Revised Version 1895

Zechariah 1:1-17

1In theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320, in thesecondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,cameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068untoZechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBerechiahבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הbe.rekh.YahH1296, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIddoעִדּ֥וֹi.DoH5714, theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath been soredispleasedקָצַ֧ףka.TzafH7107with yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

3ThereforesayH559thou unto them,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725untomeH413, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, and I willreturnוְאָשׁ֣וּבve.'a.ShuvH7725untoyouH7725, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

4Be yenotH3808as yourfathersכַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םkha.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, untowhomH834theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֨יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030criedקָרְאֽוּ־ka.re.'u-H7121,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Returnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725yenowנָא֙na'H4994from yourevilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870, and from yourevilהָֽרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451doingsוּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖םu.ma.'a.li.lei.khemH4611: but theydidH834notH3808hearשָׁמְע֛וּsha.me.'UH8085,norH3808hearken untomeH413, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,whereאַיֵּה־'ai.yeh-H346are they? and theprophetsוְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔יםve.Ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, do theyliveיִֽחְיֽוּ׃Yich.YuH2421foreverהַלְעוֹלָ֖םhal.'o.LamH5769?

6But mywordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697and mystatutesוְחֻקַּ֗יve.chu.KaiH2706,whichH834Icommandedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,didלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213theynotהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808overtakeהִשִּׂ֖יגוּhi.Si.guH5381yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1? and theyturnedH7725andsaidH559, Like as theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635thoughtH559todoעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213untousH7725, according to ourwaysכִּדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙kid.ra.Khei.nuH1870, and according to ourdoingsH1697,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651hath he dealt withusH7725.

7UponH1961thefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֜הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242dayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117of theeleventhעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240monthחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320,whichהוּא־hu'-H1931is themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Shebatשְׁבָ֔טshe.VatH7627, in thesecondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,cameH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068untoZechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBerechiahבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הוּbe.rekh.Ya.huH1296, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIddoעִדּ֥וֹאi.Do'H5714, theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

8Isawרָאִ֣יתִי׀ra.'I.tiH7200in thenightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, andbeholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376ridingרֹכֵב֙ro.KhevH7392uponעַל־'al-H5921aredאָדֹ֔ם'a.DomH122horseס֣וּסsusH5483, and hestoodעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975among themyrtleהַהֲדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918treesH1918that were in the bottom; andbehindוְאַחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310him there werehorsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483,redאֲדֻמִּ֔ים'a.du.MimH122,sorrelשְׂרֻקִּ֖יםse.ru.KimH8320, andwhiteוּלְבָנִֽים׃u.le.va.NimH3836.

9Thensaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559I, O mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,whatמָה־mah-H4100aretheseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428? And theangelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397thattalkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696withmeH413saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413, I will shew theewhatמָה־mah-H4100theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428be.

10And themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376thatstoodהָעֹמֵ֥דha.'o.MedH5975among themyrtleהַהַדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918treesH1918answeredH559andsaidH559,Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are theywhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathsentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971towalkH1980to andfroH1980throughH1980theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11And theyansweredH559theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thatstoodהָֽעֹמֵד֙ha.'o.MedH5975among themyrtleהַהֲדַסִּ֔יםha.ha.da.SimH1918treesH1918, andsaidH559,WeH1980havewalkedH1980to andfroH1980throughH1980theearthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,allכָל־khol-H3605theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776sittethstillH5975, and is atrestוְשֹׁקָֽטֶת׃ve.sho.Ka.tetH8252.

12Then theangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068answeredH559andsaidH559, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,howH834longעַד־'ad-H5704wilt thounotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808havemercyתְרַחֵ֣םte.ra.ChemH7355onJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and on thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,againstH3389whichH834thou hast hadindignationזָעַ֔מְתָּהza.'Am.tahH2194theseזֶ֖הzehH2088threescore and tenyearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141?

13And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030theangelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedH1696withmeH1696withgoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697,evenאֶת־'et-H853comfortablewordsדְּבָרִ֖יםde.va.RimH1697.

14SoH3541theangelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397thattalkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696withmeH413saidH559untomeH413,Cryקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121thou,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: I amjealousקִנֵּ֧אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065forJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and forZionוּלְצִיּ֖וֹןu.le.tzi.YonH6726with agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419jealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068.

15And I amveryגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419soredispleasedקֹצֵ֔ףko.TzefH7107with thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471that are ateaseהַשַּֽׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600: for I was but alittleמְּעָ֔טme.'AtH4592displeasedקָצַ֣פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107, and theyhelpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826forward the affliction.

16Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068: I amreturnedשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389withmerciesבְּֽרַחֲמִ֔יםbe.ra.cha.MimH7356; myhouseבֵּיתִי֙bei.TiH1004shall bebuiltיִבָּ֣נֶהyi.Ba.nehH1129in it, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, and a line shall bestretchedיִנָּטֶ֖הyi.na.TehH5186forth overJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

17Cryקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121yetagainH5750,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: Mycitiesעָרַ֖י'a.RaiH5892throughprosperityמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896shall yet bespreadתְּפוּצֶ֥ינָהte.fu.Tzei.nahH6327abroad; and theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068shall yetcomfortוְנִחַ֨םve.ni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726, and shall yetchooseוּבָחַ֥רu.va.CharH977Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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