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The
burden of the
word of the
LORD is against the
land of
Hadrach, with
Damascus as its
resting place (for the
eyes of
men, especially of
all the
tribes of
Israel, are toward the
LORD ),
w{t'xUn.m q,f,M;d.w .$'r.d;x #,r,a.B h'wh.y -r;b.d a'F;m ? lea'r.fIy yej.biv l{k.w ~'d'a !ye[ h'why;l yiK
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And
Hamath also, which
borders on it;
Tyre and
Sidon,
though they are
very wise.
yiK !w{dyic.w r{c H'B -l'B.giT t'm]x -m;g.w ? d{a.m h'm.k'x
3
For
Tyre built herself a
fortress And
piled up
silver like
dust, And
gold like the
mire of the
streets.
r'p'[,K @,s,K -r'B.ciT;w H'l rw{c'm r{c !,biT;w ? tw{c.Wx jyij.K #.Wr'x.w
4
Behold, the
Lord will
dispossess her And
cast her
wealth into the
sea; And she will be
consumed with
fire.
ayih.w H'lyex ~'Y;b h'Kih.w h'N,virw{y y'n{d]a heNih ? lek'aeT vea'B
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Ashkelon will
see it and be
afraid.
Gaza too will
writhe in
great pain; Also
Ekron, for her
expectation has
been confounded. Moreover, the
king will
perish from
Gaza, And
Ashkelon will not be
inhabited.
d{a.m lyix't.w h'Z;[.w a'ryit.w !w{l.q.v;a a,reT ? h'Z;[em .$,l,m d;b'a.w H'j'B,m vyib{h -yiK !w{r.q,[.w ? bevet a{l !w{l.q.v;a.w
6
And a
mongrel race will
dwell in
Ashdod, And I will
cut off the
pride of the
Philistines.
~yiT.vil.P !w{a.G yiT;r.kih.w dw{D.v;a.B rez.m;m b;v'y.w
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And I will
remove their
blood from their
mouth And their
detestable things from
between their
teeth. Then they
also will be a
remnant for our
God, And be like a
clan in
Judah, And
Ekron like a
Jebusite.
wy'Niv !yeBim wy'cUQiv.w wyiPim wy'm'd yit{ris]h;w ? @UL;a.K h'y'h.w .Wnyeh{lael a.Wh -m;G r;a.vin.w ? yis.WbyiK !w{r.q,[.w h'd.WhyiB
8
But I will
camp around My
house because of an
army,
Because of him who
passes by and
returns; And
no oppressor will
pass over them
anymore, For
now I have
seen with My
eyes.
r{b][;y -a{l.w b'Vim.W reb{[em h'b'Cim yityeb.l yityin'x.w ? y'nye[.b yityia'r h'T;[ yiK feg{n dw{[ ~,hyel][
9
Rejoice greatly, O
daughter of
Zion!
Shout in triumph, O
daughter of
Jerusalem!
Behold, your
king is
coming to you; He is
just and
endowed with
salvation,
Humble, and
mounted on a
donkey, Even on a
colt, the
foal of a
donkey.
t;B yi[yir'h !w{Yic -t;B d{a.m yilyiG ? ['vw{n.w qyiD;c .$'l aw{b'y .$eK.l;m heNih ~i;l'v.Wr.y ? tw{n{t]a -n,B rIy;[ -l;[.w rw{m]x -l;[ bek{r.w yin'[ a.Wh
10
I will
cut off the
chariot from
Ephraim And the
horse from
Jerusalem; And the
bow of
war will be
cut off. And He will
speak peace to the
nations; And His
dominion will be from
sea to
sea, And from the
River to the
ends of the
earth.
s.Ws.w ~Iy;r.p,aem b,k,r -yiT;r.kih.w ? ~w{l'v r,Bid.w h'm'x.lim t,v,q h't.r.kin.w ~i;l'v.Wryim ? #,r'a -yes.p;a -d;[ r'h'Nim.W ~'y -d;[ ~'Yim w{l.v'm.W ~Iyw{G;l
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As for you
also, because of the
blood of My
covenant with you, I have
set your
prisoners free from the
waterless * pit.
].kIy;ryis]a yiT.x;Liv .$etyir.B -m;d.B .T;a -m;G ? w{B ~Iy;m !yea rw{Bim
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Return to the
stronghold, O
prisoners who have the
hope; This
very day I am
declaring that I will
restore double to you.
~w{Y;h -m;G h'w.qiT;h yeryis]a !w{r'Cib.l .Wb.Wv ? .$'l byiv'a h,n.vim dyiG;m
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For I will
bend Judah as My
bow, I will
fill the
bow with
Ephraim. And I will
stir up your
sons, O
Zion,
against your
sons, O
Greece; And I will
make you like a
warrior's sword.
~Iy;r.p,a yitaeLim t,v,q h'd.Wh.y yil yiT.k;r'd -yiK ? !'w'y .$Iy;n'B -l;[ !w{Yic .$Iy;n'b yiT.r;rw{[.w ? rw{BiG b,r,x.K .$yiT.m;f.w
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Then the
LORD will
appear over them, And His
arrow will
go forth like
lightning; And the
Lord GOD will
blow the
trumpet, And will
march in the
storm winds of the
south.
w{Cix q'r'B;k a'c'y.w h,a'rey ~,hyel][ h'why;w ? tw{r][;s.B .$;l'h.w ['q.tIy r'pw{V;B hiw{h.y y'n{da;w ? !'myeT
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The
LORD of
hosts will
defend them. And they will
devour and
trample on the
sling stones; And they will
drink and be
boisterous as with
wine; And they will be
filled like a sacrificial
basin, Drenched like the
corners of the
altar.
.Wv.b'k.w .Wl.k'a.w ~,hyel][ !eg'y tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ? .Wa.l'm.W !Iy'y -w{m.K .Wm'h .Wt'v.w [;l,q -yen.b;a ? ;xeB.zim tw{Yiw'z.K q'r.ziM;K
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And the
LORD their
God will
save them in that
day As the
flock of His
people; For they are as the
stones of a
crown,
Sparkling in His
land.
!a{c.K a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B ~,hyeh{l/a h'wh.y ~'[yivw{h.w ? w{t'm.d;a -l;[ tw{s.sw{n.tim r,zen -yen.b;a yiK w{M;[
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For
what comeliness and
beauty will be theirs!
Grain will make the
young men flourish, and
new wine the
virgins.
~yir.Wx;B !'g'D w{y.p'y<03308!> -h;m.W w{b.WJ -h;m yiK ? tw{lUt.B bebw{n.y vw{ryit.w