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Zechariah 1:9-12

9Then saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559I, O my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, what arethese? And the angelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397that talkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, I will shewאַרְאֶ֖ךָּ'ar.'E.kaH7200thee what these be.

10And the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376that stoodהָעֹמֵ֥דha.'o.MedH5975among the myrtle treesהַהַדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918answeredוַיַּ֗עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, These are theywhom Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971to walkלְהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְle.hit.ha.LekhH1980to and fro through the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11And they answeredוַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that stoodהָֽעֹמֵד֙ha.'o.MedH5975among the myrtle treesהַהֲדַסִּ֔יםha.ha.da.SimH1918,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We have walked to and froהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980through the earthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and, behold, all the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776sitteth stillיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427,and is at restוְשֹׁקָֽטֶת׃ve.sho.Ka.tetH8252.

12Then the angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,how long wilt thou not have mercyתְרַחֵ֣םte.ra.ChemH7355on Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and on the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,against which thou hast had indignationזָעַ֔מְתָּהza.'Am.tahH2194these threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141?

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