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Zechariah 9:1-8

1The burdenמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853of the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hadrachחַדְרָ֔ךְchad.RakhH2317,and Damascusוְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקve.da.Me.sekH1834shall bethe restמְנֻחָת֑וֹme.nu.cha.ToH4496thereof: when the eyesעֵ֣ין'einH5869of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,as of all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, shall betoward the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068.

2And Hamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574also shall borderתִּגְבָּל־tig.bol-H1379thereby; Tyrusצֹ֣רtzorH6865,and Zidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721,though it be veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966wiseחָֽכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2449.

3And Tyrusצֹ֛רtzorH6865did buildוַתִּ֥בֶןva.Ti.venH1129herself a strong holdמָצ֖וֹרma.TzorH4692,and heaped upוַתִּצְבָּר־va.titz.bor-H6651silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701as the dustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083,and fine goldוְחָר֖וּץve.cha.RutzH2742as the mireכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

4Behold, the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136will cast her outיֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּהyo.ri.She.nahH3423,and he will smiteוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221her powerחֵילָ֑הּchei.LahH2428in the seaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220;and she shall be devouredתֵּאָכֵֽל׃te.'a.KhelH398with fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

5Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831shall seeתֵּרֶ֨אte.Re'H7200it,and fearוְתִירָ֗אve.ti.Ra'H3372;Gazaוְעַזָּה֙ve.'a.ZahH5804also shall see it,and be veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966sorrowfulוְתָחִ֣ילve.ta.ChilH2342,and Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138;for her expectationמֶבָּטָ֑הּme.ba.TahH4007shall be ashamedH3001;and the kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428shall perishוְאָ֤בַדve.'A.vadH6from Gazaמֵֽעַזָּ֔הme.'a.ZahH5804,and Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831shall not be inhabitedתֵשֵֽׁב׃te.ShevH3427.

6And a bastardמַמְזֵ֖רmam.ZerH4464shall dwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427in Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,and I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772the prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

7And I will take awayוַהֲסִרֹתִ֨יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493his bloodדָמָ֜יוda.MavH1818out of his mouthמִפִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310,and his abominationsוְשִׁקֻּצָיו֙ve.shi.ku.TzavH8251from between his teethשִׁנָּ֔יוshi.NavH8127:but he that remainethוְנִשְׁאַ֥רve.nish.'ArH7604, even he, shall befor our Godלֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430,and he shall be as a governorכְּאַלֻּ֣ףke.'a.LufH441in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,and Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138as a Jebusiteכִּיבוּסִֽי׃ki.vu.SiH2983.

8And I will encampוְחָנִ֨יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583about mine houseלְבֵיתִ֤יle.vei.TiH1004because of the armyמִצָּבָה֙mi.tza.VahH4675,because of him that passeth byמֵעֹבֵ֣רme.'o.VerH5674,and because of him that returnethוּמִשָּׁ֔בu.mi.ShavH7725:and no oppressorנֹגֵ֑שׂno.GesH5065shall pass throughיַעֲבֹ֧רya.'a.VorH5674them any more: for now have I seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200with mine eyesבְעֵינָֽי׃ סve.'ei.NaiH5869.

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