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Zechariah 8:9-19

9This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: “Let your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027be strongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388,you who nowבַּיָּמִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּהbai.ya.Mim ha.'E.lehH3117 H428אֵ֖ת'etH853hearהַשֹּֽׁמְעִים֙ha.sho.me.'ImH8085theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697spokenמִפִּי֙ אֲ֠שֶׁרmi.Pi 'a.SherH834 H6310by the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who were presentwhenבְּי֞וֹםbe.YomH3117the foundations were laidיֻסַּ֨דyu.SadH3245to rebuildלְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃le.hi.ba.NotH1129the templeהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964,the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

10Forכִּ֗יKiH3588beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120norאֵינֶ֑נָּה'ei.Ne.nahH369beastהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929receivedשְׂכַ֤ר נִֽהְיָ֔הse.Khar nih.YahH1961 H7939wagesוּשְׂכַ֥רu.se.KharH7939,nor was thereאֵין־'ein-H369safetyשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965fromמִן־min-H4480the enemyהַצָּ֔רha.TzarH6862for anyone who cameוְלַיּוֹצֵ֨אve.lai.yo.Tze'H3318or wentוְלַבָּ֤אve.la.Ba'H935,for I had turnedוַאֲשַׁלַּ֥חva.'a.sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853everyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאָדָ֖ם אִ֥ישׁha.'a.Dam 'ishH120 H376against his neighborבְּרֵעֵֽהוּ׃be.re.'E.huH7453.

11But nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258Iאֲנִ֔י'a.NiH589will not treatלֹ֣אlo'H3808the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971as I did in the pastכַיָּמִ֤ים הָרִֽאשֹׁנִים֙khai.ya.Mim ha.ri.sho.NimH7223 H3117,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12“Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233will beprosperousהַשָּׁל֗וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,the vineהַגֶּ֜פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612will yieldתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414its fruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529,the groundוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776will yieldתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853its produceיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,and the skiesוְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will giveיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414their dewטַלָּ֑םta.LamH2919.To the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֛יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088אֶת־'et-H853peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971I will give allכָּל־kol-H3605these thingsאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428as an inheritanceוְהִנְחַלְתִּ֗יve.hin.chal.TiH5157אֶת־'et-H853.

13Asכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.SherH834you have beenH1961a curseקְלָלָ֜הke.la.LahH7045among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֗םba.go.YimH1471,O houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651I will saveאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853,and you will beH1961a blessingבְּרָכָ֑הbe.ra.KhahH1293.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֖אוּti.Ra.'uH3372;let your handsיְדֵיכֶֽם׃ סye.dei.KhemH3027be strongתֶּחֱזַ֥קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388.”

14Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֣הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: “Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834I resolvedזָמַמְ֜תִּיza.maM.tiH2161to bring disasterלְהָרַ֣עle.ha.Ra'H7489upon youwhen your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1provoked Me to angerבְּהַקְצִ֤יףbe.hak.TzifH7107אֹתִ֔י'o.TiH853,and I did notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808relentנִחָֽמְתִּי׃ni.Cha.me.tiH5162,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,

15“soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651nowבַּיָּמִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּהbai.ya.Mim ha.'E.lehH428 H3117I have resolvedזָמַ֙מְתִּי֙za.Mam.tiH2161to do goodלְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.TivH3190againשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725אֶת־'et-H853to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Judahבֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֑הbeit ye.hu.DahH1004 H3063.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָֽאוּ׃ti.Ra.'uH3372.

16Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428are the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you must doתַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:Speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to oneאִ֣ישׁ אֶת־'ish 'et-H376 H854anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,render trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571and soundשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965judgmentsוּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט שִׁפְט֖וּu.mish.Pat shif.TuH4941 H8199in your gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃be.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179,

17וְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853do notאַֽל־'al-H408plotתַּחְשְׁבוּ֙tach.she.VuH2803evilרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451in your heartsבִּלְבַבְכֶ֔םbil.vav.KhemH3824against your neighborרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,and do notאַֽל־'al-H408loveתֶּאֱהָ֑בוּte.'e.Ha.vuH157to swearוּשְׁבֻ֥עַתu.she.Vu.'atH7621falselyשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267,forכִּ֧יkiH3588אֶת־'et-H853I hateשָׂנֵ֖אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130allכָּל־kol-H3605these thingsאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635cameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19“This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559:The fastsצ֣וֹםTzomH6685of the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243וְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685,the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֩ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549וְצ֨וֹםve.TzomH6685,the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637,andוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthswill becomeיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961times of joyלְשָׂשׂ֣וֹןle.sa.SonH8342and gladnessוּלְשִׂמְחָ֔הu.le.sim.ChahH8057,cheerfulטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896feastsוּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖יםu.le.mo.'a.DimH4150for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063.Therefore you are to loveאֱהָֽבוּ׃ פ'e.Ha.vuH157bothtruthוְהָאֱמֶ֥תve.ha.'e.MetH571and peaceוְהַשָּׁל֖וֹםve.ha.sha.LomH7965.”

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