New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 8:2-8

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.’

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