Zechariah 8

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

כֹּ֤הthus אָמַר֙he says יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts קִנֵּ֥אתִיI am jealous לְצִיּ֖וֹןfor Zion קִנְאָ֣הjealousy גְדוֹלָ֑הgreat וְחֵמָ֥הand rage גְדוֹלָ֖הgreat קִנֵּ֥אתִיI am jealousלָֽהּ׃for it

כֹּ֚הthus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֔הYahweh שַׁ֚בְתִּיI have returned אֶל־to צִיּ֔וֹןZion וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יand I will dwell בְּת֣וֹךְin the midst of יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem וְנִקְרְאָ֤הand it will be called יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙Jerusalem עִ֣יר־the city of הָֽאֱמֶ֔תthe faithfulness וְהַר־and the mountain of יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts הַ֥רthe mountain of הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סthe holiness

כֹּ֤הthus אָמַר֙he says יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts עֹ֤דagain יֵֽשְׁבוּ֙they will sit זְקֵנִ֣יםold men וּזְקֵנ֔וֹתand old women בִּרְחֹב֖וֹתin the open places of יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem וְאִ֧ישׁand each מִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹstaff his בְּיָד֖וֹwill be in hand his מֵרֹ֥בfrom abundance of יָמִֽים׃days

וּרְחֹב֤וֹתand the open places of הָעִיר֙the city יִמָּ֣לְא֔וּthey will be filled יְלָדִ֖יםboys וִֽילָד֑וֹתand girls מְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםplaying בִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סin open places its

כֹּ֤הthus אָמַר֙he says יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts כִּ֣יif יִפָּלֵ֗אit will be difficult בְּעֵינֵי֙in the eyes of שְׁאֵרִית֙the remnant of הָעָ֣םthe people הַזֶּ֔הthe this בַּיָּמִ֖יםin the days הָהֵ֑םthe those גַּם־also בְּעֵינַי֙in view my יִפָּלֵ֔אwill it be difficult?נְאֻ֖םthe utterance of יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פof hosts

כֹּ֤הthus אָמַר֙he says יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts הִנְנִ֥יhere I מוֹשִׁ֛יעַam about to save אֶת־obj.עַמִּ֖יpeople my מֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land of מִזְרָ֑חthe east וּמֵאֶ֖רֶץand from the land of מְב֥וֹאthe setting of הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃the sun

וְהֵבֵאתִ֣יand I will bring אֹתָ֔םobj. them וְשָׁכְנ֖וּand they will dwell בְּת֣וֹךְin the midst of יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem וְהָיוּ־and they will becomeלִ֣יfor meלְעָ֗םinto a people וַֽאֲנִי֙and I אֶהְיֶ֤הI will becomeלָהֶם֙for themלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםinto God בֶּאֱמֶ֖תin faithfulness וּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ סand in righteousness

וְעַתָּ֗הand now לֹ֣אnot כַיָּמִ֤יםlike the days הָרִֽאשֹׁנִים֙the former אֲנִ֔יI לִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתwill be to the remnant of הָעָ֣םthe people הַזֶּ֑הthe this נְאֻ֖םthe utterance of יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָאֽוֹת׃of hosts

וְהָיָ֡הand it will be כַּאֲשֶׁר֩just as הֱיִיתֶ֨םyou were קְלָלָ֜הa curse בַּגּוֹיִ֗םamong the nations בֵּ֤יתO house of יְהוּדָה֙Judah וּבֵ֣יתand the house of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael כֵּ֚ןso אוֹשִׁ֣יעַI will save אֶתְכֶ֔םobj. you וִהְיִיתֶ֖םand you will be בְּרָכָ֑הa blessing אַל־may not תִּירָ֖אוּyou be afraid תֶּחֱזַ֥קְנָהlet them be strong יְדֵיכֶֽם׃ סhands your

כִּ֣יfor כֹ֣הthus אָמַר֮he says יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָאוֹת֒of hosts כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust as זָמַמְ֜תִּיI planned לְהָרַ֣עto do harmלָכֶ֗םto youבְּהַקְצִ֤יףwhen provoked to anger אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ancestors your אֹתִ֔יobj. me אָמַ֖רhe says יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֑וֹתof hosts וְלֹ֖אand not נִחָֽמְתִּי׃I relented

כֵּ֣ןso שַׁ֤בְתִּיI have returned זָמַ֙מְתִּי֙I have planned בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the days הָאֵ֔לֶּהthe these לְהֵיטִ֥יבto do good to אֶת־obj.יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalem וְאֶת־and obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house of יְהוּדָ֑הJudah אַל־may not תִּירָֽאוּ׃you be afraid

אֵ֥לֶּהthese הַדְּבָרִ֖יםare the things אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich תַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּyou will do דַּבְּר֤וּspeak אֱמֶת֙truth אִ֣ישׁeach אֶת־with רֵעֵ֔הוּneighbor his אֱמֶת֙faithfulness וּמִשְׁפַּ֣טand justice of שָׁל֔וֹםpeace שִׁפְט֖וּjudge בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃in gates your

וְאִ֣ישׁ׀and each אֶת־obj.רָעַ֣תthe harm of רֵעֵ֗הוּneighbor his אַֽל־may not תַּחְשְׁבוּ֙you plan בִּלְבַבְכֶ֔םin heart your וּשְׁבֻ֥עַתand an oath of שֶׁ֖קֶרfalsehood אַֽל־may not תֶּאֱהָ֑בוּyou love כִּ֧יfor אֶת־obj.כָּל־all אֵ֛לֶּהthese אֲשֶׁ֥רare things which שָׂנֵ֖אתִיI hate נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh

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

כֹּ֥הthus אָמַ֖רhe says יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֑וֹתof hosts עֹ֚דyet אֲשֶׁ֣רthis:יָבֹ֣אוּthey will come עַמִּ֔יםpeoples וְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יand the inhabitants of עָרִ֥יםcities רַבּֽוֹת׃many

וְֽהָלְכ֡וּand they will go יֹשְׁבֵי֩the inhabitants of אַחַ֨תone city אֶל־to אַחַ֜תone city לֵאמֹ֗רto saying נֵלְכָ֤הlet us go הָלוֹךְ֙steadfastly to go לְחַלּוֹת֙to entreat אֶת־obj.פְּנֵ֣יthe face of יְהוָ֔הYahweh וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁand to seek אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֑וֹתof hosts אֵלְכָ֖הI will go גַּם־also אָֽנִי׃I

וּבָ֨אוּand they will come עַמִּ֤יםpeoples רַבִּים֙many וְגוֹיִ֣םand nations עֲצוּמִ֔יםmighty לְבַקֵּ֛שׁto seek אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem וּלְחַלּ֖וֹתand to entreat אֶת־obj.פְּנֵ֥יthe face of יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh

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