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Zechariah 9

1Theburdenמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853of thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHadrachחַדְרָ֔ךְchad.RakhH2317, andDamascusוְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקve.da.Me.sekH1834shall be therestמְנֻחָת֑וֹme.nu.cha.ToH4496of it: when theeyesעֵ֣ין'einH5869ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120, as of all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, shall be toward theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068.

2AndHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574also shallborderתִּגְבָּל־tig.bol-H1379by it;Tyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865, andZidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721, though it beveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966wiseחָֽכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2449.

3AndTyreצֹ֛רtzorH6865builtוַתִּ֥בֶןva.Ti.venH1129herself a strongholdמָצ֖וֹרma.TzorH4692, and heapedupוַתִּצְבָּר־va.titz.bor-H6651silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701as thedustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083, and finegoldוְחָר֖וּץve.cha.RutzH2742as themireכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of thestreetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

4Behold, theLORDאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136will cast heroutיֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּהyo.ri.She.nahH3423, and he willsmiteוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221herpowerחֵילָ֑הּchei.LahH2428in theseaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220; and she shall bedevouredתֵּאָכֵֽל׃te.'a.KhelH398withfireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

5Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831shallseeתֵּרֶ֨אte.Re'H7200it, andfearוְתִירָ֗אve.ti.Ra'H3372;Gazaוְעַזָּה֙ve.'a.ZahH5804also shall see it, and beveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966sorrowfulוְתָחִ֣ילve.ta.ChilH2342, andEkronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138; for herexpectationמֶבָּטָ֑הּme.ba.TahH4007shall beashamedH3001; and thekingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428shallperishוְאָ֤בַדve.'A.vadH6fromGazaמֵֽעַזָּ֔הme.'a.ZahH5804, andAshkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831shall not beinhabitedתֵשֵֽׁב׃te.ShevH3427.

6And abastardמַמְזֵ֖רmam.ZerH4464shalldwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427inAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795, and I will cutoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772theprideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

7And I will takeawayוַהֲסִרֹתִ֨יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493hisbloodדָמָ֜יוda.MavH1818out of hismouthמִפִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310, and hisabominationsוְשִׁקֻּצָיו֙ve.shi.ku.TzavH8251from between histeethשִׁנָּ֔יוshi.NavH8127: but he thatremainethוְנִשְׁאַ֥רve.nish.'ArH7604, even he, shall be for ourGodלֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430, and he shall be as agovernorכְּאַלֻּ֣ףke.'a.LufH441inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, andEkronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138as aJebusiteכִּיבוּסִֽי׃ki.vu.SiH2983.

8And I willencampוְחָנִ֨יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583about myhouseלְבֵיתִ֤יle.vei.TiH1004because of thearmyמִצָּבָה֙mi.tza.VahH4675, because of him that passethbyמֵעֹבֵ֣רme.'o.VerH5674, and because of him thatreturnethוּמִשָּׁ֔בu.mi.ShavH7725: and nooppressorנֹגֵ֑שׂno.GesH5065shall passthroughיַעֲבֹ֧רya.'a.VorH5674them any more: for now have Iseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200with myeyesבְעֵינָֽי׃ סve.'ei.NaiH5869.

9Rejoiceגִּילִ֨יgi.LiH1523greatlyמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726;shoutהָרִ֙יעִי֙ha.Ri.'iH7321, Odaughterבַּ֣תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: behold, thyKingמַלְכֵּךְ֙mal.keKhH4428comethיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935to thee: he isjustצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662, and havingsalvationוְנוֹשָׁ֖עve.no.Sha'H3467;lowlyעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041, andridingוְרֹכֵ֣בve.ro.KhevH7392upon adonkeyחֲמ֔וֹרcha.MorH2543, and upon acoltעַ֖יִר'A.yirH5895thefoalבֶּן־ben-H1121of adonkeyאֲתֹנֽוֹת׃'a.to.NotH860.

10And I will cutoffוְהִכְרַתִּי־ve.hikh.ra.ti-H3772thechariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393fromEphraimמֵאֶפְרַ֗יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669, and thehorseוְסוּס֙ve.SusH5483fromJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, and thebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198shall be cutoffוְנִכְרְתָה֙ve.nikh.re.TahH3772: and he shallspeakוְדִבֶּ֥רve.di.BerH1696peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965to theheathenלַגּוֹיִ֑םla.go.YimH1471: and hisdominionוּמָשְׁלוֹ֙u.ma.she.LoH4915shall be fromseaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220toseaיָ֔םYamH3220, and from theriverוּמִנָּהָ֖רu.mi.na.HarH5104to theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

11As for thee also, by thebloodבְּדַם־be.dam-H1818of thycovenantבְּרִיתֵ֗ךְbe.ri.TekhH1285I have sentforthשִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971thyprisonersאֲסִירַ֙יִךְ֙'a.si.Ra.yikhH615out of thepitמִבּ֔וֹרmi.BorH953in which is nowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

12Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725to the strongholdלְבִצָּר֔וֹןle.vi.tza.RonH1225, yeprisonersאֲסִירֵ֖י'a.si.ReiH615ofhopeהַתִּקְוָ֑הha.tik.VahH8615: even todayהַיּ֕וֹםhai.YomH3117do Ideclareמַגִּ֥ידma.GidH5046that I willrenderאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932to thee;

13When I havebentדָרַ֨כְתִּיda.Rakh.tiH1869Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063for me,filledמִלֵּ֣אתִיmi.Le.tiH4390thebowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198withEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and raisedupוְעוֹרַרְתִּ֤יve.'o.rar.TiH5782thysonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121, OZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726, against thysonsבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121, OGreeceיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120, andmadeוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְve.sam.TikhH7760thee as theswordכְּחֶ֥רֶבke.Che.revH2719of a mightymanגִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.BorH1368.

14And theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068shall beseenיֵֽרָאֶ֔הye.ra.'EhH7200over them, and hisarrowחִצּ֑וֹchi.TzoH2671shall goforthוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318as thelightningכַבָּרָ֖קkha.ba.RakH1300: and theLordוַֽאדֹנָ֤יva.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִה֙Yah.wehH3069shallblowיִתְקָ֔עyit.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֣רba.sho.FarH7782, and shallgoוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980withwhirlwindsבְּסַעֲר֥וֹתbe.sa.'a.RotH5591of thesouthתֵּימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486.

15TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635shalldefendיָגֵ֣ןya.GenH1598them; and they shalldevourוְאָכְל֗וּve.'a.khe.LuH398, andsubdueוְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙ve.kha.ve.ShuH3533theslingקֶ֔לַעKe.la'H7050stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68; and they shalldrinkוְשָׁת֥וּve.sha.TuH8354, and make anoiseהָמ֖וּha.MuH1993as throughwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196; and they shall befilledוּמָֽלְאוּ֙u.mal.'UH4390likebowlsכַּמִּזְרָ֔קka.miz.RakH4219, and as 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 up as anensignמִֽתְנוֹסְס֖וֹתmit.no.SotH5264upon hislandאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

17For how great is hisgoodnessטּוּב֖וֹtu.VoH2898, and how great is hisbeautyיָפְי֑וֹya.fe.YoH3308!Grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715shall make the youngmenבַּֽחוּרִ֔יםba.chu.RimH970cheerfulיְנוֹבֵ֥בye.no.VevH5107, and newwineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492themaidsבְּתֻלֽוֹת׃be.tu.LotH1330.

Commentaries on Zechariah 9

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