Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 1:14-21

14So the angelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397that communedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Cryקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121thou, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;I am jealousקִנֵּ֧אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and for Zionוּלְצִיּ֖וֹןu.le.tzi.YonH6726with a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419jealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068.

15And I am veryגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419soreוְקֶ֤צֶףve.Ke.tzefH7110displeasedקֹצֵ֔ףko.TzefH7107with the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471that areat easeהַשַּֽׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600:for I was but a littleמְּעָ֔טme.'AtH4592displeasedקָצַ֣פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107,and they helpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826forward the afflictionלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.

16Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;I am returnedשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389with merciesבְּֽרַחֲמִ֔יםbe.ra.cha.MimH7356:my houseבֵּיתִי֙bei.TiH1004shall be builtיִבָּ֣נֶהyi.Ba.nehH1129in it, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and a lineוְקָ֥וve.ka.vahH6961 H6957shall be stretched forthיִנָּטֶ֖הyi.na.TehH5186upon Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

17Cryקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121yet, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;My citiesעָרַ֖י'a.RaiH5892through prosperityמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896shall yet be spread abroadתְּפוּצֶ֥ינָהte.fu.Tzei.nahH6327;And Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068shall yet comfortוְנִחַ֨םve.ni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,and shall yet chooseוּבָחַ֥רu.va.CharH977Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

18Then lifted I upוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375mine eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869,and sawוָאֵ֑רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and behold fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hornsקְרָנֽוֹת׃ke.ra.NotH7161.

19And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559unto the angelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397that talkedהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with me, What bethese? And he answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559me, These arethe hornsהַקְּרָנוֹת֙ha.ke.ra.nOtH7161which have scatteredזֵר֣וּze.RuH2219Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LamH3389.

20And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shewedוַיַּרְאֵ֣נִיvai.yar.'E.niH7200me fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702carpentersחָרָשִֽׁים׃cha.ra.ShimH2796.

21Then saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559I, What comeבָאִ֖יםva.'ImH935these to doלַֽעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213?And he spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, These arethe hornsהַקְּרָנ֞וֹתha.ke.ra.NotH7161which have scatteredזֵ֣רוּZe.ruH2219Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,so thatכְּפִי־ke.fi-H6310no manאִישׁ֙'ishH376did lift upנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218:but these are comeוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to frightenלְהַחֲרִ֣ידle.ha.cha.RidH2729them, to cast outלְיַדּ֞וֹתle.ya.DotH3034the hornsקַרְנ֣וֹתkar.NotH7161of the Gentilesהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471,which lifted upהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥יםha.no.se.'ImH5375theirhornקֶ֛רֶןKe.renH7161over the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063to scatterלְזָרוֹתָֽהּ׃ סle.za.ro.TahH2219it.

Read all of Zechariah 1

Commentaries on Zechariah 1