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Zechariah 8:9-15

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.

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