New American Standard Bible 2020

Zechariah 1:9-12

9Then I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, “Whatמָה־mah-H4100are theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428, mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113?” And theangelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “I will showאַרְאֶ֖ךָּ'ar.'E.kaH7200you whatמָה־mah-H4100theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428are.”

10And the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376who was standingהָעֹמֵ֥דha.'o.MedH5975amongבֵּין־bein-H996the myrtleהַהַדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918treesH1918respondedוַיַּ֗עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the ones whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971topatrolלְהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְle.hit.ha.LekhH1980the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

11So they respondedוַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030to the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068who wasstandingהָֽעֹמֵד֙ha.'o.MedH5975amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the myrtleהַהֲדַסִּ֔יםha.ha.da.SimH1918treesH1918and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We havepatrolledהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980the earthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776isstillיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427and quietוְשֹׁקָֽטֶת׃ve.sho.Ka.tetH8252.”

12Then the angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,howH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970will YoutakeH7355noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808pityH7355onH7355Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,with whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have beenH2194indignantזָעַ֔מְתָּהza.'Am.tahH2194for theseזֶ֖הzehH2088seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141?”

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