Zechariah

Chapter 9

Phonetic (Hebrew): mashsּa֤ debar-yehvah֙ bּe'e֣retz chadera֔ke vedamּe֖shseq menuchat֑o kּi֤y laֽyhvah֙ 'e֣yn 'ada֔m veko֖l shshibete֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.

מַשָּׂ֤א דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חַדְרָ֔ךְ וְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂק מְנֻחָת֑וֹ כִּ֤י לַֽיהוָה֙ עֵ֣ין אָדָ֔ם וְכֹ֖ל שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vegam-chama֖t tּigebּal-bּa֑hּ tzo֣r vetziyd֔on kּi֥y chaֽkema֖h me'oֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.

וְגַם־חֲמָ֖ת תִּגְבָּל־בָּ֑הּ צֹ֣ר וְצִיד֔וֹן כִּ֥י חָֽכְמָ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּi֥ben tzo֛r matz֖or la֑hּ vatּitzebּar-kּe֨sep֙ kּeֽ'apa֔r vechar֖utz kּeti֥yt chutzֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

וַתִּ֥בֶן צֹ֛ר מָצ֖וֹר לָ֑הּ וַתִּצְבָּר־כֶּ֨סֶף֙ כֶּֽעָפָ֔ר וְחָר֖וּץ כְּטִ֥יט חוּצֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֤h 'adonay֙ yֽorishshe֔nּah vehikּa֥h bayּa֖m cheyla֑hּ vehi֖y bּa'e֥shsh tּe'akeֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and He will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

הִנֵּ֤ה אֲדֹנָי֙ יֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּה וְהִכָּ֥ה בַיָּ֖ם חֵילָ֑הּ וְהִ֖יא בָּאֵ֥שׁ תֵּאָכֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): tּere֨ 'ashsheqel֜on vetiyra֗ ve'azּah֙ vetachi֣yl me'o֔d ve'eqer֖on kּiֽy-hobi֣yshsh mebּata֑hּ ve'a֤bad me֨leke֙ meֽ'azּa֔h ve'ashsheqel֖on lo֥ teshsheֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

תֵּרֶ֨א אַשְׁקְל֜וֹן וְתִירָ֗א וְעַזָּה֙ וְתָחִ֣יל מְאֹ֔ד וְעֶקְר֖וֹן כִּֽי־הֹבִ֣ישׁ מֶבָּטָ֑הּ וְאָ֤בַד מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ מֵֽעַזָּ֔ה וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן לֹ֥א תֵשֵֽׁב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veyashsha֥b mameze֖r bּe'ashshedּ֑od vehikeratּi֖y gּe'֥on pּelishshetּiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

וְיָשַׁ֥ב מַמְזֵ֖ר בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י גְּא֥וֹן פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vahasiroti֨y dama֜yv mipּi֗yv veshshiqּutzayv֙ mibּe֣yn shshinּa֔yv venishshe'a֥r gּam-h֖u leֽ'lohe֑ynu vehayah֙ kּe'alּu֣p bּiֽyhuda֔h ve'eqer֖on kּiybusiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remains, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

וַהֲסִרֹתִ֨י דָמָ֜יו מִפִּ֗יו וְשִׁקֻּצָיו֙ מִבֵּ֣ין שִׁנָּ֔יו וְנִשְׁאַ֥ר גַּם־ה֖וּא לֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְהָיָה֙ כְּאַלֻּ֣ף בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה וְעֶקְר֖וֹן כִּיבוּסִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vechani֨ytiy lebeyti֤y mitzּabah֙ me'obe֣r umishshּa֔b veloֽ'-ya'abo֧r 'aleyhe֛m '֖od noge֑shs kּi֥y 'atּa֖h ra'i֥ytiy be'eynaֽy׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)And I will encamp about Mine house because of the army, because of him that passes by, and because of him that returns: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with Mine eyes.

וְחָנִ֨יתִי לְבֵיתִ֤י מִצָּבָה֙ מֵעֹבֵ֣ר וּמִשָּׁ֔ב וְלֹֽא־יַעֲבֹ֧ר עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם ע֖וֹד נֹגֵ֑שׂ כִּ֥י עַתָּ֖ה רָאִ֥יתִי בְעֵינָֽי׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): gּiyli֨y me'o֜d bּat-tziyּ֗on hari֨y'iy֙ bּa֣t yerushshalai֔m hinּe֤h malekּeke֙ ya֣bo la֔ke tzadּi֥yq venoshsha֖ h֑u 'aniy֙ veroke֣b 'al-cham֔or ve'al-'a֖yir bּen-'atonֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)[1] Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, your King comes to you: He is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

גִּילִ֨י מְאֹ֜ד בַּת־צִיּ֗וֹן הָרִ֨יעִי֙ בַּ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם הִנֵּ֤ה מַלְכֵּךְ֙ יָ֣בוֹא לָ֔ךְ צַדִּ֥יק וְנוֹשָׁ֖ע ה֑וּא עָנִי֙ וְרֹכֵ֣ב עַל־חֲמ֔וֹר וְעַל־עַ֖יִר בֶּן־אֲתֹנֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehikeratּiy-re֣keb me'epera֗yim vesus֙ miyr֣ushshalai֔m venikeretah֙ qe֣shshet milechama֔h vedibּe֥r shshal֖om lagּoyi֑m umashshelo֙ miyּa֣m 'ad-ya֔m uminּaha֖r 'ad-'apesey-'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and He shall speak peace to the heathen: and His dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

וְהִכְרַתִּי־רֶ֣כֶב מֵאֶפְרַ֗יִם וְסוּס֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְנִכְרְתָה֙ קֶ֣שֶׁת מִלְחָמָ֔ה וְדִבֶּ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לַגּוֹיִ֑ם וּמָשְׁלוֹ֙ מִיָּ֣ם עַד־יָ֔ם וּמִנָּהָ֖ר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-'a֣tּe bּedam-bּeriyte֗ke shshilּa֤chetּiy 'asiyra֨yike֙ mibּ֔or 'e֥yn ma֖yim bּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As for you also, by the blood of your covenant I have sent forth your prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

גַּם־אַ֣תְּ בְּדַם־בְּרִיתֵ֗ךְ שִׁלַּ֤חְתִּי אֲסִירַ֨יִךְ֙ מִבּ֔וֹר אֵ֥ין מַ֖יִם בּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shsh֚ubu lebitzּar֔on 'asiyre֖y hatּiqeva֑h gּam-hayּ֕om magּi֥yd mishshene֖h 'ashshi֥yb laֽke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Turn you to the strong hold, you prisoners of hope: even today do I declare that I will render double to you;

שׁ֚וּבוּ לְבִצָּר֔וֹן אֲסִירֵ֖י הַתִּקְוָ֑ה גַּם־הַיּ֕וֹם מַגִּ֥יד מִשְׁנֶ֖ה אָשִׁ֥יב לָֽךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-dara֨ketּiy li֜y yehuda֗h qe֚shshet milּe֣'tiy 'epera֔yim ve'oraretּi֤y bana֨yike֙ tziyּ֔on 'al-bּana֖yike yava֑n veshsametּi֖yke kּeche֥reb gּibּֽor׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and made you as the sword of a mighty man.

כִּֽי־דָרַ֨כְתִּי לִ֜י יְהוּדָ֗ה קֶ֚שֶׁת מִלֵּ֣אתִי אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְעוֹרַרְתִּ֤י בָנַ֨יִךְ֙ צִיּ֔וֹן עַל־בָּנַ֖יִךְ יָוָ֑ן וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְ כְּחֶ֥רֶב גִּבּֽוֹר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyhvah֙ 'aleyhe֣m yeֽra'e֔h veyatza֥ kabּara֖q chitzּ֑o vaֽ'dona֤y yehovih֙ bּashshּopa֣r yiteqa֔ vehala֖ke bּesa'ar֥ot tּeymaֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD shall be seen over them, and His arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

וַֽיהוָה֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם יֵֽרָאֶ֔ה וְיָצָ֥א כַבָּרָ֖ק חִצּ֑וֹ וַֽאדֹנָ֤י יְהֹוִה֙ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֣ר יִתְקָ֔ע וְהָלַ֖ךְ בְּסַעֲר֥וֹת תֵּימָֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): yehva֣h tzeba'ot֮ yage֣n 'aleyhem֒ ve'akel֗u vekaֽbeshshu֙ 'abeney-qe֔la veshshat֥u ham֖u kּemo-ya֑yin umaֽle'u֙ kּamּizera֔q kּezaviyּ֖ot mizebּeֽcha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֮ יָגֵ֣ן עֲלֵיהֶם֒ וְאָכְל֗וּ וְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙ אַבְנֵי־קֶ֔לַע וְשָׁת֥וּ הָמ֖וּ כְּמוֹ־יָ֑יִן וּמָֽלְאוּ֙ כַּמִּזְרָ֔ק כְּזָוִיּ֖וֹת מִזְבֵּֽחַ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽhoshshiy'a֞m yehva֧h 'eloheyhe֛m bּayּ֥om hah֖u kּetzo֣'n 'amּ֑o kּi֚y 'abeney-ne֔zer miֽtenoses֖ot 'al-'adematֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of His people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon His land.

וְֽהוֹשִׁיעָ֞ם יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא כְּצֹ֣אן עַמּ֑וֹ כִּ֚י אַבְנֵי־נֵ֔זֶר מִֽתְנוֹסְס֖וֹת עַל־אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֥y mah-tּub֖o umah-yapey֑o dּagan֙ bּaֽchuri֔ym vetiyr֖oshsh yenobe֥b bּetulֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For how great is His goodness, and how great is His beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

כִּ֥י מַה־טּוּב֖וֹ וּמַה־יָפְי֑וֹ דָּגָן֙ בַּֽחוּרִ֔ים וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ יְנוֹבֵ֥ב בְּתֻלֽוֹת׃