New American Standard Bible 2020

Zechariah 8:2-5

2“The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559thisכֹּ֤הkohH3541: ‘I amH7065exceedinglyגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419jealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726,yes, with greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419wrathוְחֵמָ֥הve.che.MahH2534I amH7065jealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for her.’

3The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thisכֹּ֚הkohH3541: ‘I will returnשַׁ֚בְתִּיShav.tiH7725to Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726anddwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יve.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 armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will be calledthe Holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סha.Ko.deshH6944Mountainהַ֥רharH2022.’

4The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559thisכֹּ֤הkohH3541: ‘Oldזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205menH2205and oldוּזְקֵנ֔וֹתu.ze.ke.NotH2205womenH2205will againעֹ֤ד'odH5750sitיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in the publicH7339squaresH7339of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,eachH376personH376with his staffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹmish.'an.ToH4938in his handבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027becauseH4480ofageמֵרֹ֥ב יָמִֽים׃me.Ro ya.MimH7230 H3117.

5And the publicH7339squaresH7339of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892will be filledיִמָּ֣לְא֔וּyi.Mal.'UH4390withboysיְלָדִ֖יםye.la.DimH3206and girlsוִֽילָד֑וֹתvi.la.DotH3207playingמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832in its squaresH7339.’

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