וָאֶשָּׂ֥א אֶת עֵינַ֖י וָאֵ֑רֶא וְהִנֵּ֖ה אַרְבַּ֥ע קְרָנֽוֹת
Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
וָאֹמַ֗ר אֶל הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּ֖י מָה אֵ֑לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י אֵ֤לֶּה הַקְּרָנוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר זֵר֣וּ אֶת יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִירוּשָׁלָֽם
And I said to the angel that talked with me, What these? And he answered me, These the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
וַיַּרְאֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֔ה אַרְבָּעָ֖ה חָרָשִֽׁים
And YHWH shewed me four carpenters.
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וָאֹמַ֕ר מָ֛ה אֵ֥לֶּה בָאִ֖ים לַֽעֲשׂ֑וֹת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֵאמֹ֗ר אֵ֣לֶּה הַקְּרָנ֞וֹת אֲשֶׁר זֵ֣רוּ אֶת יְהוּדָ֗ה כְּפִי אִישׁ֙ לֹא נָשָׂ֣א רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ אֵ֨לֶּה֙ לְהַחֲרִ֣יד אֹתָ֔ם לְיַדּ֞וֹת אֶת קַרְנ֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֗ם הַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים קֶ֛רֶן אֶל אֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָ֖ה לְזָרוֹתָֽהּ
Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
Word-by-word analysis· 32 words
וָאֶשָּׂ֥א עֵינַ֛י וָאֵ֖רֶא וְהִנֵּה אִ֑ישׁ וּבְיָד֖וֹ חֶ֥בֶל מִדָּֽה
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
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וָאֹמַ֕ר אָ֖נָה אַתָּ֣ה הֹלֵ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י לָמֹד֙ אֶת יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִרְא֥וֹת כַּמָּֽה רָחְבָּ֖הּ וְכַמָּ֥ה אָרְכָּֽהּ
Then said I, Whither goest you? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what the breadth thereof, and what the length thereof.
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וְהִנֵּ֗ה הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּ֖י יֹצֵ֑א וּמַלְאָ֣ךְ אַחֵ֔ר יֹצֵ֖א לִקְרָאתֽוֹ
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔ו רֻ֗ץ דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל הַנַּ֥עַר הַלָּ֖ז לֵאמֹ֑ר פְּרָזוֹת֙ תֵּשֵׁ֣ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם מֵרֹ֥ב אָדָ֛ם וּבְהֵמָ֖ה בְּתוֹכָֽהּ
And said to him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וַאֲנִ֤י אֶֽהְיֶה לָּהּ֙ נְאֻם יְהוָ֔ה ח֥וֹמַת אֵ֖שׁ סָבִ֑יב וּלְכָב֖וֹד אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה בְתוֹכָֽהּ
For I, says YHWH, will be to her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
ה֣וֹי ה֗וֹי וְנֻ֛סוּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ צָפ֖וֹן נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֠י כְּאַרְבַּ֞ע רוּח֧וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם פֵּרַ֥שְׂתִּי אֶתְכֶ֖ם נְאֻם יְהוָֽה
Ho, ho, , and flee from the land of the north, says YHWH: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, says YHWH.
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ה֥וֹי צִיּ֖וֹן הִמָּלְטִ֑י יוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת בַּת בָּבֶֽל
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest the daughter of Babylon.
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כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָמַר֮ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֒ אַחַ֣ר כָּב֔וֹד שְׁלָחַ֕נִי אֶל הַגּוֹיִ֖ם הַשֹּׁלְלִ֣ים אֶתְכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י הַנֹּגֵ֣עַ בָּכֶ֔ם נֹגֵ֖עַ בְּבָבַ֥ת עֵינֽוֹ
For thus says YHWH of hosts; After the glory has he sent me to the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
כִּ֠י הִנְנִ֨י מֵנִ֤יף אֶת יָדִי֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָי֥וּ שָׁלָ֖ל לְעַבְדֵיהֶ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּֽי יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁלָחָֽנִי
For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and you shall know that YHWH of hosts has sent me.
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רָנִּ֥י וְשִׂמְחִ֖י בַּת צִיּ֑וֹן כִּ֧י הִנְנִי בָ֛א וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥י בְתוֹכֵ֖ךְ נְאֻם יְהוָֽה
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of you, says YHWH.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וְנִלְווּ֩ גוֹיִ֨ם רַבִּ֤ים אֶל יְהוָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וְהָ֥יוּ לִ֖י לְעָ֑ם וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֣י בְתוֹכֵ֔ךְ וְיָדַ֕עַתְּ כִּי יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֵלָֽיִךְ
And many nations shall be joined to YHWH in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of you, and you shall know that YHWH of hosts has sent me to you.
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וְנָחַ֨ל יְהוָ֤ה אֶת יְהוּדָה֙ חֶלְק֔וֹ עַ֖ל אַדְמַ֣ת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּבָחַ֥ר ע֖וֹד בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם
And YHWH shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
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הַ֥ס כָּל בָּשָׂ֖ר מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י נֵע֖וֹר מִמְּע֥וֹן קָדְשֽׁוֹ
Be silent, O all flesh, before YHWH: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.