New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 8

The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion

1Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635cameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ‘I amexceedinglyגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419jealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726,yes, with greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419wrathוְחֵמָ֥הve.che.MahH2534I am jealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for her.’

3Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘I will returnשַׁ֚בְתִּיShav.tiH7725to Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726and willdwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יve.sha.khan.TiH7931in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Then Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389will be calledוְנִקְרְאָ֤הve.nik.re.'AhH7121the Cityעִ֣יר־'Ir-H5892ofTruthהָֽאֱמֶ֔תha.'e.MetH571,and the mountainוְהַר־ve.har-H2022of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will be calledthe Holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סha.Ko.deshH6944Mountainהַ֥רharH2022.’

4Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ‘Oldזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205menH2205and oldוּזְקֵנ֔וֹתu.ze.ke.NotH2205womenH2205will againעֹ֤ד'odH5750sitיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in thestreetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,eachH376manH376with his staffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹmish.'an.ToH4938in his handבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027becauseH4480ofageמֵרֹ֥ב יָמִֽים׃me.Ro ya.MimH7230 H3117.

5And thestreetsוּרְחֹב֤וֹתu.re.cho.VotH7339of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892will be filledיִמָּ֣לְא֔וּyi.Mal.'UH4390withboysיְלָדִ֖יםye.la.DimH3206and girlsוִֽילָד֑וֹתvi.la.DotH3207playingמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832in itsstreetsבִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סbir.Cho.o.Tei.haH7339.’

6Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ‘Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588it istooH6381difficultיִפָּלֵ֗אyi.pa.Le'H6381in the sightבְּעֵינֵי֙be.'ei.NeiH5869of the remnantשְׁאֵרִית֙she.'e.RitH7611of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971in thoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,will it alsoגַּם־gam-H1571betooH6381difficultיִפָּלֵ֔אyi.pa.Le'H6381in My sightבְּעֵינַי֙be.'ei.NaiH5869?’declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

7Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ‘BeholdH2009,I am going to saveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of theeastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217and from the landוּמֵאֶ֖רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of thewestמְב֥וֹא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃me.Vo' ha.Sha.meshH3996 H8121;

8and I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935them back and they willliveוְשָׁכְנ֖וּve.sha.khe.NuH7931in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and they shall beMy peopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971,and I will be their Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571and righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ סu.vitz.da.KahH6666.’

9“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635, ‘Let your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027bestrongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388,you who are listeningהַשֹּֽׁמְעִים֙ha.sho.me.'ImH8085in theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117to theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697from the mouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, thosewhoאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834spokein the dayבְּי֞וֹםbe.YomH3117that the foundationH3245of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635was laidH3245,to the end that the templeהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964might be builtלְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃le.hi.ba.NotH1129.

10For beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117there wasnoH3808wageשְׂכַ֤רse.KharH7939for manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120or any wageוּשְׂכַ֥רu.se.KharH7939for animalהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929;and for him who wentוְלַיּוֹצֵ֨אve.lai.yo.Tze'H3318out or cameוְלַבָּ֤אve.la.Ba'H935in thereH369was noH3808peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965becauseמִן־min-H4480ofhis enemiesהַצָּ֔רha.TzarH6862, and Isetוַאֲשַׁלַּ֥חva.'a.sha.LachH7971allכָּל־kol-H3605menהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376against anotherבְּרֵעֵֽהוּ׃be.re.'E.huH7453.

11But nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258I will nottreat the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971as in the formerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223daysכַיָּמִ֤יםkhai.ya.MimH3117,’declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12‘For there will bepeaceהַשָּׁל֗וֹםha.sha.LomH7965for the seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233:the vineהַגֶּ֜פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612will yieldתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414its fruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529,the landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776will yieldתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414its produceיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981and the heavensוְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will giveיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414theirdewטַלָּ֑םta.LamH2919;and I will cause the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֛יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971to inheritוְהִנְחַלְתִּ֗יve.hin.chal.TiH5157allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428things.

13It will comeH1961about that justH3512as you were acurseקְלָלָ֜הke.la.LahH7045among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֗םba.go.YimH1471,O houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651I will saveאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467you that you may becomeH1961ablessingבְּרָכָ֑הbe.ra.KhahH1293.Do not fearתִּירָ֖אוּti.Ra.'uH3372; let yourhandsיְדֵיכֶֽם׃ סye.dei.KhemH3027be strongתֶּחֱזַ֥קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388.’

14“For thusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635, ‘JustH3512as Ipurposedזָמַמְ֜תִּיza.maM.tiH2161to doH7489harmלְהָרַ֣עle.ha.Ra'H7489to you when your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1provokedH7107Me to wrathH7107,’saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ‘and I have notrelentedנִחָֽמְתִּי׃ni.Cha.me.tiH5162,

15soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651I have againשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725purposedזָמַ֙מְתִּי֙za.Mam.tiH2161in theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117todoH3190goodלְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.TivH3190to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.Do not fearתִּירָֽאוּ׃ti.Ra.'uH3372!

16Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428are the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you should doתַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696thetruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453;judgeשִׁפְט֖וּshif.TuH8199with truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571and judgmentוּמִשְׁפַּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941for peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965in yourgatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃be.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179.

17Also let noneוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376 H408of youdeviseתַּחְשְׁבוּ֙tach.she.VuH2803evilH7463in your heartבִּלְבַבְכֶ֔םbil.vav.KhemH3824against anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,and do not loveתֶּאֱהָ֑בוּte.'e.Ha.vuH157perjuryוּשְׁבֻ֥עַת שֶׁ֖קֶרu.she.Vu.'at She.kerH7621 H8267;for allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428are whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Ihateשָׂנֵ֖אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”

18Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635cameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ‘The fastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685of thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243,the fastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685of thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֩ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,the fastוְצ֨וֹםve.TzomH6685of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637and the fastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685of thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthswill becomeיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961joyלְשָׂשׂ֣וֹןle.sa.SonH8342,gladnessוּלְשִׂמְחָ֔הu.le.sim.ChahH8057, andcheerfulטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896feastsוּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖יםu.le.mo.'a.DimH4150for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063; soloveאֱהָֽבוּ׃ פ'e.Ha.vuH157truthוְהָאֱמֶ֥תve.ha.'e.MetH571and peaceוְהַשָּׁל֖וֹםve.ha.sha.LomH7965.’

20“Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ‘It willyetעֹ֚ד'odH5750be thatpeoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971will comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935,even the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of manyרַבּֽוֹת׃ra.BotH7227citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892.

21The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֩yo.she.VeiH3427of oneאַחַ֨ת'a.ChatH259will goוְֽהָלְכ֡וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980to anotherאַחַ֜ת'a.ChatH259,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Let us goנֵלְכָ֤הne.le.KhahH1980at onceהָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980toentreatלְחַלּוֹת֙le.cha.lOtH2470the favorפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH2470 H6440of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and to seekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;I will alsoגַּם־gam-H1571goאֵלְכָ֖ה'e.le.KhahH1980.”

22Somanyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֤ים'a.MimH5971and mightyעֲצוּמִ֔ים'a.tzu.MimH6099nationsוְגוֹיִ֣םve.go.YimH1471will comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935to seekלְבַקֵּ֛שׁle.va.KeshH1245the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and toentreatוּלְחַלּ֖וֹתu.le.cha.LotH2470the favorפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH2470 H6440of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.’

23Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635, ‘In thoseהָהֵ֔מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471willgraspH2388thegarmentבִּכְנַף֩bikh.NafH3671of a Jewיְהוּדִ֜יye.hu.DiH3064,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Let us goנֵֽלְכָה֙ne.le.KhahH1980with you, for we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085that Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is with you.”’”

The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion

Commentaries on Zechariah 8