New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 8:3-13

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.’

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