New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 9:1-8

1Theburdenמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853of the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is against the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hadrachחַדְרָ֔ךְchad.RakhH2317, withDamascusוְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקve.da.Me.sekH1834as its restingH4496placeמְנֻחָת֑וֹme.nu.cha.ToH4496(for the eyesעֵ֣ין'einH5869of menאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,especially of allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,are toward the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068),

2AndHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,which bordersתִּגְבָּל־tig.bol-H1379on it;Tyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865andSidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721,thoughכִּ֥יkiH3588they areveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966wiseחָֽכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2449.

3For Tyreצֹ֛רtzorH6865builtוַתִּ֥בֶןva.Ti.venH1129herself afortressמָצ֖וֹרma.TzorH4692Andpiledוַתִּצְבָּר־va.titz.bor-H6651up silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701like dustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083, Andgoldוְחָר֖וּץve.cha.RutzH2742like the mireכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

4Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136willdispossessיֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּהyo.ri.She.nahH3423herAnd castוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221her wealthחֵילָ֑הּchei.LahH2428into the seaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220; And she will beconsumedתֵּאָכֵֽל׃te.'a.KhelH398with fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

5Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831will seeתֵּרֶ֨אte.Re'H7200itand be afraidוְתִירָ֗אve.ti.Ra'H3372.Gazaוְעַזָּה֙ve.'a.ZahH5804too will writheH2342in greatמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966painH2342;Also Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138,for her expectationמֶבָּטָ֑הּme.ba.TahH4007has beenH954confoundedH954.Moreover, the kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428will perishוְאָ֤בַדve.'A.vadH6from Gazaמֵֽעַזָּ֔הme.'a.ZahH5804,And Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831will not be inhabitedתֵשֵֽׁב׃te.ShevH3427.

6And amongrelH4464raceH4464will dwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427inAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,And I will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772the prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

7And I will removeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֨יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493their bloodדָמָ֜יוda.MavH1818from their mouthמִפִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310And their detestableוְשִׁקֻּצָיו֙ve.shi.ku.TzavH8251thingsH8251from betweenמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996their teethשִׁנָּ֔יוshi.NavH8127.Then they alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will be a remnantוְנִשְׁאַ֥רve.nish.'ArH7604for our Godלֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430, And be like aclanכְּאַלֻּ֣ףke.'a.LufH441in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,And Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138like a Jebusiteכִּיבוּסִֽי׃ki.vu.SiH2983.

8But I will campוְחָנִ֨יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583around My houseלְבֵיתִ֤יle.vei.TiH1004becauseH4480of an armyמִצָּבָה֙mi.tza.VahH4675,BecauseH4480ofhim who passesמֵעֹבֵ֣רme.'o.VerH5674by and returnsוּמִשָּׁ֔בu.mi.ShavH7725; Andnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808oppressorנֹגֵ֑שׂno.GesH5065will passיַעֲבֹ֧רya.'a.VorH5674overעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921them anymoreע֖וֹדodH5750,For nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200with My eyesבְעֵינָֽי׃ סve.'ei.NaiH5869.

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