Revised Version 1895

Zechariah 9:1-8

1Theburdenמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853of thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068upon thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHadrachחַדְרָ֔ךְchad.RakhH2317, andDamascusוְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקve.da.Me.sekH1834shall beitsH3605restingH4496placeמְנֻחָת֑וֹme.nu.cha.ToH4496: for theeyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120and ofallH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478is toward theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068:

2andHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574also which bordereth thereon:Tyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865and Zidon,becauseH3588sheH3588isveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966wiseחָֽכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2449.

3AndTyreצֹ֛רtzorH6865didbuildוַתִּ֥בֶןva.Ti.venH1129herself a strong hold, and heapedupוַתִּצְבָּר־va.titz.bor-H6651silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701as thedustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083, andfineH3701goldוְחָר֖וּץve.cha.RutzH2742as themireכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of thestreetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

4Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, theLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136willdispossessיֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּהyo.ri.She.nahH3423herH398, and he willsmiteוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221herH398powerחֵילָ֑הּchei.LahH2428in theseaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220; andsheוְהִ֖יאve.Hi'H1931shall bedevouredH398withfireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

5Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831shallseeתֵּרֶ֨אte.Re'H7200it, andfearוְתִירָ֗אve.ti.Ra'H3372;Gazaוְעַזָּה֙ve.'a.ZahH5804also, and shall be sore pained; andEkronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138, forherH7200expectationמֶבָּטָ֑הּme.ba.TahH4007shall beashamedהֹבִ֣ישׁho.VishH954: and thekingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428shallperishוְאָ֤בַדve.'A.vadH6fromGazaמֵֽעַזָּ֔הme.'a.ZahH5804, andAshkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beinhabitedתֵשֵֽׁב׃te.ShevH3427.

6And a bastard shalldwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427inAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795, and I willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772theprideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

7And I willtakeH5493awayH5493hisbloodדָמָ֜יוda.MavH1818outH7604of hismouthמִפִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310, and hisabominationsוְשִׁקֻּצָיו֙ve.shi.ku.TzavH8251frombetweenמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996histeethשִׁנָּ֔יוshi.NavH8127; and he also shall be aremnantH7604for ourGodלֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430: and he shall be as a chieftain inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, andEkronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138as aJebusiteכִּיבוּסִֽי׃ki.vu.SiH2983.

8And I willencampוְחָנִ֨יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583aboutH5921minehouseלְבֵיתִ֤יle.vei.TiH1004againstH5921thearmyמִצָּבָה֙mi.tza.VahH4675, thatnoneH3808passH5674throughH5674orreturnוּמִשָּׁ֔בu.mi.ShavH7725: andnoH3808oppressorנֹגֵ֑שׂno.GesH5065shallpassH5674throughH5674themanyH5750moreH5750: fornowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258have Iseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200with mineeyesבְעֵינָֽי׃ סve.'ei.NaiH5869.

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