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Zechariah 8:2-8

2This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “I am jealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726with greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419zealקִנְאָ֣הkin.'AhH7068;I am jealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for herwith greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419fervorוְחֵמָ֥הve.che.MahH2534.”

3This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “I will returnשַׁ֚בְתִּיShav.tiH7725toאֶל־'el-H413Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726and dwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יve.sha.khan.TiH7931inבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Then Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389will be calledוְנִקְרְאָ֤הve.nik.re.'AhH7121the Cityעִ֣יר־'Ir-H5892of Truthהָֽאֱמֶ֔תha.'e.MetH571,and the mountainוְהַר־ve.har-H2022of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will be calledthe Holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סha.Ko.deshH6944Mountainהַ֥רharH2022.”

4This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Old menזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205and old womenוּזְקֵנ֔וֹתu.ze.ke.NotH2205will againעֹ֤ד'odH5750sitיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427along the streetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,eachוְאִ֧ישׁve.'IshH376with a staffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹmish.'an.ToH4938in handבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027because ofמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230great ageיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

5And the streetsוּרְחֹב֤וֹתu.re.cho.VotH7339of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892will be filledיִמָּ֣לְא֔וּyi.Mal.'UH4390with boysיְלָדִ֖יםye.la.DimH3206and girlsוִֽילָד֑וֹתvi.la.DotH3207playingמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832thereבִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סbir.Cho.o.Tei.haH7339.”

6This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588thisis impossibleיִפָּלֵ֗אyi.pa.Le'H6381in the eyesבְּעֵינֵי֙be.'ei.NeiH5869of the remnantשְׁאֵרִית֙she.'e.RitH7611of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971in theseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,should it alsoגַּם־gam-H1571be impossibleיִפָּלֵ֔אyi.pa.Le'H6381in My eyesבְּעֵינַי֙be.'ei.NaiH5869?”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

7This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹת הִנְנִ֥יtze.va.'ot hi.NiH6635 H2005saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “I will saveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the eastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217and from the landוּמֵאֶ֖רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996the westהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

8I will bring themוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935backאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853to dwellוְשָׁכְנ֖וּve.sha.khe.NuH7931inבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,where they will beוְהָיוּ־ve.ha.yu-H1961Mypeopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971,and Iוַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589will beאֶהְיֶ֤ה'eh.YehH1961theirfaithfulבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571and righteousוּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ סu.vitz.da.KahH6666Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430.”

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