Revised Version 1895

Zechariah 8

1And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635cameH1961tomeH1961,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: I amjealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065forZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726withgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419jealousyקִנְאָ֣הkin.'AhH7068, and I amjealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065forherאָמַר֙'a.MarH559withgreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419furyוְחֵמָ֥הve.che.MahH2534.

3Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: I amreturnedשַׁ֚בְתִּיShav.tiH7725untoZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726, and willdwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יve.sha.khan.TiH7931in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: andJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall becalledוְנִקְרְאָ֤הve.nik.re.'AhH7121Thecityעִ֣יר־'Ir-H5892oftruthהָֽאֱמֶ֔תha.'e.MetH571; and themountainוְהַר־ve.har-H2022of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635Theholyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סha.Ko.deshH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022.

4Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: There shall yetoldזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205menH376andoldוּזְקֵנ֔וֹתu.ze.ke.NotH2205womenH2205dwellיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in thestreetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,everyH376manH376with hisstaffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹmish.'an.ToH4938in hishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027for veryageיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

5And thestreetsוּרְחֹב֤וֹתu.re.cho.VotH7339of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shall befullיִמָּ֣לְא֔וּyi.Mal.'UH4390ofboysיְלָדִ֖יםye.la.DimH3206andgirlsוִֽילָד֑וֹתvi.la.DotH3207playingמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832in thestreetsבִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סbir.Cho.o.Tei.haH7339thereof.

6Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588it bemarvelousיִפָּלֵ֗אyi.pa.Le'H6381in theeyesבְּעֵינֵי֙be.'ei.NeiH5869of theremnantשְׁאֵרִית֙she.'e.RitH7611of thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971inthoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117, should it also bemarvelousיִפָּלֵ֔אyi.pa.Le'H6381in mineeyesבְּעֵינַי֙be.'ei.NaiH5869? saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

7Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, I willsaveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971from theeastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, and from thewestמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996countryוּמֵאֶ֖רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776:

8and I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935them, and they shalldwellוְשָׁכְנ֖וּve.sha.khe.NuH7931in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and they shall be mypeopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971, and I will be theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571and inrighteousnessוּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ סu.vitz.da.KahH6666.

9Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635, Let yourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027bestrongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388, ye thathearהַשֹּֽׁמְעִים֙ha.sho.me.'ImH8085intheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697from themouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,whichאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834were in thedayבְּי֞וֹםbe.YomH3117that thefoundationH3245of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635waslaidH3245,evenאֵ֖ת'etH853thetempleH1004, that it might bebuiltלְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃le.hi.ba.NotH1129.

10Forbeforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thoseH3605daysהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117there wasnoH3808hireשְׂכַ֤רse.KharH7939formanH376,norH3808anyH3605hireוּשְׂכַ֥רu.se.KharH7939forbeastהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929;neitherH3808was thereanyH3605peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965to him thatwentH3318outH3318orcameוְלַבָּ֤אve.la.Ba'H935inbecauseכִּ֗יKiH3588of the adversary: for Isetוַאֲשַׁלַּ֥חva.'a.sha.LachH7971allH3605menH376everyH3605oneagainstמִן־min-H4480his neighbour.

11Butnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be unto theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611of thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971as in theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223daysכַיָּמִ֤יםkhai.ya.MimH3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12For there shall be theseedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233ofpeaceהַשָּׁל֗וֹםha.sha.LomH7965; thevineהַגֶּ֜פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612shallgiveתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414herH3605fruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529, and thegroundוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shallgiveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414herH3605increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981, and theheavensוְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shallgiveיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414theirdewטַלָּ֑םta.LamH2919; and I willcauseH5414theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֛יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971toinheritוְהִנְחַלְתִּ֗יve.hin.chal.TiH5157allH3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428things.

13And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961that, as ye were acurseקְלָלָ֜הke.la.LahH7045among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֗םba.go.YimH1471, Ohouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andhouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651will Isaveאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467youכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.SherH834, and ye shall be ablessingבְּרָכָ֑הbe.ra.KhahH1293:fearתִּירָ֖אוּti.Ra.'uH3372notH408, butletH408yourhandsיְדֵיכֶֽם׃ סye.dei.KhemH3027bestrongתֶּחֱזַ֥קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388.

14Forthusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635: As IthoughtH559to doevilלְהָרַ֣עle.ha.Ra'H7489untoyouכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834, when yourfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1provokedH7107meH3808towrathH7107, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, and Irepentedנִחָֽמְתִּי׃ni.Cha.me.tiH5162notH3808;

15soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651againשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725have I thought intheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117todoH3190goodלְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.TivH3190untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:fearתִּירָֽאוּ׃ti.Ra.'uH3372yenotאַל־'al-H408.

16Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428are the things that ye shalldoתַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213;Speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696yeeveryH376manH376thetruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571with his neighbour;executeשִׁפְט֖וּshif.TuH8199thejudgmentוּמִשְׁפַּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941oftruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571andpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965in yourgatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃be.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179:

17andletאַֽל־'al-H408noneH3605ofyouאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834imagineevilרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451in yourheartsבִּלְבַבְכֶ֔םbil.vav.KhemH3824againstH8130his neighbour; andloveתֶּאֱהָ֑בוּte.'e.Ha.vuH157noאַֽל־'al-H408falseשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267oathוּשְׁבֻ֥עַתu.she.Vu.'atH7621: forallH3605theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428are things that Ihateשָׂנֵ֖אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635cameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: Thefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685of thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243month, and thefastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685of thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֩ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549, and thefastוְצ֨וֹםve.TzomH6685of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637, and thefastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685of thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224, shall be to thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063joyH8057andgladnessוּלְשִׂמְחָ֔הu.le.sim.ChahH8057, and cheerfulfeastsוּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖יםu.le.mo.'a.DimH4150; thereforeloveאֱהָֽבוּ׃ פ'e.Ha.vuH157truthוְהָאֱמֶ֥תve.ha.'e.MetH571andpeaceוְהַשָּׁל֖וֹםve.ha.sha.LomH7965.

20Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: It shall yetcomeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935topassH935, that there shallcomeH935peoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofmanyרַבּֽוֹת׃ra.BotH7227citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892:

21and theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֩yo.she.VeiH3427of one city shallgoוְֽהָלְכ֡וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980toanotherH259,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Letנֵלְכָ֤הne.le.KhahH1980usאֶל־'el-H413goהָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980speedily toentreatלְחַלּוֹת֙le.cha.lOtH2470the favour of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and toseekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: I willgoאֵלְכָ֖ה'e.le.KhahH1980also.

22Yea,manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֤ים'a.MimH5971andstrongעֲצוּמִ֔ים'a.tzu.MimH6099nationsוְגוֹיִ֣םve.go.YimH1471shallcomeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935toseekלְבַקֵּ֛שׁle.va.KeshH1245theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and toentreatוּלְחַלּ֖וֹתu.le.cha.LotH2470the favour of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

23Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635: InthoseH3605daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117it shallcomeH6635to pass, thattenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shalltakeיַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388holdוְֽהֶחֱזִ֡יקוּve.he.che.Zi.kuH2388,outH2388ofallH3605thelanguagesלְשֹׁנ֣וֹתle.sho.NotH3956of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471, shallevenH3588takeH2388holdH2388of theskirtבִּכְנַף֩bikh.NafH3671of him that is aJewיְהוּדִ֜יye.hu.DiH3064,sayingH559,WeH3588will go withyouH834, forweH3588haveheardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085thatGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is withyouH834.

Commentaries on Zechariah 8

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