New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 7:8-13

8Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9“Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541has the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saidH559, ‘Dispenseשְׁפֹ֔טוּshe.Fo.tuH8199trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571justiceמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941and practiceעֲשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213kindnessוְחֶ֣סֶדve.Che.sedH2617and compassionוְרַֽחֲמִ֔יםve.ra.cha.MimH7356eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251;

10anddo not oppressתַּעֲשֹׁ֑קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֧הve.'al.ma.NahH490or theorphanוְיָת֛וֹםve.ya.TomH3490, thestrangerגֵּ֥רgerH1616or the poorוְעָנִ֖יve.'a.NiH6041; and donot deviseתַּחְשְׁב֖וּtach.she.VuH2803evilH7463in your heartsבִּלְבַבְכֶֽם׃bil.vav.KhemH3824against oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherH312.’

11But theyrefusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to payלְהַקְשִׁ֔יבle.hak.ShivH7181attentionH7181andturnedוַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414a stubbornסֹרָ֑רֶתso.Ra.retH5637shoulderכָתֵ֖ףkha.TefH3802andstoppedהִכְבִּ֥ידוּhikh.Bi.duH3513their earsוְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241from hearingמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

12They madeשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760theirheartsוְלִבָּ֞םve.li.BamH3820likeflintשָׁמִ֗ירsha.MirH8068soH4480that they could not hearמִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַMi.she.mo.a'H8085the lawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451and thewordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635had sentשָׁלַ֜חsha.LachH7971by His Spiritבְּרוּח֔וֹbe.ru.ChoH7307throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030;therefore greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419wrathקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961from the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

13And justH3512asHe calledקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121and they would not listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651they calledיִקְרְאוּ֙yik.re.'UH7121and I would not listenאֶשְׁמָ֔ע'esh.Ma'H8085,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635;

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