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Zechariah 9:1-8

1This isthe burdenמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853of the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068against the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hadrachחַדְרָ֔ךְchad.RakhH2317and Damascusוְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקve.da.Me.sekH1834its resting placeמְנֻחָת֑וֹme.nu.cha.ToH4496—forכִּ֤יkiH3588the eyesעֵ֣ין'einH5869of menאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120and of allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478are upon the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068—

2and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571againstHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574,which bordersתִּגְבָּל־tig.bol-H1379it,as well as Tyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865and Sidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721,thoughכִּ֥יkiH3588they are veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966shrewdחָֽכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2449.

3Tyreצֹ֛רtzorH6865has builtוַתִּ֥בֶןva.Ti.venH1129herselfa fortressמָצ֖וֹרma.TzorH4692;she has heaped upוַתִּצְבָּר־va.titz.bor-H6651silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701like dustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083,and goldוְחָר֖וּץve.cha.RutzH2742like the dirtכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

4Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136will impoverish herיֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּהyo.ri.She.nahH3423and castוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221her wealthחֵילָ֑הּchei.LahH2428into the seaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220,and sheוְהִ֖יאve.Hi'H1931will be consumedתֵּאָכֵֽל׃te.'a.KhelH398by fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

5Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831will seeתֵּרֶ֨אte.Re'H7200and fearוְתִירָ֗אve.ti.Ra'H3372;Gazaוְעַזָּה֙ve.'a.ZahH5804will writhe in agonyוְתָחִ֣יל מְאֹ֔דve.ta.Chil me.'OdH3966 H2342,as will Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588her hopeמֶבָּטָ֑הּme.ba.TahH4007will witherהֹבִ֣ישׁho.VishH954.There will cease to beוְאָ֤בַדve.'A.vadH6a kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428in Gazaמֵֽעַזָּ֔הme.'a.ZahH5804,and Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831will be uninhabitedלֹ֥א תֵשֵֽׁב׃lo' te.ShevH3808 H3427.

6A mixed raceמַמְזֵ֖רmam.ZerH4464will occupyוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,and I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772the prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

7I will removeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֨יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493the bloodדָמָ֜יוda.MavH1818from their mouthsמִפִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310and the abominationsוְשִׁקֻּצָיו֙ve.shi.ku.TzavH8251from betweenמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996their teethשִׁנָּ֔יוshi.NavH8127.Then theyה֖וּאhu'H1931tooגַּם־gam-H1571will become a remnantוְנִשְׁאַ֥רve.nish.'ArH7604for our Godלֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430;they will becomeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961like a clanכְּאַלֻּ֣ףke.'a.LufH441in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,and Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138will be like the Jebusitesכִּיבוּסִֽי׃ki.vu.SiH2983.

8But I will camp aroundוְחָנִ֨יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583My houseלְבֵיתִ֤יle.vei.TiH1004because of an armyמִצָּבָה֙mi.tza.VahH4675,because of those who march to and froמֵעֹבֵ֣ר וּמִשָּׁ֔בme.'o.Ver u.mi.ShavH5674 H7725,and never againוְלֹֽא־ ע֖וֹדve.lo'- odH3808 H5750will an oppressorנֹגֵ֑שׂno.GesH5065overrunיַעֲבֹ֧רya.'a.VorH5674My peopleעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921,forכִּ֥יkiH3588nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258I keep watchרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200with My own eyesבְעֵינָֽי׃ סve.'ei.NaiH5869.

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