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Zechariah 8:14-17

14For thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635;As I thoughtזָמַמְ֜תִּיza.maM.tiH2161to punishלְהָרַ֣עle.ha.Ra'H7489you, when your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1provoked me to wrathבְּהַקְצִ֤יףbe.hak.TzifH7107,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and I repentedנִחָֽמְתִּי׃ni.Cha.me.tiH5162not:

15So againשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725have I thoughtזָמַ֙מְתִּי֙za.Mam.tiH2161in these daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117to do wellלְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.TivH3190unto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:fearתִּירָֽאוּ׃ti.Ra.'uH3372ye not.

16These arethe thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that ye shall doתַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213;Speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696ye every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376the truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to his neighbourרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453;executeשִׁפְט֖וּshif.TuH8199the judgmentוּמִשְׁפַּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941of truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571and peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965in your gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃be.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179:

17And let noneוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376of you imagineתַּחְשְׁבוּ֙tach.she.VuH2803evilרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451in your heartsבִּלְבַבְכֶ֔םbil.vav.KhemH3824against his neighbourרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453;and loveתֶּאֱהָ֑בוּte.'e.Ha.vuH157no falseשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267oathוּשְׁבֻ֥עַתu.she.Vu.'atH7621: for all these are thingsthat I hateשָׂנֵ֖אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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