Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 9

1The burdenמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853of the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hadrachחַדְרָ֔ךְchad.RakhH2317,and Damascusוְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקve.da.Me.sekH1834shall bethe restמְנֻחָת֑וֹme.nu.cha.ToH4496thereof: when the eyesעֵ֣ין'einH5869of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,as of all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, shall betoward Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068.

2And Hamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574also shall borderתִּגְבָּל־tig.bol-H1379thereby; Tyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865,and Sidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721,though it be veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966wiseחָֽכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2449.

3And Tyreצֹ֛רtzorH6865did buildוַתִּ֥בֶןva.Ti.venH1129herself a strong holdמָצ֖וֹרma.TzorH4692,and heaped upוַתִּצְבָּר־va.titz.bor-H6651silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701as the dustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083,and fine goldוְחָר֖וּץve.cha.RutzH2742as the mireכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

4Behold, the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136will cast her outיֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּהyo.ri.She.nahH3423,and he will smiteוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221her powerחֵילָ֑הּchei.LahH2428in the seaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220;and she shall be devouredתֵּאָכֵֽל׃te.'a.KhelH398with fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

5Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831shall seeתֵּרֶ֨אte.Re'H7200it,and fearוְתִירָ֗אve.ti.Ra'H3372;Gazaוְעַזָּה֙ve.'a.ZahH5804also shall see it,and be veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966sorrowfulוְתָחִ֣ילve.ta.ChilH2342,and Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138;for her expectationמֶבָּטָ֑הּme.ba.TahH4007shall be ashamedH3001;and the kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428shall perishוְאָ֤בַדve.'A.vadH6from Gazaמֵֽעַזָּ֔הme.'a.ZahH5804,and Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831shall not be inhabitedתֵשֵֽׁב׃te.ShevH3427.

6And a bastardמַמְזֵ֖רmam.ZerH4464shall dwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427in Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,and I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772the prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

7And I will take awayוַהֲסִרֹתִ֨יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493his bloodדָמָ֜יוda.MavH1818out of his mouthמִפִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310,and his abominationsוְשִׁקֻּצָיו֙ve.shi.ku.TzavH8251from between his teethשִׁנָּ֔יוshi.NavH8127:but he that remainethוְנִשְׁאַ֥רve.nish.'ArH7604, even he, shall befor our Godלֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430,and he shall be as a governorכְּאַלֻּ֣ףke.'a.LufH441in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,and Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138as a Jebusiteכִּיבוּסִֽי׃ki.vu.SiH2983.

8And I will encampוְחָנִ֨יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583about mine houseלְבֵיתִ֤יle.vei.TiH1004because of the armyמִצָּבָה֙mi.tza.VahH4675,because of him that passeth byמֵעֹבֵ֣רme.'o.VerH5674,and because of him that returnethוּמִשָּׁ֔בu.mi.ShavH7725:and no oppressorנֹגֵ֑שׂno.GesH5065shall pass throughיַעֲבֹ֧רya.'a.VorH5674them any more: for now have I seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200with mine eyesבְעֵינָֽי׃ סve.'ei.NaiH5869.

9Rejoiceגִּילִ֨יgi.LiH1523greatlyמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726;shoutהָרִ֙יעִי֙ha.Ri.'iH7321,O daughterבַּ֣תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:behold, thy Kingמַלְכֵּךְ֙mal.keKhH4428comethיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935unto thee: he isjustצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662,and having salvationוְנוֹשָׁ֖עve.no.Sha'H3467;lowlyעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041,and ridingוְרֹכֵ֣בve.ro.KhevH7392upon a donkeyחֲמ֔וֹרcha.MorH2543,and upon a coltעַ֖יִר'A.yirH5895the foalבֶּן־ben-H1121of a donkeyאֲתֹנֽוֹת׃'a.to.NotH860.

10And I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּי־ve.hikh.ra.ti-H3772the chariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393from Ephraimמֵאֶפְרַ֗יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669,and the horseוְסוּס֙ve.SusH5483from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and the battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָה֙ve.nikh.re.TahH3772:and he shall speakוְדִבֶּ֥רve.di.BerH1696peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965unto the heathenלַגּוֹיִ֑םla.go.YimH1471:and his dominionוּמָשְׁלוֹ֙u.ma.she.LoH4915shall befrom seaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220evento seaיָ֔םYamH3220,and from the riverוּמִנָּהָ֖רu.mi.na.HarH5104evento the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

11As for thee also, by the bloodבְּדַם־be.dam-H1818of thy covenantבְּרִיתֵ֗ךְbe.ri.TekhH1285I have sent forthשִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971thy prisonersאֲסִירַ֙יִךְ֙'a.si.Ra.yikhH615out of the pitמִבּ֔וֹרmi.BorH953wherein isno waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

12Turnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725you to the strong holdלְבִצָּר֔וֹןle.vi.tza.RonH1225,ye prisonersאֲסִירֵ֖י'a.si.ReiH615of hopeהַתִּקְוָ֑הha.tik.VahH8615:even to dayהַיּ֕וֹםhai.YomH3117do I declareמַגִּ֥ידma.GidH5046thatI will renderאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932unto thee;

13When I have bentדָרַ֨כְתִּיda.Rakh.tiH1869Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063for me, filledמִלֵּ֣אתִיmi.Le.tiH4390the bowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198with Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and raised upוְעוֹרַרְתִּ֤יve.'o.rar.TiH5782thy sonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121,O Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,against thy sonsבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121,O Greeceיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120,and madeוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְve.sam.TikhH7760thee as the swordכְּחֶ֥רֶבke.Che.revH2719of a mighty manגִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.BorH1368.

14And Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068shall be seenיֵֽרָאֶ֔הye.ra.'EhH7200over them, and his arrowחִצּ֑וֹchi.TzoH2671shall go forthוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318as the lightningכַבָּרָ֖קkha.ba.RakH1300:and the Lordוַֽאדֹנָ֤יva.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִה֙Yah.wehH3069shall blowיִתְקָ֔עyit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֣רba.sho.FarH7782,and shall goוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980with whirlwindsבְּסַעֲר֥וֹתbe.sa.'a.RotH5591of the southתֵּימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486.

15Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635shall defendיָגֵ֣ןya.GenH1598them; and they shall devourוְאָכְל֗וּve.'a.khe.LuH398,and subdueוְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙ve.kha.ve.ShuH3533with slingקֶ֔לַעKe.la'H7050stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68;and they shall drinkוְשָׁת֥וּve.sha.TuH8354, andmake a noiseהָמ֖וּha.MuH1993as through wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196;and they shall be filledוּמָֽלְאוּ֙u.mal.'UH4390like bowlsכַּמִּזְרָ֔קka.miz.RakH4219, andas the cornersכְּזָוִיּ֖וֹתke.za.vi.YotH2106of the altarמִזְבֵּֽחַ׃miz.Be.achH4196.

16And Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430shall saveוְֽהוֹשִׁיעָ֞םve.ho.shi.'AmH3467them in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117as the flockכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629of his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971: for they shall be asthe stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of a crownנֵ֔זֶרNe.zerH5145,lifted up as an ensignמִֽתְנוֹסְס֖וֹתmit.no.SotH5264upon his landאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

17For how great ishis goodnessטּוּב֖וֹtu.VoH2898, and how great ishis beautyיָפְי֑וֹya.fe.YoH3308!grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715shall make the young menבַּֽחוּרִ֔יםba.chu.RimH970cheerfulיְנוֹבֵ֥בye.no.VevH5107,and new wineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492the maidsבְּתֻלֽוֹת׃be.tu.LotH1330.

Commentaries on Zechariah 9