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Zechariah 12

1Theburdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853of thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068forIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, whostretchethנֹטֶ֤הno.TehH5186forth theheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064, and layeth thefoundationוְיֹסֵ֣דve.yo.SedH3245of theearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776, andformethוְיֹצֵ֥רve.yo.TzerH3335thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120withinבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ פbe.kir.BoH7130him.

2Behold, I willmakeשָׂ֣םsamH7760Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֧םye.ru.sha.LimH3389acupסַף־saf-H5592oftremblingרַ֛עַלRa.'alH7478to all thesurroundingסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439peopleהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971, when they shall be in thesiegeבַמָּצ֖וֹרva.ma.TzorH4692both againstJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063and againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And in thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117will Imakeאָשִׂ֨ים'a.SimH7760Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389aburdensomeמַֽעֲמָסָה֙ma.'a.ma.SahH4614stoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68for allpeopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971: all thatburdenעֹמְסֶ֖יהָ'o.me.Sei.haH6006themselves with it shall be cut inpiecesH8295, though all thepeopleגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776begatheredוְנֶאֶסְפ֣וּve.ne.'es.FuH622against it.

4In thatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, I willsmiteאַכֶּ֤ה'a.KehH5221everyhorseסוּס֙susH5483withastonishmentבַּתִּמָּה֔וֹןba.ti.ma.HonH8541, and hisriderוְרֹכְב֖וֹve.ro.khe.VoH7392withmadnessבַּשִּׁגָּע֑וֹןba.shi.ga.'onH7697: and I willopenאֶפְקַ֣ח'ef.KachH6491myeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869upon thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and willsmiteאַכֶּ֖ה'a.KehH5221everyhorseס֣וּסsusH5483of thepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971withblindnessבַּֽעִוָּרֽוֹן׃Ba.'i.va.RonH5788.

5And thegovernorsאַלֻּפֵ֥י'a.lu.FeiH441ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shallsayוְאָֽמְר֛וּve.'a.me.RuH559in theirheartבְּלִבָּ֑םbe.li.BamH3820, Theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall be mystrengthאַמְצָ֥ה'am.TzahH556in theLORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

6In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117will Imakeאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760thegovernorsאַלֻּפֵ֨י'a.lu.FeiH441ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063like anhearthכְּֽכִיּ֧וֹרke.khi.YorH3595offireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784among thewoodבְּעֵצִ֗יםbe.'e.TzimH6086, and like atorchוּכְלַפִּ֥ידu.khe.la.PidH3940offireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784in asheafבְּעָמִ֔ירbe.'a.MirH5995; and they shalldevourוְאָ֨כְל֜וּve.'A.khe.LuH398all thesurroundingסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439peopleהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971, on the righthandיָמִ֧יןya.MinH3225and on theleftשְׂמֹ֛אולse.MolH8040: andJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֥םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall beinhabitedוְיָשְׁבָ֨הve.ya.she.VahH3427again in her own place, even inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

7TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068also shallsaveוְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467thetentsאָהֳלֵ֥י'o.ho.LeiH168ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223, that thegloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732and thegloryוְתִפְאֶ֛רֶתve.tif.'E.retH8597of theinhabitantsיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389may notmagnifyתִגְדַּ֜לtig.DalH1431themselves againstJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068defendיָגֵ֤ןya.GenH1598theinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and he that isfeebleהַנִּכְשָׁ֥לha.nikh.ShalH3782among them at thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall be asDavidכְּדָוִ֑ידke.da.VidH1732; and thehouseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732shall be asGodכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.HimH430, as theangelכְּמַלְאַ֥ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

9And it shall come to pass in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that I willseekאֲבַקֵּ֗שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245todestroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֙le.hash.MidH8045all thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatcomeהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10And I willpourוְשָׁפַכְתִּי֩ve.sha.fakh.TiH8210upon thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732, and upon theinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307ofgraceחֵן֙chenH2580and ofsupplicationsוְתַ֣חֲנוּנִ֔יםve.Ta.cha.nu.NimH8469: and they shalllookוְהִבִּ֥יטוּve.hi.Bi.tuH5027upon me whom they havepiercedדָּקָ֑רוּda.Ka.ruH1856, and they shallmournכְּמִסְפֵּד֙ke.mis.PedH4553for him, as onemournethוְסָפְד֣וּve.sa.fe.DuH5594for hisonlyהַיָּחִ֔ידhai.ya.ChidH3173son, and shall be inbitternessוְהָמֵ֥רve.ha.MerH4843for him, as one that is inbitternessכְּהָמֵ֥רke.ha.MerH4843for hisfirstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060.

11In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall there be agreatיִגְדַּ֤לyig.DalH1431mourningהַמִּסְפֵּד֙ha.mis.PedH4553inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, as themourningכְּמִסְפַּ֥דke.mis.PadH4553ofHadadrimmonH1910in thevalleyבְּבִקְעַ֥תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofMegiddonמְגִדּֽוֹן׃me.gi.DonH4023.

12And thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallmournוְסָפְדָ֣הve.sa.fe.DahH5594,everyמִשְׁפָּח֥וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940familyמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940apartH905; thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֨חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732apart, and theirwivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֣םu.ne.shei.HemH802apart; thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofNathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416apart, and theirwivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802apart;

13Thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofLeviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878apart, and theirwivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802apart; thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940ofShimeiהַשִּׁמְעִי֙ha.shim.'IH8097apart, and theirwivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802apart;

14All thefamiliesH4940thatremainהַנִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתha.nish.'a.RotH7604, everyfamilyH4940apart, and theirwivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802apart.

Commentaries on Zechariah 12

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