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Zechariah 12:6-9

6In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117will I makeאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760the governorsאַלֻּפֵ֨י'a.lu.FeiH441of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063like an hearthכְּֽכִיּ֧וֹרke.khi.YorH3595of fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784among the woodבְּעֵצִ֗יםbe.'e.TzimH6086,and like a torchוּכְלַפִּ֥ידu.khe.la.PidH3940of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784in a sheafבְּעָמִ֔ירbe.'a.MirH5995;and they shall devourוְאָ֨כְל֜וּve.'A.khe.LuH398all the peopleהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,on the right handיָמִ֧יןya.MinH3225and on the leftשְׂמֹ֛אולse.MolH8040:and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֥םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall be inhabitedוְיָשְׁבָ֨הve.ya.she.VahH3427again in her own place, evenin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

7Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068also shall saveוְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467the tentsאָהֳלֵ֥י'o.ho.LeiH168of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,that the gloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732and the gloryוְתִפְאֶ֛רֶתve.tif.'E.retH8597of the inhabitantsיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389do not magnifyתִגְדַּ֜לtig.DalH1431themselvesagainst Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068defendיָגֵ֤ןya.GenH1598the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;and he that is feebleהַנִּכְשָׁ֥לha.nikh.ShalH3782among them at that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall be as Davidכְּדָוִ֑ידke.da.VidH1732;and the houseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732shall beas Godכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.HimH430,as the angelכְּמַלְאַ֥ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

9And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatI will seekאֲבַקֵּ֗שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245to destroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֙le.hash.MidH8045all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471that comeהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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