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Zechariah 7:8-13

8And the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came unto Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Thus speakethאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Executeשְׁפֹ֔טוּshe.Fo.tuH8199trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941,and shewעֲשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213mercyוְחֶ֣סֶדve.Che.sedH2617and compassionsוְרַֽחֲמִ֔יםve.ra.cha.MimH7356every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251:

10And oppressתַּעֲשֹׁ֑קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231not the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֧הve.'al.ma.NahH490,nor the fatherlessוְיָת֛וֹםve.ya.TomH3490,the strangerגֵּ֥רgerH1616,nor the poorוְעָנִ֖יve.'a.NiH6041;and let none of you imagineתַּחְשְׁב֖וּtach.she.VuH2803evilוְרָעַת֙ve.ra.'AtH7451againstאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251in your heartבִּלְבַבְכֶֽם׃bil.vav.KhemH3824.

11But they refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to hearkenלְהַקְשִׁ֔יבle.hak.ShivH7181,and pulled awayוַיִּתְּנ֥וּ סֹרָ֑רֶתvai.yi.te.Nu so.Ra.retH5637 H5414the shoulderכָתֵ֖ףkha.TefH3802,and stoppedהִכְבִּ֥ידוּhikh.Bi.duH3513their earsוְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241,that they should not hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

12Yea, they madeשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760their heartsוְלִבָּ֞םve.li.BamH3820asan adamant stoneשָׁמִ֗ירsha.MirH8068,lest they should hearמִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַMi.she.mo.a'H8085the lawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451,and the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697which Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635hath sentשָׁלַ֜חsha.LachH7971in his spiritבְּרוּח֔וֹbe.ru.ChoH7307byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027the formerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030:therefore came a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419wrathקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110from Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

13Therefore it is come to pass, thatas he criedקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121,and they would not hearשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085;so they criedיִקְרְאוּ֙yik.re.'UH7121,and I would not hearאֶשְׁמָ֔ע'esh.Ma'H8085,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635:

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