New American Standard Bible 2020

Zechariah 8:9-15

9“The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559thisכֹּֽה־koh-H3541: ‘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 armiesצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635was laidH3245,so that the templeהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964might be builtלְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃le.hi.ba.NotH1129.

10For beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117there wasnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808wageשְׂכַ֤רse.KharH7939for manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120norH369any wageוּשְׂכַ֥רu.se.KharH7939for animalהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929;and for him who wentH3318outH3318or cameH935inH935thereH369wasH369noH369peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965becauseמִן־min-H4480ofhis enemiesהַצָּ֔רha.TzarH6862, and Isentוַאֲשַׁלַּ֥חva.'a.sha.LachH7971allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120against oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherבְּרֵעֵֽהוּ׃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 armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12‘For there will bethe seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of peaceהַשָּׁל֗וֹםha.sha.LomH7965:the vineהַגֶּ֜פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612will yieldתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414its fruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529,the landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776will yieldתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414its produceיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,and the heavensוְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will provideיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414theirdewטַלָּ֑םta.LamH2919;and I will giveוְהִנְחַלְתִּ֗יve.hin.chal.TiH5157to the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֛יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428thingsasH5157anH5157inheritanceH5157.

13And it will comeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961aboutהֱיִיתֶ֨םhe.yi.TemH1961that justH3512asH3512you were acurseקְלָלָ֜הke.la.LahH7045among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֗םba.go.YimH1471,houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651I will saveאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467you that you may becomeוִהְיִיתֶ֖םvih.yi.TemH1961ablessingבְּרָכָ֑הbe.ra.KhahH1293.Do not fearתִּירָ֖אוּti.Ra.'uH3372; let yourhandsיְדֵיכֶֽם׃ סye.dei.KhemH3027be strongתֶּחֱזַ֥קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388.’

14“For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: ‘JustH3512asH3512Ideterminedזָמַמְ֜תִּיza.maM.tiH2161to doH7489harmלְהָרַ֣עle.ha.Ra'H7489to you when your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1provokedH7107Me toH7107angerבְּהַקְצִ֤יףbe.hak.TzifH7107,’saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ‘and I have notrelentedנִחָֽמְתִּי׃ni.Cha.me.tiH5162,

15soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651I have againשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725determinedזָמַ֙מְתִּי֙za.Mam.tiH2161in theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117todoH3190goodלְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.TivH3190to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.Do not fearתִּירָֽאוּ׃ti.Ra.'uH3372!

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