11
So they
answered the
angel of the
LORD who was
standing among the
myrtle trees and
said, "We have
patrolled the
earth, and
behold,
all the
earth is
peaceful and
quiet."
~yiS;d]h;h !yeB dem{['h h'wh.y .$;a.l;m -t,a .Wn][;Y;w ? #,r'a'h -l'k heNih.w #,r'a'b .Wn.k;L;h.tih .Wr.ma{Y;w ? t,j'q{v.w t,b,v{y
12
Then the
angel of the
LORD said, "O
LORD of
hosts,
how long * will You
have no compassion for
Jerusalem and the
cities of
Judah, with
which You have
been indignant these seventy years?"
tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;ma{Y;w h'wh.y -.k;a.l;m !;[;Y;w ? ~i;l'v.Wr.y -t,a ~ex;r.t -a{l h'T;a y;t'm -d;[ ? ~yi[.biv h,z h'T.m;['z r,v]a h'd.Wh.y yer'[ tea.w ? h'n'v
13
The
LORD answered the
angel who was
speaking with me with
gracious words,
comforting words.
~yir'b.D yiB reb{D;h .$'a.l;M;h -t,a h'wh.y !;[;Y;w ? ~yimUxin ~yir'b.D ~yibw{j
14
So the
angel who was
speaking with me
said to me,
"Proclaim,
saying,
'Thus says the
LORD of
hosts, "I am
exceedingly jealous for
Jerusalem and
Zion.
r{mael a'r.q yiB reb{D;h .$'a.l;M;h y;lea r,ma{Y;w ? ~i;l'v.Wryil yitaeNiq tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? h'lw{d.g h'a.niq !w{Yic.l.W
15
"But I am
very angry with the
nations who are at
ease; for while I was only a
little angry, they
furthered the
disaster."
~yiN;n]a;V;h ~Iyw{G;h -l;[ @ec{q yin]a lw{d'G @,c,q.w ? h'['r.l .Wr.z'[ h'Meh.w j'[.M yiT.p;c'q yin]a r,v]a
16
'Therefore thus says the
LORD, "I will
return to
Jerusalem with
compassion; My
house will be
built in it,"
declares the
LORD of
hosts, "and a
measuring line will be
stretched over Jerusalem."'
~yim]x;r.B ~i;l'v.Wryil yiT.b;v h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K !ek'l ? h'w'q.w tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ~Ua.n H'B h,n'BIy yityeB ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y -l;[ h,j'NIy
17
"Again,
proclaim,
saying,
'Thus says the
LORD of
hosts, "My
cities will
again overflow with
prosperity, and the
LORD will
again comfort Zion and
again choose Jerusalem.""'
tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{K r{mael a'r.q dw{[ ? h'wh.y ~;xin.w bw{Jim y;r'[ h'ny,c.Wp.T dw{[ ? ~i'l'v.WryiB dw{[ r;x'b.W !w{Yic -t,a dw{[
18
Then I
lifted up my
eyes and
looked, and
behold, there were
four horns.
tw{n'r.q [;B.r;a heNih.w a,rea'w y;nye[ -t,a a'F,a'w
19
So I
said to the
angel who was
speaking with me,
"What are
these?" And he
answered me,
"These are the
horns which have
scattered Judah,
Israel and
Jerusalem."
h,Lea -h'm yiB reb{D;h .$'a.l;M;h -l,a r;m{a'w ? h'd.Wh.y -t,a .Wrez r,v]a tw{n'r.Q;h h,Lea y;lea r,ma{Y;w ? ]m'l'v.Wryiw lea'r.fIy -t,a
20
Then the
LORD showed me
four craftsmen.
~yiv'r'x h'['B.r;a h'wh.y yinea.r;Y;w
21
I
said,
"What are
these coming to
do?" And he
said,
"These are the
horns which have
scattered Judah so that
no man lifts up his
head; but
these craftsmen have
come to
terrify them, to
throw down the
horns of the
nations who have
lifted up their
horns against the
land of
Judah in order to
scatter it."
r{mael r,ma{Y;w tw{f][;l ~yia'b h,Lea h'm r;m{a'w ? vyia -yip.K h'd.Wh.y -t,a .Wrez -r,v]a tw{n'r.Q;h h,Lea ? ~'t{a dyir]x;h.l h,Lea .Wa{b'Y;w w{va{r a'f'n -a{l ? !,r,q ~yia.f{N;h ~Iyw{G;h tw{n.r;q -t,a tw{D;y.l ? H'tw{r'z.l h'd.Wh.y #,r,a -l,a