New American Standard Bible 2020

Zechariah 9:12-17

12Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725to thestrongholdלְבִצָּר֔וֹןle.vi.tza.RonH1225,you prisonersאֲסִירֵ֖י'a.si.ReiH615who have thehopeהַתִּקְוָ֑הha.tik.VahH8615;This veryגַּם־gam-H1571dayהַיּ֕וֹםhai.YomH3117I am declaringמַגִּ֥ידma.GidH5046that I will restoreאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932to you.

13For I willbendדָרַ֨כְתִּיda.Rakh.tiH1869Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063as My bowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,I will fillמִלֵּ֣אתִיmi.Le.tiH4390the bowH7198with Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669.And I will stirH5782upH5782your sonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121,Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,againstעַל־'al-H5921your sonsבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121,Greeceיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120;And I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְve.sam.TikhH7760you like awarrior’sגִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.BorH1368swordכְּחֶ֥רֶבke.Che.revH2719.

14Then the LordH3068will appearיֵֽרָאֶ֔הye.ra.'EhH7200overעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921them, And Hisarrowחִצּ֑וֹchi.TzoH2671will goוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318forthH3318like lightningכַבָּרָ֖קkha.ba.RakH1300;And the Lordוַֽאדֹנָ֤יva.do.NaiH136GodH3068will blowיִתְקָ֔עyit.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֣רba.sho.FarH7782,And marchוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980in thestormבְּסַעֲר֥וֹתbe.sa.'a.RotH5591windsH5591of the southתֵּימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486.

15The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635will protectיָגֵ֣ןya.GenH1598them. And they willdevourוְאָכְל֗וּve.'a.khe.LuH398and trampleוְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙ve.kha.ve.ShuH3533on theslingstonesאַבְנֵי־ קֶ֔לַע'av.nei- Ke.la'H7050 H68;And they will drinkוְשָׁת֥וּve.sha.TuH8354andbeH1993boisterousH1993as withwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196;And they will be filledוּמָֽלְאוּ֙u.mal.'UH4390like a sacrificialbasinכַּמִּזְרָ֔קka.miz.RakH4219, Drenched like thecornersכְּזָוִיּ֖וֹתke.za.vi.YotH2106of the altarמִזְבֵּֽחַ׃miz.Be.achH4196.

16And the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430willsaveוְֽהוֹשִׁיעָ֞םve.ho.shi.'AmH3467them on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117As the flockכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629of His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971; For they are like the preciousstonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of acrownנֵ֔זֶרNe.zerH5145,SparklingH5340on His landאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

17For howמַה־mah-H4100greatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100will theirlovelinessטּוּב֖וֹtu.VoH2898andbeautyיָפְי֑וֹya.fe.YoH3308be!Grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715will make the youngבַּֽחוּרִ֔יםba.chu.RimH970menH970flourishיְנוֹבֵ֥בye.no.VevH5107,and newוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,the virginsבְּתֻלֽוֹת׃be.tu.LotH1330.

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