New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 1:1-6

1In the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320of the secondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961toZechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Berechiahבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הbe.rekh.YahH1296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIddoעִדּ֥וֹi.DoH5714sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was veryקָֽצֶף׃Ka.tzefH7110angryקָצַ֧ףka.TzafH7107with your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

3Therefore sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “Returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725to Me,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “that I may returnוְאָשׁ֣וּבve.'a.ShuvH7725to you,” saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

4“Do not belike your fathersכַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םkha.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,to whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֨יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030proclaimedקָרְאֽוּ־ka.re.'u-H7121,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “Returnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725nowנָא֙na'H4994from your evilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870and from your evilהָֽרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451deedsוּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖םu.ma.'a.li.lei.khemH4611.”’ But they didnot listenשָׁמְע֛וּsha.me.'UH8085or giveH7181heedH7181to Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5“Yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,whereאַיֵּה־'ai.yeh-H346are they? And theprophetsוְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔יםve.Ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,do they liveיִֽחְיֽוּ׃Yich.YuH2421foreverהַלְעוֹלָ֖םhal.'o.LamH5769?

6But did not My wordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697and My statutesוְחֻקַּ֗יve.chu.KaiH2706,whichH834I commandedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,overtakeהִשִּׂ֖יגוּhi.Si.guH5381your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1?Then they repentedוַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘As the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635purposedזָמַ֜םza.MamH2161to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to us in accordance with our waysכִּדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙kid.ra.Khei.nuH1870and our deedsוּכְמַ֣עֲלָלֵ֔ינוּu.khe.Ma.'a.la.Lei.nuH4611,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651He has dealtעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213with us.’”’”

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