New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 1:14-21

14So the angelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Proclaimקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “I amexceedinglyגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419jealousקִנֵּ֧אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and Zionוּלְצִיּ֖וֹןu.le.tzi.YonH6726.

15But I am veryוְקֶ֤צֶף גָּדוֹל֙ve.Ke.tzef ga.dOlH1419 H7110angryקֹצֵ֔ףko.TzefH7107with the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471who areat easeהַשַּֽׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600;for while I was only a littleמְּעָ֔טme.'AtH4592angryקָצַ֣פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107, theyfurtheredעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826the disasterH7463.”

16Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “I willreturnשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389with compassionבְּֽרַחֲמִ֔יםbe.ra.cha.MimH7356; Myhouseבֵּיתִי֙bei.TiH1004will be builtיִבָּ֣נֶהyi.Ba.nehH1129in it,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “and a measuringH6957lineH6957will be stretchedיִנָּטֶ֖הyi.na.TehH5186overעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.”’

17Againע֣וֹד׀odH5750,proclaimקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “Mycitiesעָרַ֖י'a.RaiH5892will againע֛וֹדodH5750overflowתְּפוּצֶ֥ינָהte.fu.Tzei.nahH6327with prosperityמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896,and the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068will againעוֹד֙'OdH5750comfortוְנִחַ֨םve.ni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726and againע֖וֹדodH5750chooseוּבָחַ֥רu.va.CharH977Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.”’”

18Then I liftedוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375up my eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869and lookedוָאֵ֑רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, there werefourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hornsקְרָנֽוֹת׃ke.ra.NotH7161.

19So I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559to the angelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with me, “Whatמָה־mah-H4100are theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428?”And he answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559me, “Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428are thehornsהַקְּרָנוֹת֙ha.ke.ra.nOtH7161whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834have scatteredזֵר֣וּze.RuH2219Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LamH3389.”

20Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068showedוַיַּרְאֵ֣נִיvai.yar.'E.niH7200me fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702craftsmenחָרָשִֽׁים׃cha.ra.ShimH2796.

21I saidH559, “Whatמָ֛הmahH4100are theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428comingבָאִ֖יםva.'ImH935to doלַֽעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213?”And he saidH559, “Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are thehornsהַקְּרָנ֞וֹתha.ke.ra.NotH7161whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have scatteredזֵ֣רוּZe.ruH2219Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063soכְּפִי־ke.fi-H6310that noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִישׁ֙'ishH376liftsנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375up his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218;but theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428craftsmenhave comeוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to terrifyלְהַחֲרִ֣ידle.ha.cha.RidH2729them, tothrowH3034downH3034the hornsקַרְנ֣וֹתkar.NotH7161of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471who have liftedהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥יםha.no.se.'ImH5375up theirhornsקֶ֛רֶןKe.renH7161againstאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063in order to scatterלְזָרוֹתָֽהּ׃ סle.za.ro.TahH2219it.”

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