New American Standard Bible 2020

Zechariah 1:1-4

1In the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320of the secondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961toZechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Berechiahבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הbe.rekh.YahH1296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIddoעִדּ֥וֹi.DoH5714sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068wasH7107veryקָֽצֶף׃Ka.tzefH7110angryקָצַ֧ףka.TzafH7107with your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

3Therefore sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725to Me,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “that I may returnוְאָשׁ֣וּבve.'a.ShuvH7725to you,” saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

4“Do not belike your fathersכַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םkha.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,to whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֨יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030proclaimedקָרְאֽוּ־ka.re.'u-H7121,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Returnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725nowנָא֙na'H4994from your evilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870and from your evilהָֽרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451deedsוּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖םu.ma.'a.li.lei.khemH4611.”’ But they didnot listenשָׁמְע֛וּsha.me.'UH8085or payH7181attentionהִקְשִׁ֥יבוּhik.Shi.vuH7181to Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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