Zechariah 7

¹In the fourthאַרְבַּ֔ע’ar·ba‘ — The number four; a group of fourH702 — Full Word Study → yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbiš·naṯ — Year; period of time or ageH8141 — Full Word Study → of Kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְham·me·leḵ — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study → Dariusלְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁlə·ḏā·rə·yā·weš — Persian kingH1867 — Full Word Study →, the wordדְבַר־ḏə·ḇar- — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → cameוַֽיְהִי֙way·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֗הzə·ḵar·yāh — Zechariah, a name meaning 'the LORD remembers'H2148 — Full Word Study → on the fourthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֛הbə·’ar·bā·‘āh — The number four; a group of fourH702 — Full Word Study → day of the ninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֖יhat·tə·ši·‘î — Ninth, the ordinal number nineH8671 — Full Word Study → monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla·ḥō·ḏeš — A month; lunar period; new moonH2320 — Full Word Study →, the month of Chislevבְּכִסְלֵֽו׃bə·ḵis·lêw — Ninth Hebrew monthH3691 — Full Word Study →. ²Now the people of Bethelאֵ֔ל’êl — House of GodH1008 — Full Word Study → had sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙way·yiš·laḥ — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → Sharezerאֶ֕צֶר’e·ṣer — Prince of fireH8272 — Full Word Study → and Regem-melechמֶ֖לֶךְme·leḵ — Regem-melech, a proper name (possibly 'King's Friend' or 'Friend of the King')H7278 — Full Word Study →, along with their menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֑יוwa·’ă·nā·šāw — human being, man, mortal personH582 — Full Word Study →, to pleadלְחַלּ֖וֹתlə·ḥal·lō·wṯ — to be sick, weak, or afflicted; to entreat or beseechH2470 — Full Word Study → beforeפְּנֵ֥יpə·nê — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → ³by askingלֵאמֹ֗רlê·mōr — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙hak·kō·hă·nîm — priest; one who serves in God's sanctuaryH3548 — Full Word Study → of the houseלְבֵית־lə·ḇêṯ- — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ — army, host, or organized military forceH6635 — Full Word Study →, as well asוְאֶל־wə·’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםhan·nə·ḇî·’îm — Prophet; one who speaks God's wordH5030 — Full Word Study →, “Should I weepהַֽאֶבְכֶּה֙ha·’eḇ·keh — to weep, cry, shed tearsH1058 — Full Word Study → and fastהִנָּזֵ֕רhin·nā·zêr — To separate, consecrate, or abstain for sacred purposeH5144 — Full Word Study → in the fifthהַחֲמִשִׁ֔יha·ḥă·mi·šî — Fifth, or one-fifth partH2549 — Full Word Study → monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba·ḥō·ḏeš — A month; lunar period; new moonH2320 — Full Word Study →, asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka·’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי‘ā·śî·ṯî — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → theseזֶ֖הzeh — this, that; the one, the otherH2088 — Full Word Study → manyכַּמֶּ֥הkam·meh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → yearsשָׁנִֽים׃פšā·nîm — Year; period of time or ageH8141 — Full Word Study →?” ⁴Then the wordדְּבַר־də·ḇar- — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ — army, host, or organized military forceH6635 — Full Word Study → cameוַיְהִ֛יway·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → to meאֵלַ֥י’ê·lay — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃lê·mōr — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, ⁵“Askאֱמֹר֙’ĕ·mōr — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → allכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → the peopleעַ֣ם‘am — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → of the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → and the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםhak·kō·hă·nîm — priest; one who serves in God's sanctuaryH3548 — Full Word Study →, ‘Whenכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → you fastedצַמְתֶּ֨םṣam·tem — to abstain from food; to fastH6684 — Full Word Study → and mournedוְסָפ֜וֹדwə·sā·p̄ō·wḏ — to mourn, lament, wailH5594 — Full Word Study → in the fifthבַּחֲמִישִׁ֣יba·ḥă·mî·šî — Fifth, or one-fifth partH2549 — Full Word Study → and seventh monthsוּבַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יū·ḇaš·šə·ḇî·‘î — seventh; occurring on the seventh day or in a series of sevenH7637 — Full Word Study → for theseוְזֶה֙wə·zeh — this, that; the one, the otherH2088 — Full Word Study → seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםšiḇ·‘îm — The number seventy; multiples of sevenH7657 — Full Word Study → yearsשָׁנָ֔הšā·nāh — Year; period of time or ageH8141 — Full Word Study →, was it really for Me that you fastedהֲצ֥וֹםhă·ṣō·wm — to abstain from food; to fastH6684 — Full Word Study →? ⁶And whenוְכִ֥יwə·ḵî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → you were eatingתֹאכְל֖וּṯō·ḵə·lū — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study → and drinkingתִשְׁתּ֑וּṯiš·tū — to drink; consume liquidH8354 — Full Word Study →, were you notהֲל֤וֹאhă·lō·w — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → doing so simply for yourselvesהַשֹּׁתִֽים׃haš·šō·ṯîm — to drink; consume liquidH8354 — Full Word Study →? ⁷Are these notהֲל֣וֹאhă·lō·w — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֗יםhad·də·ḇā·rîm — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → proclaimedקָרָ֤אqā·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → throughבְּיַד֙bə·yaḏ — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → the earlierהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֔יםhā·ri·šō·nîm — First, foremost, or former; earliest in time or orderH7223 — Full Word Study → prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםhan·nə·ḇî·’îm — Prophet; one who speaks God's wordH5030 — Full Word Study →, when Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙yə·rū·šā·lim — City of peaceH3389 — Full Word Study → and its surroundingסְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָsə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯe·hā — around, on all sides, encirclingH5439 — Full Word Study → townsוְעָרֶ֖יהָwə·‘ā·re·hā — City; fortified settlement or townH5892 — Full Word Study → wereבִּהְי֤וֹתbih·yō·wṯ — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → populousיֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyō·še·ḇeṯ — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study → and prosperousוּשְׁלֵוָ֔הū·šə·lê·wāh — at ease, secure, peaceful, prosperousH7961 — Full Word Study →, and the Negevוְהַנֶּ֥גֶבwə·han·ne·ḡeḇ — The South, Southern RegionH5045 — Full Word Study → and the foothillsוְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הwə·haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh — The Shephelah lowlandsH8219 — Full Word Study → were inhabitedיֹשֵֽׁב׃פyō·šêḇ — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study →?’” ⁸Then the wordדְּבַר־də·ḇar- — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → cameוַֽיְהִי֙way·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הzə·ḵar·yāh — Zechariah, a name meaning 'the LORD remembers'H2148 — Full Word Study →, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃lê·mōr — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, ⁹“This is whatכֹּ֥הkōh — thus, so, in this mannerH3541 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ — army, host, or organized military forceH6635 — Full Word Study → saysאָמַ֛ר’ā·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →: ‘Administerשְׁפֹ֔טוּšə·p̄ō·ṭū — to judge, govern, or execute justiceH8199 — Full Word Study → trueאֱמֶת֙’ĕ·meṯ — Truth; faithfulness; reliability; what is established and sureH571 — Full Word Study → justiceמִשְׁפַּ֤טmiš·paṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study →. Showעֲשׂ֖וּ‘ă·śū — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → loving devotionוְחֶ֣סֶדwə·ḥe·seḏ — Covenant loyalty and steadfast kindnessH2617 — Full Word Study → and compassionוְרַֽחֲמִ֔יםwə·ra·ḥă·mîm — Compassion, mercy, womb; deep emotional affectionH7356 — Full Word Study → toאֶת־’eṯ- — with, together with, againstH854 — Full Word Study → oneאִ֥ישׁ’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → anotherאָחִֽיו׃’ā·ḥîw — Male sibling; brother; kinsmanH251 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Do notאַֽל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → oppressתַּעֲשֹׁ֑קוּta·‘ă·šō·qū — To oppress, defraud, or exploitH6231 — Full Word Study → the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֧הwə·’al·mā·nāh — A woman whose husband has died; widowH490 — Full Word Study → or the fatherlessוְיָת֛וֹםwə·yā·ṯō·wm — A child without a father; an orphanH3490 — Full Word Study →, the foreignerגֵּ֥רgêr — Resident alien; temporary inhabitant without full citizenship rightsH1616 — Full Word Study → or the poorוְעָנִ֖יwə·‘ā·nî — Poor, afflicted, humbleH6041 — Full Word Study →. And do notאַֽל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → plotתַּחְשְׁב֖וּtaḥ·šə·ḇū — to think, devise, plan, or reckonH2803 — Full Word Study → evilוְרָעַת֙wə·rā·‘aṯ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → in your heartsבִּלְבַבְכֶֽם׃bil·ḇaḇ·ḵem — The inner self; mind, will, understandingH3824 — Full Word Study → against oneאִ֣ישׁ’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → anotherאָחִ֔יו’ā·ḥîw — Male sibling; brother; kinsmanH251 — Full Word Study →.’ ¹¹But they refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּway·mā·’ă·nū — To refuse, reject, or withhold consentH3985 — Full Word Study → to pay attentionלְהַקְשִׁ֔יבlə·haq·šîḇ — To listen attentively; to give heedH7181 — Full Word Study → and turnedוַיִּתְּנ֥וּway·yit·tə·nū — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → a stubbornסֹרָ֑רֶתsō·rā·reṯ — to rebel, turn away, be stubbornH5637 — Full Word Study → shoulderכָתֵ֖ףḵā·ṯêp̄ — shoulder; the upper body part bearing weight and responsibilityH3802 — Full Word Study →; they stopped upהִכְבִּ֥ידוּhiḵ·bî·ḏū — to honor, glorify, or make heavy/weightyH3513 — Full Word Study → their earsוְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖םwə·’ā·zə·nê·hem — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study → from hearingמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃miš·šə·mō·w·a‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study →. ¹²They madeשָׂ֣מוּśā·mū — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → their heartsוְלִבָּ֞םwə·lib·bām — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → like flint and would not listen toמִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַmiš·šə·mō·w·a‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → the lawהַתּוֹרָ֤הhat·tō·w·rāh — instruction, teaching, law, guidanceH8451 — Full Word Study → orוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ- — direct object marker; signs accusative caseH853 — Full Word Study → to the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙had·də·ḇā·rîm — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ — army, host, or organized military forceH6635 — Full Word Study → had sentשָׁלַ֜חšā·laḥ — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → by His Spiritבְּרוּח֔וֹbə·rū·ḥōw — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study → throughבְּיַ֖דbə·yaḏ — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → the earlierהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםhā·ri·šō·nîm — First, foremost, or former; earliest in time or orderH7223 — Full Word Study → prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםhan·nə·ḇî·’îm — Prophet; one who speaks God's wordH5030 — Full Word Study →. Therefore greatגָּד֔וֹלgā·ḏō·wl — Great, mighty, large in size or significanceH1419 — Full Word Study → angerקֶ֣צֶףqe·ṣep̄ — Rage, wrath, or fierce angerH7110 — Full Word Study → cameוַֽיְהִי֙way·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → fromמֵאֵ֖תmê·’êṯ — with, together with, againstH854 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ — army, host, or organized military forceH6635 — Full Word Study →. ¹³Andוַיְהִ֥יway·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → just asכַאֲשֶׁר־ḵa·’ă·šer- — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → I had calledקָרָ֖אqā·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → and they would notוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּšā·mê·‘ū — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study →, soכֵּ֤ןkên — so, thus, rightly, thereforeH3651 — Full Word Study → when they calledיִקְרְאוּ֙yiq·rə·’ū — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → I would notוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → listenאֶשְׁמָ֔ע’eš·mā‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study →, saysאָמַ֖ר’ā·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ — army, host, or organized military forceH6635 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴But I scattered them with a whirlwindוְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗םwə·’ê·sā·‘ă·rêm — to rage, storm, or whirl with turbulent forceH5590 — Full Word Study → amongעַ֤ל‘al — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → allכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙hag·gō·w·yim — Nation; a people or ethnic groupH1471 — Full Word Study → thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → they had notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → knownיְדָע֔וּםyə·ḏā·‘ūm — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study →, and the landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙wə·hā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → was left desolateנָשַׁ֣מָּהnā·šam·māh — to be desolate; to be appalled; to lie wasteH8074 — Full Word Study → behind themאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם’a·ḥă·rê·hem — after, behind, followingH310 — Full Word Study → so that no one could comeמֵֽעֹבֵ֖רmê·‘ō·ḇêr — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → or goוּמִשָּׁ֑בū·miš·šāḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study →. Thus they turnedוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּway·yā·śî·mū — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → the pleasantחֶמְדָּ֖הḥem·dāh — that which is desired; a precious or pleasant thingH2532 — Full Word Study → landאֶֽרֶץ־’e·reṣ- — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → into a desolationלְשַׁמָּֽה׃פlə·šam·māh — desolation, horror, ruin, devastationH8047 — Full Word Study →.”