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Zechariah 1

1In theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320, in thesecondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867, came thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068toZechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBerechiahבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הbe.rekh.YahH1296, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIddoעִדּ֥וֹi.DoH5714theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath beenveryקָֽצֶף׃Ka.tzefH7110angryקָצַ֧ףka.TzafH7107with yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

3Thereforesayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559thou to them, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye to me,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, and I willturnוְאָשׁ֣וּבve.'a.ShuvH7725to you,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

4Be ye not as yourfathersכַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םkha.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, to whom theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֨יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030havecriedקָרְאֽוּ־ka.re.'u-H7121,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Turnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye now from yourevilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870, and from yourevilהָֽרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451doingsוּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖םu.ma.'a.li.lei.khemH4611: but they did nothearשָׁמְע֛וּsha.me.'UH8085, norhearkenהִקְשִׁ֥יבוּhik.Shi.vuH7181to me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, where are they? and theprophetsוְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔יםve.Ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, do theyliveיִֽחְיֽוּ׃Yich.YuH2421foreverהַלְעוֹלָ֖םhal.'o.LamH5769?

6But mywordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697and mystatutesוְחֻקַּ֗יve.chu.KaiH2706, which Icommandedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, did they not takeholdהִשִּׂ֖יגוּhi.Si.guH5381of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1? and theyreturnedוַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635thoughtזָמַ֜םza.MamH2161todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to us, according to ourwaysכִּדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙kid.ra.Khei.nuH1870, and according to ourdoingsוּכְמַ֣עֲלָלֵ֔ינוּu.khe.Ma.'a.la.Lei.nuH4611, so hath hedealtעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213with us.

7Upon thefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֜הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242dayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117of theeleventhלְעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עָשָׂ֥רle.'ash.tei- 'a.SarH6249 H6240monthחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320, which is themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Sebatשְׁבָ֔טshe.VatH7627, in thesecondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867, came thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068toZechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBerechiahבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הוּbe.rekh.Ya.huH1296, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIddoעִדּ֥וֹאi.Do'H5714theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

8Isawרָאִ֣יתִי׀ra.'I.tiH7200bynightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, and behold amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376ridingרֹכֵב֙ro.KhevH7392upon aredאָדֹ֔ם'a.DomH122horseס֣וּסsusH5483, and hestoodעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975among the myrtletreesהַהֲדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918that were in thebottomבַּמְּצֻלָ֑הba.me.tzu.LahH4699; andbehindוְאַחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310him were thereredאֲדֻמִּ֔ים'a.du.MimH122horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483,speckledשְׂרֻקִּ֖יםse.ru.KimH8320, andwhiteוּלְבָנִֽים׃u.le.va.NimH3836.

9Thensaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559I, O mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, what are these? And theangelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397thattalkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with mesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, I willshowאַרְאֶ֖ךָּ'ar.'E.kaH7200thee what these are .

10And themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376thatstoodהָעֹמֵ֥דha.'o.MedH5975among the myrtletreesהַהַדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918answeredוַיַּ֗עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, These are they whom theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathsentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971towalkלְהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְle.hit.ha.LekhH1980to and fro through theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11And theyansweredוַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thatstoodהָֽעֹמֵד֙ha.'o.MedH5975among the myrtletreesהַהֲדַסִּ֔יםha.ha.da.SimH1918, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We have walked to andfroהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980through theearthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776, and, behold, all theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776sittethstillיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427, and is atrestוְשֹׁקָֽטֶת׃ve.sho.Ka.tetH8252.

12Then theangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, how long wilt thou not havemercyתְרַחֵ֣םte.ra.ChemH7355onJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and on thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, against which thou hast hadindignationזָעַ֔מְתָּהza.'Am.tahH2194theseseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141?

13And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030theangelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with me withgoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697andcomfortingנִחֻמִֽים׃ni.chu.MimH5150wordsדְּבָרִ֖יםde.va.RimH1697.

14So theangelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397thattalkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with mesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Cryקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121thou,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thussaithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; I amjealousקִנֵּ֧אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065forJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and forZionוּלְצִיּ֖וֹןu.le.tzi.YonH6726with agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419jealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068.

15And I amveryגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419veryוְקֶ֤צֶףve.Ke.tzefH7110angryקֹצֵ֔ףko.TzefH7107with theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471that are ateaseהַשַּֽׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600: for I was but alittleמְּעָ֔טme.'AtH4592displeasedקָצַ֣פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107, and theyhelpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826forward theafflictionלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.

16Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; I havereturnedשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389withmerciesבְּֽרַחֲמִ֔יםbe.ra.cha.MimH7356: myhouseבֵּיתִי֙bei.TiH1004shall bebuiltיִבָּ֣נֶהyi.Ba.nehH1129in it,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, and alineוְקָ֥וve.ka.vahH6957 H6961shall be stretchedforthיִנָּטֶ֖הyi.na.TehH5186uponJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

17Cryקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121yet,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; Mycitiesעָרַ֖י'a.RaiH5892throughprosperityמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896shall yet be spreadabroadתְּפוּצֶ֥ינָהte.fu.Tzei.nahH6327; and theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068shall yetcomfortוְנִחַ֨םve.ni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726, and shall yetchooseוּבָחַ֥רu.va.CharH977Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

18Then I liftedupוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375myeyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869, andsawוָאֵ֑רֶאva.'E.re'H7200, and beholdfourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hornsקְרָנֽוֹת׃ke.ra.NotH7161.

19And Isaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559to theangelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with me, What are these? And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559me, These are thehornsהַקְּרָנוֹת֙ha.ke.ra.nOtH7161which havescatteredזֵר֣וּze.RuH2219Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LamH3389.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068showedוַיַּרְאֵ֣נִיvai.yar.'E.niH7200mefourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702craftsmenחָרָשִֽׁים׃cha.ra.ShimH2796.

21Thensaidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559I, Whatcomeבָאִ֖יםva.'ImH935these todoלַֽעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213? And hespokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, These are thehornsהַקְּרָנ֞וֹתha.ke.ra.NotH7161which havescatteredזֵ֣רוּZe.ruH2219Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, sothatכְּפִי־ke.fi-H6310nomanאִישׁ֙'ishH376liftedupנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218: but these arecomeוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toterrifyלְהַחֲרִ֣ידle.ha.cha.RidH2729them, to castdownלְיַדּ֞וֹתle.ya.DotH3034thehornsקַרְנ֣וֹתkar.NotH7161of theGentilesהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471, whichliftedהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥יםha.no.se.'ImH5375theirhornקֶ֛רֶןKe.renH7161over thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063toscatterלְזָרוֹתָֽהּ׃ סle.za.ro.TahH2219it.

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