הִנֵּ֥ה יֽוֹם בָּ֖א לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְחֻלַּ֥ק שְׁלָלֵ֖ךְ בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ
Behold, the day of YHWH cometh, and your spoil shall be divided in the midst of you.
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וְאָסַפְתִּ֨י אֶת כָּל הַגּוֹיִ֥ם אֶֽל יְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ לַמִּלְחָמָה֒ וְנִלְכְּדָ֣ה הָעִ֗יר וְנָשַׁ֨סּוּ֙ הַבָּ֣תִּ֔ים וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים תשגלנה תִּשָּׁכַ֑בְנָה וְיָצָ֞א חֲצִ֤י הָעִיר֙ בַּגּוֹלָ֔ה וְיֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם לֹ֥א יִכָּרֵ֖ת מִן הָעִֽיר
For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
Word-by-word analysis· 24 words
וְיָצָ֣א יְהוָ֔ה וְנִלְחַ֖ם בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם הָהֵ֑ם כְּי֥וֹם הִֽלָּחֲמ֖ו בְּי֥וֹם קְרָֽב
Then shall YHWH go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וְעָמְד֣וּ רַגְלָ֣יו בַּיּוֹם הַ֠הוּא עַל הַ֨ר הַזֵּתִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר עַל פְּנֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ מִקֶּדֶם֒ וְנִבְקַע֩ הַ֨ר הַזֵּיתִ֤ים מֵֽחֶצְיוֹ֙ מִזְרָ֣חָה וָיָ֔מָּה גֵּ֖יא גְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וּמָ֨שׁ חֲצִ֥י הָהָ֛ר צָפ֖וֹנָה וְחֶצְיוֹ נֶֽגְבָּה
And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
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וְנַסְתֶּ֣ם גֵּֽיא הָרַ֗י כִּֽי יַגִּ֣יעַ גֵּי הָרִים֮ אֶל אָצַל֒ וְנַסְתֶּ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר נַסְתֶּם֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָרַ֔עַשׁ בִּימֵ֖י עֻזִּיָּ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבָא֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֔י כָּל קְדֹשִׁ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ
And you shall flee the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal: yea, you shall flee, like as you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and YHWH my God shall come, all the saints with you.
Word-by-word analysis· 24 words
וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא לֹֽא יִהְיֶ֣ה א֔וֹר יְקָר֖וֹת יקפאון וְקִפָּאֽוֹן
And it shall come to pass in that day, the light shall not be clear, dark:
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וְהָיָ֣ה יוֹם אֶחָ֗ד ה֛וּא יִוָּדַ֥ע לַֽיהוָ֖ה לֹא י֣וֹם וְלֹא לָ֑יְלָה וְהָיָ֥ה לְעֵֽת עֶ֖רֶב יִֽהְיֶה אֽוֹר
But it shall be one day which shall be known to YHWH, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, at evening time it shall be light.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וְהָיָ֣ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יֵצְא֤וּ מַֽיִם חַיִּים֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם חֶצְיָ֗ם אֶל הַיָּם֙ הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י וְחֶצְיָ֖ם אֶל הַיָּ֣ם הָאַחֲר֑וֹן בַּקַּ֥יִץ וּבָחֹ֖רֶף יִֽהְיֶֽה
And it shall be in that day, living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
וְהָיָ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל כָּל הָאָ֑רֶץ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִהְיֶ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶחָ֖ד וּשְׁמ֥וֹ אֶחָֽד
And YHWH shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one YHWH, and his name one.
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יִסּ֨וֹב כָּל הָאָ֤רֶץ כָּעֲרָבָה֙ מִגֶּ֣בַע לְרִמּ֔וֹן נֶ֖גֶב יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְֽרָאֲמָה֩ וְיָשְׁבָ֨ה תַחְתֶּ֜יהָ לְמִשַּׁ֣עַר בִּנְיָמִ֗ן עַד מְק֞וֹם שַׁ֤עַר הָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ עַד שַׁ֣עַר הַפִּנִּ֔ים וּמִגְדַּ֣ל חֲנַנְאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד יִקְבֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and the tower of Hananeel to the king's winepresses.
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וְיָ֣שְׁבוּ בָ֔הּ וְחֵ֖רֶם לֹ֣א יִֽהְיֶה ע֑וֹד וְיָשְׁבָ֥ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לָבֶֽטַח
And shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
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וְזֹ֣את תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִגֹּ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת כָּל הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צָבְא֖וּ עַל יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הָמֵ֣ק בְּשָׂר֗וֹ וְהוּא֙ עֹמֵ֣ד עַל רַגְלָ֔יו וְעֵינָיו֙ תִּמַּ֣קְנָה בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ן וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ תִּמַּ֥ק בְּפִיהֶֽם
And this shall be the plague wherewith YHWH will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
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וְהָיָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא תִּֽהְיֶ֧ה מְהֽוּמַת יְהוָ֛ה רַבָּ֖ה בָּהֶ֑ם וְהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּ אִ֚ישׁ יַ֣ד רֵעֵ֔הוּ וְעָלְתָ֥ה יָד֖וֹ עַל יַ֥ד רֵעֵֽהוּ
And it shall come to pass in that day, a great tumult from YHWH shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
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וְגַ֨ם יְהוּדָ֔ה תִּלָּחֵ֖ם בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְאֻסַּף֩ חֵ֨יל כָּל הַגּוֹיִ֜ם סָבִ֗יב זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֛סֶף וּבְגָדִ֖ים לָרֹ֥ב מְאֹֽד
And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.
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וְכֵ֨ן תִּֽהְיֶ֜ה מַגֵּפַ֣ת הַסּ֗וּס הַפֶּ֨רֶד֙ הַגָּמָ֣ל וְהַחֲמ֔וֹר וְכָ֨ל הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה בַּמַּחֲנ֣וֹת הָהֵ֑מָּה כַּמַּגֵּפָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת
And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וְהָיָ֗ה כָּל הַנּוֹתָר֙ מִכָּל הַגּוֹיִ֔ם הַבָּאִ֖ים עַל יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְעָל֞וּ מִדֵּ֧י שָׁנָ֣ה בְשָׁנָ֗ה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺת֙ לְמֶ֨לֶךְ֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וְלָחֹ֖ג אֶת חַ֥ג הַסֻּכּֽוֹת
And it shall come to pass, every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, YHWH of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
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וְ֠הָיָה אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא יַעֲלֶ֜ה מֵאֵ֨ת מִשְׁפְּח֤וֹת הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֶל יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֔ת לְמֶ֖לֶךְ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וְלֹ֥א עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם יִהְיֶ֥ה הַגָּֽשֶׁם
And it shall be, whoso will not come up of the families of the earth to Jerusalem to worship the King, YHWH of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
וְאִם מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת מִצְרַ֧יִם לֹֽא תַעֲלֶ֛ה וְלֹ֥א בָאָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִגֹּ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יַֽעֲל֔וּ לָחֹ֖ג אֶת חַ֥ג הַסֻּכּֽוֹת
And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that no ; there shall be the plague, wherewith YHWH will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Word-by-word analysis· 23 words
זֹ֥את תִּהְיֶ֖ה חַטַּ֣את מִצְרָ֑יִם וְחַטַּאת֙ כָּל הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יַֽעֲל֔וּ לָחֹ֖ג אֶת חַ֥ג הַסֻּכּֽוֹת
This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ עַל מְצִלּ֣וֹת הַסּ֔וּס קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְהָיָ֤ה הַסִּירוֹת֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה כַּמִּזְרָקִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO YHWH; and the pots in YHWH's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וְ֠הָיָה כָּל סִ֨יר בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם וּבִֽיהוּדָ֗ה קֹ֚דֶשׁ לַיהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וּבָ֨אוּ֙ כָּל הַזֹּ֣בְחִ֔ים וְלָקְח֥וּ מֵהֶ֖ם וּבִשְּׁל֣וּ בָהֶ֑ם וְלֹא יִהְיֶ֨ה כְנַעֲנִ֥י ע֛וֹד בְּבֵית יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא
Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness to YHWH of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of YHWH of hosts.