Revised Version 1895

Zechariah 10

1Askשַׁאֲל֨וּsha.'a.LuH7592ye of theLORDמֵיְהוָ֤הme.Yah.wehH3068rainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306in the time of thelatterמַלְק֔וֹשׁmal.Ko.oshH4456rainוּמְטַר־u.me.tar-H4306,evenעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that maketh lightnings; and he shallgiveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414themshowersגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ge.shemH1653ofrainH4306, toeveryלְאִ֖ישׁle.'IshH376onegrassעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

2For theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֣יםha.te.ra.FimH8655havespokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696vanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892, and thedivinersוְהַקּֽוֹסְמִים֙ve.ha.kos.MimH7080haveseenחָ֣זוּCha.zuH2372alieH8267; and they havetoldיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696falseH8267dreamsוַֽחֲלֹמוֹת֙va.cha.lo.mOtH2472, theycomfortיְנַֽחֵמ֑וּןye.na.che.MunH5162invainהַשָּׁ֣ואha.Sha.v'H7723: therefore theygoנָסְע֣וּna.se.'UH5265theirwayH5921likesheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629, they areafflictedH5921,becauseH3588there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369shepherdרֹעֶֽה׃ פro.'EhH7462.

3Mineangerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639iskindledחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734againstH5921theshepherdsהָֽרֹעִים֙ha.ro.'ImH7462, and I willpunishאֶפְק֑וֹד'ef.KodH6485the he-goats: for theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֤וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hathvisitedפָקַד֩fa.KadH6485hisflockעֶדְרוֹ֙ed.RoH5739thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and shallmakeוְשָׂ֣םve.SamH7760them as his goodlyhorseכְּס֥וּסke.SusH5483in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4From him shallcomeיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318thecornerפִנָּה֙fi.NahH6438stone, from him the nail, from him thebattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198, from himeveryכָל־khol-H3605exactortogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

5And they shall be asmightyH1368menH1368,treadingH947downבּוֹסִ֨יםbo.SimH947their enemies in themireבְּטִ֤יטbe.TitH2916of thestreetsחוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOtH2351in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421; and they shallfightוְנִ֨לְחֲמ֔וּve.Nil.cha.MuH3898,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with them: and theridersרֹכְבֵ֥יro.khe.VeiH7392onhorsesסוּסִֽים׃su.SimH5483shall be confounded.

6And I willstrengthenוְגִבַּרְתִּ֣י׀ve.gi.bar.TiH1396thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, and I willsaveאוֹשִׁ֔יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130, and I willbringH7725themagainH7725, for I havemercyרִֽחַמְתִּ֔יםri.cham.TimH7355uponוְהָי֖וּve.ha.YuH1961them; and they shall be asthoughH3588I hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808cast themoffH853: for I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, and I will hear them.

7And they ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669shall be like amightyH1368manH1368, and theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820shallrejoiceH8055asthroughH3820wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: yea, theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶם֙u.ve.nei.HemH1121shallseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200it, andrejoiceH8055; theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820shall begladH8055in theLORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

8I willhissאֶשְׁרְקָ֥ה'esh.re.KahH8319for them, andgatherוַאֲקַבְּצֵ֖םva.'a.ka.be.TzemH6908them; for I haveredeemedפְדִיתִ֑יםfe.di.TimH6299them: and they shallincreaseוְרָב֖וּve.ra.VuH7235as they haveincreasedרָבֽוּ׃ra.VuH7235.

9And I willsowוְאֶזְרָעֵם֙ve.'ez.ra.'EmH2232them among thepeoplesבָּֽעַמִּ֔יםba.'a.MimH5971; and they shallrememberיִזְכְּר֑וּנִיyiz.ke.Ru.niH2142meH7725infarH4801countriesH4801: and they shallliveוְחָי֥וּve.cha.YuH2421with theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121, and shallreturnוָשָֽׁבוּ׃va.Sha.vuH7725.

10I willbringאֲבִיאֵ֔ם'a.vi.'EmH935themagainוַהֲשִֽׁיבוֹתִים֙va.ha.shi.vo.TimH7725alsooutH413of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andgatherאֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908themoutH413ofAssyriaוּמֵֽאַשּׁ֖וּרu.me.'a.ShurH804; and I willbringH935themintoH413thelandאֶ֨רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadגִּלְעָ֤דgil.'AdH1568andLebanonוּלְבָנוֹן֙u.le.va.nOnH3844; andplaceH935shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808befoundיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672for them.

11And he shallpassוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674throughH5674theseaבַּיָּ֜םbai.YamH3220ofafflictionוְשֵׁ֥בֶטve.She.vetH7626, and shallsmiteוְהִכָּ֤הve.hi.KahH5221thewavesגַּלִּ֔יםga.LimH1530in theseaבַיָּם֙vai.YamH3220, andallכֹּ֖לkolH3605thedepthsמְצוּל֣וֹתme.tzu.LotH4688of theNileיְאֹ֑רye.'OrH2975shalldryוְהֹבִ֕ישׁוּve.ho.Vi.shuH3001upH3001: and theprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804shall bebroughtH3381downוְהוּרַד֙ve.hu.RadH3381, and the sceptre ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shalldepartיָסֽוּר׃ya.SurH5493awayH5493.

12And I willstrengthenוְגִבַּרְתִּים֙ve.gi.bar.TimH1396them in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068; and they shallwalkH1980up anddownH1980in hisnameוּבִשְׁמ֖וֹu.vish.MoH8034, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Zechariah 10

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