Revised Version 1895

Zechariah 7

1And itcameH1961topassH1961in thefourthאַרְבַּ֔ע'ar.Ba'H702yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofkingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Dariusלְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867, that thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untoZechariahזְכַרְיָ֗הze.khar.YahH2148in thefourthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֛הbe.'ar.ba.'AhH702dayH2320of theninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֖יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, even inChislevבְּכִסְלֵֽו׃be.khis.LevH3691.

2Now they of Beth-el hadsentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971SharezerH8272and Regem-melech, and theirmenH376, toentreatלְחַלּ֖וֹתle.cha.LotH2470the favour of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

3and tospeakלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559unto thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548of thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, and to theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Should Iweepהַֽאֶבְכֶּה֙ha.'ev.KehH1058in thefifthהַחֲמִשִׁ֔יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, separating myself, as I havedoneH6213theseזֶ֖הzehH2088soH6213manyכַּמֶּ֥הka.MehH4100yearsשָׁנִֽים׃ פsha.NimH8141?

4Thencameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Speakאֱמֹר֙'e.MorH559untoallH3605thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and to thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, When yefastedH6684andmournedוְסָפ֜וֹדve.sa.FodH5594in thefifthבַּחֲמִישִׁ֣יba.cha.mi.ShiH2549and in theseventhוּבַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יu.va.she.vi.'IH7637month,evenH3588theseוְזֶה֙ve.ZehH2088seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141, did ye atallH3605fastH6684untomeאֶל־'el-H413,evenH3588tomeוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413?

6And when yeeatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398, and when yedrinkתִשְׁתּ֑וּtish.TuH8354, donotהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808yeeatהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398for yourselves, anddrinkהַשֹּׁתִֽים׃ha.sho.TimH8354for yourselves?

7Should yenotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808hear thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֗יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathcriedקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121by theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֔יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, whenJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389wasinhabitedיֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427and in prosperity, and thecitiesוְעָרֶ֖יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892thereofroundH5439aboutבִּהְי֤וֹתbih.YotH1961herH5439, and theSouthוְהַנֶּ֥גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevH5045and thelowlandוְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219wereinhabitedיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פyo.ShevH3427?

8And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961untoZechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541hath theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635spokenאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Executeשְׁפֹ֔טוּshe.Fo.tuH8199trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941, and shewmercyH7356andcompassionוְרַֽחֲמִ֔יםve.ra.cha.MimH7356everyH376manH376to hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251:

10andoppressתַּעֲשֹׁ֑קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231notH408thewidowוְאַלְמָנָ֧הve.'al.ma.NahH490,norH408thefatherlessוְיָת֛וֹםve.ya.TomH3490, thestrangerגֵּ֥רgerH1616,norH408thepoorוְעָנִ֖יve.'a.NiH6041; andletH408noneH408ofyouH3824imagineevilוְרָעַת֙ve.ra.'AtH7451againstאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251in yourheartבִּלְבַבְכֶֽם׃bil.vav.KhemH3824.

11But theyrefusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to hearken, and pulled away theshoulderכָתֵ֖ףkha.TefH3802, andstoppedהִכְבִּ֥ידוּhikh.Bi.duH3513theirearsוְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241, that they should nothearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

12Yea, theymadeשָׂ֣מוּSa.muH7760theirheartsוְלִבָּ֞םve.li.BamH3820as an adamantstoneH834, lest they shouldhearמִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַMi.she.mo.a'H8085thelawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451, and thewordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635hadsentשָׁלַ֜חsha.LachH7971by hisspiritבְּרוּח֔וֹbe.ru.ChoH7307by thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030: thereforecameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961theregreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419wrathקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110from theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

13And itcameH1961topassH1961that, as hecriedקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121, and they wouldnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085;soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651they shallcryיִקְרְאוּ֙yik.re.'UH7121, and I willnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearאֶשְׁמָ֔ע'esh.Ma'H8085,saidאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635;

14but I will scatter them with a whirlwind amongallH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they havenotH3808knownיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045.ThusH3808thelandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776wasdesolateH8047afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, thatnoH3808manH3605passedH5674throughH5674norH3808returnedוּמִשָּׁ֑בu.mi.ShavH7725: for theylaidוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760thepleasantחֶמְדָּ֖הchem.DahH2532landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776desolateH8047.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain