Zechariah 2

Zechariah sees a man with a measuring line to measure Jerusalem, but YHWH declares Jerusalem will be unwalled due to its multitude and promises to dwell in its midst as a wall of fire, inheriting Judah and gathering exiles while judging the nations.[1][3]

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Verse 2
Then I said and I said and I said to toward to the angel the messenger the messenger who was speaking the speaking-one the speaking-one with me — with me What what? what? are these these ones these ones And he said and he said and he said to me toward me to me These these ones these ones are the horns the horns the horns which that-which that which have scattered they have scattered widely they have scattered widely — object-marker [·] Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah — object-marker [·] Israel El-Contends Yiserael and Jerusalem and Jerusalem and Yerushalam
וָ/אֹמַ֗ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar Then I said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הַ/מַּלְאָ֛ךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 hamaleakhe Malaika (Bemba) the angel the messenger the messenger HTd/Ncmsa הַ/דֹּבֵ֥ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadover who was speaking the speaking-one the speaking-one HTd/Vqrmsa בִּ֖/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi with me with me HR/Sp1cs מָה 𐤌𐤄 mah What what? what? HTi אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh are these these ones these ones HPdxcp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs אֵ֤לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh-2 These these ones these ones HPdxcp הַ/קְּרָנוֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤒𐤓𐤍𐤅𐤕 haqeranot are the horns the horns the horns HTd/Ncbpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr זֵר֣וּ 𐤆𐤓𐤅 zeru have scattered they have scattered widely they have scattered widely HVpp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וִ/ירוּשָׁלָֽם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 virushalam and Jerusalem and Jerusalem and Yerushalam HC/Np
Verse 4
and I said and I said and I said what what? what are these these ones these ones coming the coming ones the coming ones to do to do or make to do and he said and he said and he said saying to say to say these these ones these ones the horns the horns the horns which that-which that which scattered they have scattered widely they have scattered widely (direct object marker) object-marker [·] Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah so that no according to the mouth of according to the mouth of man man man not not not could lift he lifted he lifted his head his head his head and have come they came they came these these ones these ones to terrify to cause to tremble to cause to tremble them them [·] to cast down to openly acknowledge to cast down (direct object marker) object-marker [·] the horns horns of horns of of the nations the people-groups the people-groups which lifted up the ones bearing the ones bearing a horn horn-of horn-of against toward toward the land land land of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah to scatter it to thoroughly scatter her to thoroughly scatter her
וָ/אֹמַ֕ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and I said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs מָ֛ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what HTi אֵ֥לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh are these these ones these ones HPdxcp בָאִ֖ים 𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 vaim coming the coming ones the coming ones HVqrmpa לַֽ/עֲשׂ֑וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make to do HR/Vqc וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc אֵ֣לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh-2 these these ones these ones HPdxcp הַ/קְּרָנ֞וֹת 𐤄/𐤒𐤓𐤍𐤅𐤕 haqeranot the horns the horns the horns HTd/Ncbpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr זֵ֣רוּ 𐤆𐤓𐤅 zeru scattered they have scattered widely they have scattered widely HVpp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp כְּ/פִי 𐤊/𐤐𐤉 kefi so that no according to the mouth of according to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc אִישׁ֙ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn נָשָׂ֣א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nasa could lift he lifted he lifted HVqp3ms רֹאשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּבֹ֤אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and have come they came they came HC/Vqw3mp אֵ֨לֶּה֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh-3 these these ones these ones HPdxcp לְ/הַחֲרִ֣יד 𐤋/𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤃 lehacharid to terrify to cause to tremble to cause to tremble HR/Vhc אֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp לְ/יַדּ֞וֹת 𐤋/𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤕 leyadot yidika (Kikongo) to cast down to openly acknowledge to cast down HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo קַרְנ֣וֹת 𐤒𐤓𐤍𐤅𐤕 qarenot the horns horns of horns of HNcbpc הַ/גּוֹיִ֗ם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim of the nations the people-groups the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa הַ/נֹּשְׂאִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤌 hanoseim which lifted up the ones bearing the ones bearing HTd/Vqrmpa קֶ֛רֶן 𐤒𐤓𐤍 qeren a horn horn-of horn-of HNcbsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el against toward toward HR אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) the land land land HNcbsc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah-2 of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp לְ/זָרוֹתָֽ/הּ 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤄 lezarotah to scatter it to thoroughly scatter her to thoroughly scatter her HR/Vpc/Sp3fs
Verse 6
and I said and I said and I said where where? where? you you you going the one walking the one walking and he said and he said and he said to me toward me to me to measure measuring to measure - object-marker [·] Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam to see to see to see how much what? how much its breadth her width her width and how much and how much? and how much its length its length its length
וָ/אֹמַ֕ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and I said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אָ֖נָה 𐤀𐤍𐤄 anah where where? where? HD אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms הֹלֵ֑ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe going the one walking the one walking HVqrmsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלַ֗/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs לָ/מֹד֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤃 lamod to measure measuring to measure HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp לִ/רְא֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 lireot to see to see to see HR/Vqc כַּ/מָּֽה 𐤊/𐤌𐤄 kamah how much what? how much HR/Ti רָחְבָּ֖/הּ 𐤓𐤇𐤁/𐤄 rachebah its breadth her width her width HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/כַ/מָּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤊/𐤌𐤄 vekhamah and how much and how much? and how much HC/R/Ti אָרְכָּֽ/הּ 𐤀𐤓𐤊/𐤄 arekah its length its length its length HNcmsc/Sp3fs
Verse 8
and he said and he said and he said to him toward him to him run Run! Run speak Declare! Speak! to toward to the young man the youth the youth this that one there that one there saying to say to say unwalled towns unfortified settlements unfortified settlements shall dwell she will dwell it will dwell Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam from multitude from abundance from abundance of man human being human being and livestock and land-beast and animal in the midst of her in her midst in her midst
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֔/ו 𐤀𐤋/𐤅 elav to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms רֻ֗ץ 𐤓𐤑 ruts run Run! Run HVqv2ms דַּבֵּ֛ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 daber speak Declare! Speak! HVpv2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הַ/נַּ֥עַר 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓 hanaar the young man the youth the youth HTd/Ncmsa הַלָּ֖ז 𐤄𐤋𐤆 halaz this that one there that one there HPdxms לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc פְּרָזוֹת֙ 𐤐𐤓𐤆𐤅𐤕 perazot unwalled towns unfortified settlements unfortified settlements HNcfpa תֵּשֵׁ֣ב 𐤕𐤔𐤁 teshev shall dwell she will dwell it will dwell HVqi3fs יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp מֵ/רֹ֥ב 𐤌/𐤓𐤁 merov from multitude from abundance from abundance HR/Ncbsc אָדָ֛ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man human being human being HNcmsa וּ/בְהֵמָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 uvehemah and livestock and land-beast and animal HC/Ncfsa בְּ/תוֹכָֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤄 betokhah in the midst of her in her midst in her midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs
Verse 10
Ho! Woe! Ho Ho! Woe! Ho and-flee and flee, you (masculine plural) and flee, you (masculine plural) from-land from land from land north hidden north north declaration solemn utterance of declaration of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh for for/because for like-four as four as four winds winds winds the-heavens the lofty-heights the heavens I-have-spread I spread out I spread out you you marked as object [·] declaration solemn utterance of declaration of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
ה֣וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy Ho! Woe! Ho HTj ה֗וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy-2 Ho! Woe! Ho HTj וְ/נֻ֛סוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤅 venusu and-flee and flee, you (masculine plural) and flee, you (masculine plural) HC/Vqv2mp מֵ/אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets Ayé (Yoruba) from-land from land from land HR/Ncbsc צָפ֖וֹן 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 tsafon north hidden north north HNcfsa נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declaration solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כִּ֠י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC כְּ/אַרְבַּ֞ע 𐤊/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 keareba like-four as four as four HR/Acfsa רוּח֧וֹת 𐤓𐤅𐤇𐤅𐤕 ruchot winds winds winds HNcbpc הַ/שָּׁמַ֛יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Kongo) the-heavens the lofty-heights the heavens HTd/Ncmpa פֵּרַ֥שְׂתִּי 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤉 peraseti I-have-spread I spread out I spread out HVpp1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object [·] HTo/Sp2mp נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum-2 declaration solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 12
for for/because for/because thus thus thus has said he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts after after, behind after, behind glory weighty honor weighty glory he has sent me He sent me He sent me to toward toward the nations the people-groups the people-groups who plundered the plunderers the plunderers you you marked as object [·] for for/because for/because the one touching the one who touches the one who touches you — in you touches the one who touches the one who touches the apple of pupil of pupil of his eye his eye his eye
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC כֹ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 khoh thus thus thus HD אָמַר֮ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar has said he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאוֹת֒ 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa אַחַ֣ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar after after, behind after, behind HR כָּב֔וֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 kavod glory weighty honor weighty glory HNcbsa שְׁלָחַ֕/נִי 𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤉 shelachani he has sent me He sent me He sent me HVqp3ms/Sp1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR הַ/גּוֹיִ֖ם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations the people-groups the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa הַ/שֹּׁלְלִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤌 hasholelim who plundered the plunderers the plunderers HTd/Vqrmpa אֶתְ/כֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object [·] HTo/Sp2mp כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for/because HC הַ/נֹּגֵ֣עַ 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤏 hanogea the one touching the one who touches the one who touches HTd/Vqrmsa בָּ/כֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤊𐤌 bakhem you in you HR/Sp2mp נֹגֵ֖עַ 𐤍𐤂𐤏 nogea touches the one who touches the one who touches HVqrmsa בְּ/בָבַ֥ת 𐤁/𐤁𐤁𐤕 bevavat the apple of pupil of pupil of HR/Ncfsc עֵינֽ/וֹ 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤅 eyno Enyi (Fante) his eye his eye his eye HNcbsc/Sp3ms
Verse 13
for for/because for/because behold I look—here I am look here I am am waving the one who waves the one who waves [direct object marker] object-marker [·] my hand my hand my hand over them upon them upon them and they will be and they became and they were plunder plundered goods spoils for their servants to their servants to their servants and you will know and you will know and you will know that for/because that the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts has sent me He sent me He sent me
כִּ֠י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC הִנְ/נִ֨י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold I look—here I am look here I am HTm/Sp1cs מֵנִ֤יף 𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤐 menif am waving the one who waves the one who waves HVhrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יָדִ/י֙ 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yadi my hand my hand my hand HNcbsc/Sp1cs עֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem over them upon them upon them HR/Sp3mp וְ/הָי֥וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and they will be and they became and they were HC/Vqq3cp שָׁלָ֖ל 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shalal plunder plundered goods spoils HNcmsa לְ/עַבְדֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 leavedeyhem for their servants to their servants to their servants HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וִֽ/ידַעְתֶּ֕ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤌 vidaetem and you will know and you will know and you will know HC/Vqq2mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because that HC יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa שְׁלָחָֽ/נִי 𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤉 shelachani has sent me He sent me He sent me HVqp3ms/Sp1cs
Verse 15
and-many-nations-shall-join and they joined themselves and many nations shall join themselves nations people-groups nations many many great ones to toward to the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in-the-day in the day in the day that he that and-they-shall-be and they became and they shall be to-me — to me a-people to a gathered people of for a people and-I-will-dwell and I will dwell and I will dwell in-your-midst in your midst in your midst and-you-shall-know and you knew and you shall know that for/because that the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of-hosts organized hosts organized hosts has-sent-me He sent me He sent me to-you toward you (feminine singular) to you
וְ/נִלְווּ֩ 𐤅/𐤍𐤋𐤅𐤅 venilevu and-many-nations-shall-join and they joined themselves and many nations shall join themselves HC/VNq3cp גוֹיִ֨ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim nations people-groups nations HNcmpa רַבִּ֤ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many many great ones HAampa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in-the-day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms וְ/הָ֥יוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and-they-shall-be and they became and they shall be HC/Vqq3cp לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me to me HR/Sp1cs לְ/עָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 leam a-people to a gathered people of for a people HR/Ncmsa וְ/שָׁכַנְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤕𐤉 veshakhaneti and-I-will-dwell and I will dwell and I will dwell HC/Vqq1cs בְ/תוֹכֵ֔/ךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤊 vetokhekhe in-your-midst in your midst in your midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs וְ/יָדַ֕עַתְּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕 veyadaate and-you-shall-know and you knew and you shall know HC/Vqq2fs כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of-hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa שְׁלָחַ֥/נִי 𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤉 shelachani has-sent-me He sent me He sent me HVqp3ms/Sp1cs אֵלָֽיִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 elayikhe to-you toward you (feminine singular) to you HR/Sp2fs
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