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Zechariah 12:2-9

2Behold, I will makeשָׂ֣םsamH7760Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֧םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a cupסַף־saf-H5592of tremblingרַ֛עַלRa.'alH7478unto all the peopleהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,when they shall be in the siegeבַמָּצ֖וֹרva.ma.TzorH4692both against Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063andagainst Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And in that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117will I makeאָשִׂ֨ים'a.SimH7760Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a burdensomeמַֽעֲמָסָה֙ma.'a.ma.SahH4614stoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68for all peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971:all that burdenעֹמְסֶ֖יהָ'o.me.Sei.haH6006themselves with it shall be cut in piecesH8295,though all the peopleגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776be gathered togetherוְנֶאֶסְפ֣וּve.ne.'es.FuH622against it.

4In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I will smiteאַכֶּ֤ה'a.KehH5221every horseסוּס֙susH5483with astonishmentבַּתִּמָּה֔וֹןba.ti.ma.HonH8541,and his riderוְרֹכְב֖וֹve.ro.khe.VoH7392with madnessבַּשִּׁגָּע֑וֹןba.shi.ga.'onH7697:and I will openאֶפְקַ֣ח'ef.KachH6491mine eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869upon the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and will smiteאַכֶּ֖ה'a.KehH5221every horseס֣וּסsusH5483of the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971with blindnessבַּֽעִוָּרֽוֹן׃Ba.'i.va.RonH5788.

5And the governorsאַלֻּפֵ֥י'a.lu.FeiH441of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shall sayוְאָֽמְר֛וּve.'a.me.RuH559in their heartבְּלִבָּ֑םbe.li.BamH3820,The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall bemy strengthאַמְצָ֥ה'am.TzahH556in the Lordבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

6In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117will I makeאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760the governorsאַלֻּפֵ֨י'a.lu.FeiH441of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063like an hearthכְּֽכִיּ֧וֹרke.khi.YorH3595of fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784among the woodבְּעֵצִ֗יםbe.'e.TzimH6086,and like a torchוּכְלַפִּ֥ידu.khe.la.PidH3940of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784in a sheafבְּעָמִ֔ירbe.'a.MirH5995;and they shall devourוְאָ֨כְל֜וּve.'A.khe.LuH398all the peopleהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,on the right handיָמִ֧יןya.MinH3225and on the leftשְׂמֹ֛אולse.MolH8040:and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֥םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall be inhabitedוְיָשְׁבָ֨הve.ya.she.VahH3427again in her own place, evenin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

7The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068also shall saveוְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467the tentsאָהֳלֵ֥י'o.ho.LeiH168of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,that the gloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732and the gloryוְתִפְאֶ֛רֶתve.tif.'E.retH8597of the inhabitantsיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389do not magnifyתִגְדַּ֜לtig.DalH1431themselvesagainst Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068defendיָגֵ֤ןya.GenH1598the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;and he that is feebleהַנִּכְשָׁ֥לha.nikh.ShalH3782among them at that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall be as Davidכְּדָוִ֑ידke.da.VidH1732;and the houseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732shall beas Godכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.HimH430,as the angelכְּמַלְאַ֥ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

9And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatI will seekאֲבַקֵּ֗שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245to destroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֙le.hash.MidH8045all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471that comeהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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