Zechariah 7

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וַֽיְהִי֙and it was בִּשְׁנַ֣תin year אַרְבַּ֔עfour לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁof Darius הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king הָיָ֨הit came דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֜הYahweh אֶל־to זְכַרְיָ֗הZechariah בְּאַרְבָּעָ֛הon day four לַחֹ֥דֶשׁof the month הַתְּשִׁעִ֖יthe ninth בְּכִסְלֵֽו׃in Kislev

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙and it had sent בֵּֽית־Beth-אֵ֔ל-el שַׂר־Shar-אֶ֕צֶר-ezer וְרֶ֥גֶםand Regem-מֶ֖לֶךְMelech וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֑יוand men his לְחַלּ֖וֹתto entreat אֶת־obj.פְּנֵ֥יthe face of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

לֵאמֹ֗רto say אֶל־to הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙the priests אֲשֶׁר֙who לְבֵית־belonged to the house of יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts וְאֶל־and to הַנְּבִיאִ֖יםthe prophets לֵאמֹ֑רto saying הַֽאֶבְכֶּה֙¿ will I weep בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the month הַחֲמִשִׁ֔יthe fifth הִנָּזֵ֕רwill I consecrate myself?כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust as עָשִׂ֔יתִיI have done זֶ֖הthis כַּמֶּ֥הhow many?שָׁנִֽים׃ פyears

וַיְהִ֛יand it came דְּבַר־the word of יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts אֵלַ֥יto me לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

אֱמֹר֙say אֶל־to כָּל־all עַ֣םthe people of הָאָ֔רֶץthe land וְאֶל־and to הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priests לֵאמֹ֑רto saying כִּֽי־that צַמְתֶּ֨םyou fasted וְסָפ֜וֹדand you mourned בַּחֲמִישִׁ֣יin the fifth month וּבַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יand in the seventh month וְזֶה֙and this שִׁבְעִ֣יםseventy שָׁנָ֔הyears הֲצ֥וֹם¿ really to fast צַמְתֻּ֖נִיdid you fast for me אָֽנִי׃me

וְכִ֥יand if תֹאכְל֖וּyou eat וְכִ֣יand if תִשְׁתּ֑וּyou drink הֲל֤וֹא¿ not אַתֶּם֙are you הָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםthe ones who eat וְאַתֶּ֖םand are you?הַשֹּׁתִֽים׃the ones who drink

הֲל֣וֹא¿ not אֶת־are obj.הַדְּבָרִ֗יםthe words אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich קָרָ֤אhe proclaimed יְהוָה֙Yahweh בְּיַד֙by the hand of הַנְּבִיאִ֣יםthe prophets הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֔יםthe former בִּהְי֤וֹתwhen was יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙Jerusalem יֹשֶׁ֣בֶתremaining וּשְׁלֵוָ֔הand at ease וְעָרֶ֖יהָand cities its סְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָaround it וְהַנֶּ֥גֶבand the Negev וְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הand the Shephelah יֹשֵֽׁב׃ פwas remaining

וַֽיְהִי֙and it came דְּבַר־the word of יְהוָ֔הYahweh אֶל־to זְכַרְיָ֖הZechariah לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

כֹּ֥הthus אָמַ֛רhe says יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts לֵאמֹ֑רto saying מִשְׁפַּ֤טjustice of אֱמֶת֙faithfulness שְׁפֹ֔טוּjudge וְחֶ֣סֶדand loyalty וְרַֽחֲמִ֔יםand compassions עֲשׂ֖וּdo אִ֥ישׁeach אֶת־with אָחִֽיו׃brother his

וְאַלְמָנָ֧הand the widow וְיָת֛וֹםand the fatherless גֵּ֥רthe sojourner וְעָנִ֖יand the poor אַֽל־may not תַּעֲשֹׁ֑קוּyou oppress וְרָעַת֙and the harm of אִ֣ישׁeach אָחִ֔יוbrother his אַֽל־may not תַּחְשְׁב֖וּyou plan בִּלְבַבְכֶֽם׃in heart your

וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּand they refused לְהַקְשִׁ֔יבto pay attention וַיִּתְּנ֥וּand they gave כָתֵ֖ףa shoulder סֹרָ֑רֶתstubborn וְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖םand ears their הִכְבִּ֥ידוּthey made heavy מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃from hearing

וַיְהִ֥יand it was כַאֲשֶׁר־just as קָרָ֖אhe called וְלֹ֣אand not שָׁמֵ֑עוּthey listened כֵּ֤ןso יִקְרְאוּ֙they called וְלֹ֣אand not אֶשְׁמָ֔עI listened אָמַ֖רhe says יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָאֽוֹת׃of hosts

וְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗םand I will storm away them עַ֤לto כָּל־all הַגּוֹיִם֙the nations אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich לֹֽא־not יְדָע֔וּםthey have known them וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙and the land נָשַׁ֣מָּהit was desolate אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔םbehind them מֵֽעֹבֵ֖רfrom one who passes by וּמִשָּׁ֑בand from one who returns וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּand they made אֶֽרֶץ־a land of חֶמְדָּ֖הdesire לְשַׁמָּֽה׃ פinto a waste

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