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Haggai 2:20-23

20And againשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068came unto Haggaiחַגַּ֔יcha.GaiH2292in the fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֛הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702and twentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֧יםbe.'es.RimH6242dayof the monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Speakאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559to Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֥לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,governorפַּֽחַת־pa.chat-H6346of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I will shakeמַרְעִ֔ישׁmar.'IshH7493the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

22And I will overthrowוְהָֽפַכְתִּי֙ve.ha.fakh.TiH2015the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of kingdomsמַמְלָכ֔וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467,and I will destroyוְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יve.Hish.mad.TiH8045the strengthחֹ֖זֶקCho.zekH2392of the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;and I will overthrowוְהָפַכְתִּ֤יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015the chariotsמֶרְכָּבָה֙mer.ka.VahH4818,and those that rideוְרֹ֣כְבֶ֔יהָve.Ro.khe.Vei.haH7392in them; and the horsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483and their ridersוְרֹ֣כְבֵיהֶ֔םve.Ro.khe.vei.HemH7392shall come downוְיָרְד֤וּve.ya.re.DuH3381,every oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376by the swordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

23In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֡וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,will I takeאֶ֠קָּחֲךָ'E.ka.cha.khaH3947thee, O Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֨לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,my servantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֤לshe.'al.ti.'ElH7597,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָve.sam.Ti.khaH7760thee as a signetכַּֽחוֹתָ֑םka.cho.TamH2368:for I have chosenבָחַ֔רְתִּיva.Char.tiH977thee, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

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