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Zechariah 8

1Again thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; I wasjealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065forZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726withgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419jealousyקִנְאָ֣הkin.'AhH7068, and I wasjealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for her withgreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419furyוְחֵמָ֥הve.che.MahH2534.

3Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; I havereturnedשַׁ֚בְתִּיShav.tiH7725toZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726, and willdwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יve.sha.khan.TiH7931in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: andJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall becalledוְנִקְרְאָ֤הve.nik.re.'AhH7121acityעִ֣יר־'Ir-H5892oftruthהָֽאֱמֶ֔תha.'e.MetH571; and themountainוְהַר־ve.har-H2022of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635theholyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סha.Ko.deshH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022.

4Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; There shall yet oldmenזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205and oldwomenוּזְקֵנ֔וֹתu.ze.ke.NotH2205dwellיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in thestreetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתbir.cho.VotH7339ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and everymanוְאִ֧ישׁve.'IshH376with hisstaffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹmish.'an.ToH4938in hishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027forveryמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230ageיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

5And thestreetsוּרְחֹב֤וֹתu.re.cho.VotH7339of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shall befullיִמָּ֣לְא֔וּyi.Mal.'UH4390ofboysיְלָדִ֖יםye.la.DimH3206andgirlsוִֽילָד֑וֹתvi.la.DotH3207playingמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832in itsstreetsבִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סbir.Cho.o.Tei.haH7339.

6Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; If it ismarvellousיִפָּלֵ֗אyi.pa.Le'H6381in theeyesבְּעֵינֵי֙be.'ei.NeiH5869of theremnantשְׁאֵרִית֙she.'e.RitH7611of thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971in thesedaysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117, should it also bemarvellousיִפָּלֵ֔אyi.pa.Le'H6381in myeyesבְּעֵינַי֙be.'ei.NaiH5869?saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

7Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; Behold, I willsaveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971from theeastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, and from thewestמְב֥וֹא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃me.Vo' ha.Sha.meshH3996 H8121countryוּמֵאֶ֖רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776;

8And I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935them, and they shalldwellוְשָׁכְנ֖וּve.sha.khe.NuH7931in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: and they shall be mypeopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971, and I will be theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571and inrighteousnessוּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ סu.vitz.da.KahH6666.

9Thussaithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635; Let yourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027bestrongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388, ye thathearהַשֹּֽׁמְעִים֙ha.sho.me.'ImH8085in thesedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697by themouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, who were in thedayבְּי֞וֹםbe.YomH3117when thefoundationH3245of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635waslaidH3245, that thetempleהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964might bebuiltלְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃le.hi.ba.NotH1129.

10Forbeforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thesedaysהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117therewasנִֽהְיָ֔הnih.YahH1961nohireשְׂכַ֤רse.KharH7939formanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120, nor anyhireוּשְׂכַ֥רu.se.KharH7939forbeastהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929; neither was there anypeaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965to him that wentoutוְלַיּוֹצֵ֨אve.lai.yo.Tze'H3318or cameinוְלַבָּ֤אve.la.Ba'H935because of theafflictionהַצָּ֔רha.TzarH6862: for Isetוַאֲשַׁלַּ֥חva.'a.sha.LachH7971allmenהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376against hisneighbourבְּרֵעֵֽהוּ׃be.re.'E.huH7453.

11But now I will not be to theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611of thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971as in theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223daysכַיָּמִ֤יםkhai.ya.MimH3117,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12For theseedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233shall beprosperousהַשָּׁל֗וֹםha.sha.LomH7965; thevineהַגֶּ֜פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612shallgiveתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414herfruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529, and thegroundוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shallgiveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414herincreaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981, and theheavensוְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shallgiveיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414theirdewטַלָּ֑םta.LamH2919; and I will cause theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֛יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971topossessוְהִנְחַלְתִּ֗יve.hin.chal.TiH5157all these things .

13And it shall come to pass, that as ye were acurseקְלָלָ֜הke.la.LahH7045among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִ֗םba.go.YimH1471, Ohouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, andhouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; so will Isaveאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467you, and ye shall be ablessingבְּרָכָ֑הbe.ra.KhahH1293:fearתִּירָ֖אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not, let yourhandsיְדֵיכֶֽם׃ סye.dei.KhemH3027bestrongתֶּחֱזַ֥קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388.

14For thussaithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635; As Ithoughtזָמַמְ֜תִּיza.maM.tiH2161topunishלְהָרַ֣עle.ha.Ra'H7489you, when yourfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1provoked me towrathבְּהַקְצִ֤יףbe.hak.TzifH7107,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, and Irepentedנִחָֽמְתִּי׃ni.Cha.me.tiH5162not:

15Soagainשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725have Ithoughtזָמַ֙מְתִּי֙za.Mam.tiH2161in thesedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117to dogoodלְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.TivH3190toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:fearתִּירָֽאוּ׃ti.Ra.'uH3372ye not.

16These are thethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that ye shalldoתַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213;Speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696ye everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376thetruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to hisneighbourרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453;executeשִׁפְט֖וּshif.TuH8199thejudgmentוּמִשְׁפַּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941oftruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571andpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965in yourgatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃be.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179:

17And letnoneוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376of youimagineתַּחְשְׁבוּ֙tach.she.VuH2803evilרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451in yourheartsבִּלְבַבְכֶ֔םbil.vav.KhemH3824against hisneighbourרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453; andloveתֶּאֱהָ֑בוּte.'e.Ha.vuH157nofalseשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267oathוּשְׁבֻ֥עַתu.she.Vu.'atH7621: for all these are things that Ihateשָׂנֵ֖אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; Thefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685of thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243month, and thefastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685of thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֩ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549, and thefastוְצ֨וֹםve.TzomH6685of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637, and thefastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685of thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224, shall be to thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063joyלְשָׂשׂ֣וֹןle.sa.SonH8342andgladnessוּלְשִׂמְחָ֔הu.le.sim.ChahH8057, andcheerfulטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896feastsוּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖יםu.le.mo.'a.DimH4150; thereforeloveאֱהָֽבוּ׃ פ'e.Ha.vuH157thetruthוְהָאֱמֶ֥תve.ha.'e.MetH571andpeaceוְהַשָּׁל֖וֹםve.ha.sha.LomH7965.

20Thussaithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; It shall yet come to pass, that there shallcomeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935peopleעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofmanyרַבּֽוֹת׃ra.BotH7227citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892:

21And theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֩yo.she.VeiH3427ofoneאַחַ֨ת'a.ChatH259city shallgoH1980toanotherאַחַ֜ת'a.ChatH259,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Let usgoH3212speedilyH1980toprayלְחַלּוֹת֙le.cha.lOtH2470beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and toseekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: I willgoH3212also.

22Andmanyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֤ים'a.MimH5971andstrongעֲצוּמִ֔ים'a.tzu.MimH6099nationsוְגוֹיִ֣םve.go.YimH1471shallcomeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935toseekלְבַקֵּ֛שׁle.va.KeshH1245theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and toprayוּלְחַלּ֖וֹתu.le.cha.LotH2470beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

23Thussaithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635; In thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117it shall come to pass, thattenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582out of alllanguagesלְשֹׁנ֣וֹתle.sho.NotH3956of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471, shall takeholdיַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388, shall even takeholdוְֽהֶחֱזִ֡יקוּve.he.che.Zi.kuH2388of theskirtבִּכְנַף֩bikh.NafH3671of him that is aJewאִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדִ֜י'ish ye.hu.DiH376 H3064,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, We willgoH3212with you: for we haveheardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085thatGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is with you.

Commentaries on Zechariah 8

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