1
Then the
word of the
LORD of
hosts came,
saying,
r{mael tw{a'b.c h'wh.y -r;b.D yih.y;w
2
"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts, 'I am
exceedingly jealous for
Zion, yes, with
great wrath I am
jealous for her.'
h'a.niq !w{Yic.l yitaeNiq tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? H'l yitaeNiq h'lw{d.g h'mex.w h'lw{d.g
3
"Thus says the
LORD, 'I will
return to
Zion and will
dwell in the
midst of
Jerusalem. Then
Jerusalem will be
called the
City of
Truth, and the
mountain of the
LORD of
hosts will be called the
Holy Mountain.'
yiT.n;k'v.w !w{Yic -l,a yiT.b;v h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? t,m/a'h -ryi[ ~i;l'v.Wr.y h'a.r.qin.w ~i'l'v.Wr.y .$w{t.B ? v,d{Q;h r;h tw{a'b.c h'wh.y -r;h.w
4
"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts,
'Old men and
old wo
men will
again sit in the
streets of
Jerusalem,
each man with his
staff in his
hand because of
age *.
~yineq.z .Wb.vey d{[ tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? w{T.n;[.vim vyia.w ~i'l'v.Wr.y tw{b{x.riB tw{neq.z.W ? ~yim'y b{rem w{d'y.B
5
'And the
streets of the
city will be
filled with
boys and
girls playing in its
streets.'
tw{d'lyiw ~yid'l.y .Wa.l'MIy ryi['h tw{b{x.r.W ? 'hy,t{b{x.riB ~yiq]x;f.m
6
"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts,
'If it is
too difficult in the
sight of the
remnant of
this people in
those days, will it
also be
too difficult in My
sight?'
declares the
LORD of
hosts.
yenye[.B ael'PIy yiK tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? y;nye[.B -m;G ~eh'h ~yim'Y;B h,Z;h ~'['h tyirea.v ? tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ~Ua.n ael'PIy
7
"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts,
'Behold, I am going to
save My
people from the
land of the
east and from the
land of the
west *;
yiM;[ -t,a ;[yivw{m yin.nih tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? v,m'V;h aw{b.m #,r,aem.W x'r.zim #,r,aem
8
and I will
bring them back and they will
live in the
midst of
Jerusalem; and they shall be My
people, and I will be their
God in
truth and
righteousness.'
yil -.Wy'h.w ~i'l'v.Wr.y .$w{t.B .Wn.k'v.w ~'t{a yitaebeh.w ? h'q'd.cib.W t,m/a,B ~yih{lael ~,h'l h,y.h,a yin]a;w ~'[.l
9
"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts, 'Let your
hands be
strong, you who are
listening in
these days to
these words from the
mouth of the
prophets, those
who spoke in the
day that the
foundation of the
house of the
LORD of
hosts was
laid, to the end that the
temple might be
built.
~,kyed.y h'n.q;z/x,T tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K ? h,Lea'h ~yir'b.D;h tea h,Lea'h ~yim'Y;B ~yi[.m{V;h ? h'wh.y -tyeB d;SUy ~w{y.B r,v]a ~yiayib.N;h yiPim ? tw{n'Bih.l l'kyeh;h tw{a'b.c
10
'For
before those days there was
no wage for
man or any
wage for
animal; and for him who
went out or
came in
there was
no peace because of his
enemies, and I
set all men one against
another.
h'y.hin a{l ~'d'a'h r;k.f ~eh'h ~yim'Y;h yen.pil yiK ? ~w{l'v -nyea a'B;l.w aecw{Y;l.w h'N,nyea h'meh.B;h r;k.f.W ? vyia ~'d'a'h -l'K -t,a x;L;v]a;w r'C;h -nim ? .Whe[er.B
11
'But
now I will not treat the
remnant of
this people as in the
former days,'
declares the
LORD of
hosts.
tyirea.vil yin]a ~yin{vair'h ~yim'Y;k a{l h'T;[.w ? tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ~Ua.n h,Z;h ~'['h
12
'For there will be
peace for the
seed: the
vine will
yield its
fruit, the
land will
yield its
produce and the
heavens will
give their
dew; and I will cause the
remnant of
this people to
inherit all these things.
#,r'a'h.w H'y.riP !eTiT !,p,G;h ~w{l'V;h [;r,z -yiK ? yiT.l;x.nih.w ~'L;j .Wn.TIy ~Iy;m'V;h.w H'l.Wb.y -t,a !eTiT ? h,Lea -l'K -t,a h,Z;h ~'['h tyirea.v -t,a
13
'It will
come about that
just as you were a
curse among the
nations, O
house of
Judah and
house of
Israel,
so I will
save you that you may be
come a
blessing. Do not
fear; let your
hands be
strong.'
tyeB ~Iyw{G;B h'l'l.q ~,tyIy/h r,v]a;K h'y'h.w ? ~,k.t,a ;[yivw{a !eK lea'r.fIy tyeb.W h'd.Wh.y ? ~,kyed.y h'n.q;z/x,T .Wa'ryiT -l;a h'k'r.B ~,tyIy.hiw
14
"For
thus says the
LORD of
hosts,
'Just as I
purposed to
do harm to you when your
fathers provoked Me to
wrath,'
says the
LORD of
hosts, 'and I have not
relented,
]yiT.m;m'z r,v]a;K tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{k yiK ? r;m'a yit{a ~,kyet{b]a @yic.q;h.B ~,k'l [;r'h.l ? yiT.m'xin a{l.w tw{a'b.c h'wh.y
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so I have
again purposed in
these days to
do good to
Jerusalem and to the
house of
Judah. Do not
fear!
byijyeh.l h,Lea'h ~yim'Y;B yiT.m;m'z yiT.b;v !eK ? .Wa'ryiT -l;a h'd.Wh.y tyeB -t,a.w ~i;l'v.Wr.y -t,a
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'These are the
things which you should
do:
speak the
truth to
one another;
judge with
truth and
judgment for
peace in your
gates.
vyia t,m/a .Wr.B;D .Wf][;T r,v]a ~yir'b.D;h h,Lea ? ~,kyer][;v.B .Wj.piv ~w{l'v j;P.vim.W t,m/a .Whe[er -t,a
17
'Also let
none * of you
devise evil in your
heart against
another, and do not
love perjury *; for
all these are
what I
hate,'
declares the
LORD."
~,k.b;b.liB .Wb.v.x;T -l;a .Whe[er t;['r -t,a vyia.w ? h,Lea -l'K -t,a yiK .Wb'h/a,T -l;a r,q,v t;[Ub.v.W ? h'wh.y -mUa.n yitaen'f r,v]a
18
Then the
word of the
LORD of
hosts came to me,
saying,
r{mael y;lea tw{a'b.c h'wh.y -r;b.D yih.y;w
19
"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts, 'The
fast of the
fourth, the
fast of the
fifth, the
fast of the
seventh and the
fast of the
tenth months will
become joy,
gladness, and
cheerful feasts for the
house of
Judah; so
love truth and
peace.'
~w{c.w yi[yib.r'h ~w{c tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K ? yiryif]['h ~w{c.w yi[yib.V;h ~w{c.w yivyim]x;h ? ~yid][{m.l.W h'x.mif.l.W !w{f'f.l h'd.Wh.y -tyeb.l h,y.hIy ? .Wb'h/a ~w{l'V;h.w t,m/a'h.w ~yibw{j
20
"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts, 'It will
yet be that
peoples will
come, even the
inhabitants of
many cities.
~yiM;[ .Wa{b'y r,v]a d{[ tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? tw{B;r ~yir'[ yeb.v{y.w
21
'The
inhabitants of
one will
go to
another,
saying, "Let us
go at
once to
entreat the
favor * of the
LORD, and to
seek the
LORD of
hosts; I will
also go."
h'k.len r{mael t;x;a -l,a t;x;a yeb.v{y .Wk.l'h.w ? h'wh.y -t,a veQ;b.l.W h'wh.y yen.P -t,a tw{L;x.l .$w{l'h ? yin'a -m;G h'k.lea tw{a'b.c
22
'So
many peoples and
mighty nations will
come to
seek the
LORD of
hosts in
Jerusalem and to
entreat the
favor * of the
LORD.'
veQ;b.l ~yim.Wc][ ~Iyw{g.w ~yiB;r ~yiM;[ .Wa'b.W ? yen.P -t,a tw{L;x.l.W ~i'l'v.WryiB tw{a'b.c h'wh.y -t,a ? h'wh.y
23
"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts, 'In
those days ten men from
all the
nations will
grasp the
garment of a
Jew,
saying, "Let us
go with you, for we have
heard that
God is with you.""'
r,v]a h'Meh'h ~yim'Y;B tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a ]h{K ? ~Iyw{G;h tw{n{v.l l{Kim ~yiv'n]a h'r'f][ .Wqyiz]x;y ? h'k.len r{mael yid.Wh.y vyia @;n.kiB ].Wqyiz/x,h.w ? ~,k'Mi[ ~yih{l/a .Wn.[;m'v yiK ~,k'Mi[