolateנָשַׁ֣מָּהna.Sha.mahH8074behind themאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310so that no one could comeמֵֽעֹבֵ֖רme.'o.VerH5674or goוּמִשָּׁ֑בu.mi.ShavH7725.Thus they turnedוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760the pleasantחֶמְדָּ֖הchem.DahH2532landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776into a desolationלְשַׁמָּֽה׃ פle.sha.MahH8047.”

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