Zechariah 12

YHWH declares Jerusalem a heavy stone and cup of drunkenness for all nations, striking their horses with confusion and blindness while opening His eyes on Judah.[1][2][3] He empowers Judah's governors like fire to devour enemies, then pours out a spirit of grace, leading them to mourn for the one they pierced—me whom they pierced—like an only son, with great family mourning akin to Hadad Rimmon.[1][3][4]

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וְ/הָיָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it will be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms בַ/יּוֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 vayom in the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ֠/הוּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms אָשִׂ֨ים 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 asim I will make I will set I will set HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp אֶ֤בֶן 𐤀𐤁𐤍 even a stone building-stone building-stone of HNcfsc מַֽעֲמָסָה֙ 𐤌𐤏𐤌𐤎𐤄 maamasah burdensome burdensomeness burdensomeness HNcfsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal kila (Swahili) for all to the whole of to all HR/Ncmsc הָ֣/עַמִּ֔ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 haamim the peoples the gathered peoples the gathered peoples HTd/Ncmpa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc עֹמְסֶ֖י/הָ 𐤏𐤌𐤎𐤉/𐤄 omeseyha who lift it those loading her those loading her HVqrmpc/Sp3fs שָׂר֣וֹט 𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤈 sarot a cut incisions incisions HVqa יִשָּׂרֵ֑טוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤈𐤅 yisaretu will be cut they will be gashed they will be gashed HVNi3mp וְ/נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 veneesefu And will be gathered and they were gathered and they will be gathered HC/VNq3cp עָלֶ֔י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha against it upon her upon her HR/Sp3fs כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol kila (Swahili) all the whole of all of HNcmsc גּוֹיֵ֥י 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤉 goyey nations people-groups of people-groups of HNcmpc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) of the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa
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בַּ/יּ֨וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in that day in the day in that day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֜וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אַכֶּ֤ה 𐤀𐤊𐤄 akeh I will strike I will strike I will strike HVhi1cs כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) every all of all of HNcmsc סוּס֙ 𐤎𐤅𐤎 sus horse horse horse HNcmsa בַּ/תִּמָּה֔וֹן 𐤁/𐤕𐤌𐤄𐤅𐤍 batimahon with panic in the stupefaction with stupefaction HRd/Ncmsa וְ/רֹכְב֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤓𐤊𐤁/𐤅 verokhevo and its rider and his riding-one and his riding-one HC/Vqrmsc/Sp3ms בַּ/שִּׁגָּע֑וֹן 𐤁/𐤔𐤂𐤏𐤅𐤍 bashigaon with madness in the madness with madness HRd/Ncmsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon and upon HC/R בֵּ֤ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp אֶפְקַ֣ח 𐤀𐤐𐤒𐤇 efeqach I will open I will open I will open HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo עֵינַ֔/י 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eynay Enyi (Fante) my eyes my eyes my eyes HNcbdc/Sp1cs וְ/כֹל֙ 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol kila (Swahili) and every and the whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc ס֣וּס 𐤎𐤅𐤎 sus-2 horse horse horse HNcmsc הָֽ/עַמִּ֔ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 haamim of the nations the gathered peoples of the nations HTd/Ncmpa אַכֶּ֖ה 𐤀𐤊𐤄 akeh-2 I will strike I will strike I will strike HVhi1cs בַּֽ/עִוָּרֽוֹן 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤍 baivaron with blindness in the blindness with blindness HRd/Ncmsa
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בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֡וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms אָשִׂים֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 asim I will make I will set I will set HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo אַלֻּפֵ֨י 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉 alufey chieftains of chieftains of chieftains of HNcmpc יְהוּדָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp כְּֽ/כִיּ֧וֹר 𐤊/𐤊𐤉𐤅𐤓 kekhior like a firepot like a hollowed basin like a hollowed basin HR/Ncmsc אֵ֣שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh of fire fire fire HNcbsa בְּ/עֵצִ֗ים 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 beetsim among pieces of wood trees among pieces of wood HR/Ncmpa וּ/כְ/לַפִּ֥יד 𐤅/𐤊/𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤃 ukhelapid and like a torch and like a torch of and like a torch of HC/R/Ncmsc אֵשׁ֙ 𐤀𐤔 esh-2 of fire fire fire HNcbsa בְּ/עָמִ֔יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤓 beamir among sheaves in a grain-sheaf among sheaves HR/Ncmsa וְ/אָ֨כְל֜וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 veakhelu okèlè (Yoruba) and they will devour and they consumed and they will devour HC/Vqq3cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon on HR יָמִ֧ין 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 yamin right right hand right HNcfsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and on and upon and on HC/R שְׂמֹ֛אול 𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤋 semovl left left side left side HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/עַמִּ֖ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 haamim the peoples the gathered peoples the peoples HTd/Ncmpa סָבִ֑יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv around surrounding area around HNcbsa וְ/יָשְׁבָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤄 veyashevah and shall dwell and she dwelt and shall dwell HC/Vqq3fs יְרוּשָׁלִַ֥ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp ע֛וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od still still, again, further again HD תַּחְתֶּ֖י/הָ 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤄 tacheteyha in its place beneath her in its place HR/Sp3fs בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np
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בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in-that-day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֗וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms יָגֵ֤ן 𐤉𐤂𐤍 yagen will-defend he will shield he will shield HVqi3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּעַד֙ 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead for on behalf of on behalf of HR יוֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev inhabitant dwelling-one of dwelling-one of HVqrmsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וְ/הָיָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and-will-be and he/it became and it shall be HC/Vqq3ms הַ/נִּכְשָׁ֥ל 𐤄/𐤍𐤊𐤔𐤋 hanikheshal the-stumbler the one who has stumbled the one who has stumbled HTd/VNsmsa בָּ/הֶ֛ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem among-them among them HR/Sp3mp בַּ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom-2 in-the-day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֖וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu-2 that he that HTd/Pp3ms כְּ/דָוִ֑יד 𐤊/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 kedavid like-David like David like David HR/Np וּ/בֵ֤ית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and-house and house of and house of HC/Ncmsc דָּוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david of-David David David HNp כֵּֽ/אלֹהִ֔ים 𐤊/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 kelohim Mulimu (Lozi) like-God mighty ones like Elohim HR/Ncmpa כְּ/מַלְאַ֥ךְ 𐤊/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 kemaleakhe Malaika (Bemba) like-angel as a messenger of as a messenger of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of-the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לִ/פְנֵי/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before-them before their face to before their face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp
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וְ/שָׁפַכְתִּי֩ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤊𐤕𐤉 veshafakheti And I will pour out and I poured out and I will pour out HC/Vqq1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR בֵּ֨ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt the house house-of house of HNcmsc דָּוִ֜יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david of David David David HNp וְ/עַ֣ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon and upon HC/R יוֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev the inhabitants dwelling-one of dwelling-one of HVqrmsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp ר֤וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha spirit breath of spirit of HNcbsc חֵן֙ 𐤇𐤍 chen of grace favor favor HNcmsa וְ/תַ֣חֲנוּנִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 vetachanunim and supplications and appeals for mercy and appeals for mercy HC/Ncmpa וְ/הִבִּ֥יטוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤈𐤅 vehibitu and they will look and they directed their gaze and they caused themselves to look HC/Vhq3cp אֵלַ֖/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to Me toward me toward me HR/Sp1cs אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which that which HTr דָּקָ֑רוּ 𐤃𐤒𐤓𐤅 daqaru they have pierced they pierced they pierced HVqp3cp וְ/סָפְד֣וּ 𐤅/𐤎𐤐𐤃𐤅 vesafedu and they will mourn and they mourned and they will mourn HC/Vqq3cp עָלָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv for him upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms כְּ/מִסְפֵּד֙ 𐤊/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤃 kemiseped as the mourning as a ritual lament as a ritual lament HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 over upon upon HR הַ/יָּחִ֔יד 𐤄/𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤃 hayachid the only one the unique one the unique one HTd/Aamsa וְ/הָמֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤓 vehamer Miruru (Kikuyu) and bitterness to embitter and bitterness HC/Vha עָלָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-2 over him upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms כְּ/הָמֵ֥ר 𐤊/𐤄𐤌𐤓 kehamer Miruru (Kikuyu) as one is bitter as making bitter as bitterness HR/Vhc עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al-3 over upon upon HR הַ/בְּכֽוֹר 𐤄/𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 habekhor bek-ore (Akan Twi) the firstborn the firstborn son the firstborn son HTd/Ncmsa
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