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Zechariah 8:2-8

2Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;I was jealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726with greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419jealousyקִנְאָ֣הkin.'AhH7068,and I was jealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for her with greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419furyוְחֵמָ֥הve.che.MahH2534.

3Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;I am returnedשַׁ֚בְתִּיShav.tiH7725unto Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,and will dwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יve.sha.khan.TiH7931in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall be calledוְנִקְרְאָ֤הve.nik.re.'AhH7121a cityעִ֣יר־'Ir-H5892of truthהָֽאֱמֶ֔תha.'e.MetH571;and the mountainוְהַר־ve.har-H2022of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635the holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סha.Ko.deshH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022.

4Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;There shall yet old menזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205and old womenוּזְקֵנ֔וֹתu.ze.ke.NotH2205dwellיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in the streetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and every manוְאִ֧ישׁve.'IshH376with his staffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹmish.'an.ToH4938in his handבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027for veryמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230ageיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

5And the streetsוּרְחֹב֤וֹתu.re.cho.VotH7339of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shall be fullיִמָּ֣לְא֔וּyi.Mal.'UH4390of boysיְלָדִ֖יםye.la.DimH3206and girlsוִֽילָד֑וֹתvi.la.DotH3207playingמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832in the streetsבִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סbir.Cho.o.Tei.haH7339thereof.

6Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;If it be marvellousיִפָּלֵ֗אyi.pa.Le'H6381in the eyesבְּעֵינֵי֙be.'ei.NeiH5869of the remnantשְׁאֵרִית֙she.'e.RitH7611of this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971in these daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,should it also be marvellousיִפָּלֵ֔אyi.pa.Le'H6381in mine eyesבְּעֵינַי֙be.'ei.NaiH5869?saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

7Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Behold, I will saveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971from the eastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and from the westמְב֥וֹא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃me.Vo' ha.Sha.meshH8121 H3996countryוּמֵאֶ֖רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776;

8And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935them, and they shall dwellוְשָׁכְנ֖וּve.sha.khe.NuH7931in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:and they shall be my peopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971,and I will be their Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,in truthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571and in righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ סu.vitz.da.KahH6666.

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