Revised Version 1895

Zechariah 9:9-17

9Rejoiceגִּילִ֨יgi.LiH1523greatlyמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726;shoutהָרִ֙יעִי֙ha.Ri.'iH7321, Odaughterבַּ֣תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, thykingמַלְכֵּךְ֙mal.keKhH4428cometh unto thee: he isjustצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662, andhavingH4428salvationוְנוֹשָׁ֖עve.no.Sha'H3467;lowlyעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041, andridingוְרֹכֵ֣בve.ro.KhevH7392uponH5921an ass,evenH5921uponH5921acoltH5895thefoalH5895of an ass.

10And I willcutוְהִכְרַתִּי־ve.hikh.ra.ti-H3772offH3772thechariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393fromEphraimמֵאֶפְרַ֗יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669, and thehorseוְסוּס֙ve.SusH5483fromJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, and thebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198shall becutוְנִכְרְתָה֙ve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772; and he shallspeakוְדִבֶּ֥רve.di.BerH1696peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965unto thenationsלַגּוֹיִ֑םla.go.YimH1471: and his dominion shall be fromseaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220toseaיָ֔םYamH3220, and from theRiverוּמִנָּהָ֖רu.mi.na.HarH5104to theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

11As for thee also, because of thebloodבְּדַם־be.dam-H1818of thycovenantבְּרִיתֵ֗ךְbe.ri.TekhH1285I havesentH7971forthH7971thyprisonersאֲסִירַ֙יִךְ֙'a.si.Ra.yikhH615outH7971of thepitמִבּ֔וֹרmi.BorH953wherein isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

12Turnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725youH3117to the strong hold, yeprisonersאֲסִירֵ֖י'a.si.ReiH615ofhopeהַתִּקְוָ֑הha.tik.VahH8615:evenגַּם־gam-H1571todayH3117do Ideclareמַגִּ֥ידma.GidH5046that I willrenderאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932unto thee.

13For I havebentדָרַ֨כְתִּיda.Rakh.tiH1869Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063formeH5921, I havefilledמִלֵּ֣אתִיmi.Le.tiH4390thebowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198withEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669; and I willstirוְעוֹרַרְתִּ֤יve.'o.rar.TiH5782upH5921thysonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121, OZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,againstH5921thysonsבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121, OGreeceיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120, and willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְve.sam.TikhH7760thee as theswordכְּחֶ֥רֶבke.Che.revH2719of amightyH1368manH1368.

14And theLORDH3068shall beseenיֵֽרָאֶ֔הye.ra.'EhH7200over them, and hisarrowחִצּ֑וֹchi.TzoH2671shallgoוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980forthוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318as thelightningכַבָּרָ֖קkha.ba.RakH1300: and theLordH3068GODH3068shallblowיִתְקָ֔עyit.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֣רba.sho.FarH7782, and shallgoH1980with whirlwinds of thesouthתֵּימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486.

15TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635shalldefendיָגֵ֣ןya.GenH1598them; and they shalldevourוְאָכְל֗וּve.'a.khe.LuH398, and shalltreadוְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙ve.kha.ve.ShuH3533downH8354the slingstonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68; and they shalldrinkוְשָׁת֥וּve.sha.TuH8354, andmakeהָמ֖וּha.MuH1993a noise asthroughעֲלֵיהֶם֒'a.lei.HemH5921wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: and they shall befilledוּמָֽלְאוּ֙u.mal.'UH4390likebowlsכַּמִּזְרָ֔קka.miz.RakH4219, like thecornersכְּזָוִיּ֖וֹתke.za.vi.YotH2106of thealtarמִזְבֵּֽחַ׃miz.Be.achH4196.

16And theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430shallsaveוְֽהוֹשִׁיעָ֞םve.ho.shi.'AmH3467them in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117as theflockכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629of hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971: for they shall be as thestonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of acrownנֵ֔זֶרNe.zerH5145, lifted on high over hislandאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

17Forhowמַה־mah-H4100great is hisgoodnessטּוּב֖וֹtu.VoH2898, andhowוּמַה־u.mah-H4100great is hisbeautyיָפְי֑וֹya.fe.YoH3308! corn shallmakeכִּ֥יkiH3588theyoungבַּֽחוּרִ֔יםba.chu.RimH970menH970flourishיְנוֹבֵ֥בye.no.VevH5107, andnewוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492the maids.

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