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Zechariah 7:5-12

5“Askאֱמֹר֙ אֶל־'e.Mor 'el-H559 H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץ וְאֶל־ha.'A.retz ve.'el-H776 H413and the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑רha.ko.ha.Nim le.MorH3548 H559, ‘Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you fastedH6684and mournedוְסָפ֜וֹדve.sa.FodH5594in the fifthבַּחֲמִישִׁ֣יba.cha.mi.ShiH2549and seventh monthsוּבַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יu.va.she.vi.'IH7637for theseוְזֶה֙ve.ZehH2088seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,was it really for Meאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589that you fastedH6684?

6And whenוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588you were eatingתֹאכְל֖וּ וְכִ֣יto.khe.Lu ve.KhiH398 H3588and drinkingתִשְׁתּ֑וּtish.TuH8354,were you notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808doing soהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH859 H398simply for yourselvesהַשֹּׁתִֽים׃ha.sho.TimH8354?

7Are these notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808אֶת־'et-H853the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֗יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068proclaimedקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121throughבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027the earlierהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֔יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,when Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389and its surroundingסְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439townsוְעָרֶ֖יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892wereבִּהְי֤וֹתbih.YotH1961populousיֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427and prosperousוּשְׁלֵוָ֔הu.she.le.VahH7961,and the Negevוְהַנֶּ֥גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevH5045and the foothillsוְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219were inhabitedיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פyo.ShevH3427?’”

8Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9“This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsאָמַ֛ר צְבָא֖וֹת'a.Mar tze.va.'otH6635 H559saysלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: ‘Administerשְׁפֹ֔טוּshe.Fo.tuH8199trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571justiceמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941.Showעֲשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213loving devotionוְחֶ֣סֶדve.Che.sedH2617and compassionוְרַֽחֲמִ֔יםve.ra.cha.MimH7356toאֶת־'et-H854oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

10Do notאַֽל־'al-H408oppressתַּעֲשֹׁ֑קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֧הve.'al.ma.NahH490or the fatherlessוְיָת֛וֹםve.ya.TomH3490,the foreignerגֵּ֥רgerH1616or the poorוְעָנִ֖יve.'a.NiH6041.And do notאַֽל־'al-H408plotתַּחְשְׁב֖וּtach.she.VuH2803evilוְרָעַת֙ve.ra.'AtH7451in your heartsבִּלְבַבְכֶֽם׃bil.vav.KhemH3824against oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251.’

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.

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