Focused Passage

Zechariah 1:18-21

Return to Me and the Comfort of Zion

From covenant summons, to night-vision intercession, to the LORD's promise of mercy, rebuilt worship, renewed comfort for Zion, and judgment on the powers that scattered Judah.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

18Then I looked up and saw four horns.

19So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”

20Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.

21“What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”

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Verse 18

Original words

Then I looked upוָאֶשָּׂ֥אH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-עֵינַ֖יH5869Noun - cdc | first person common singularand sawוָאֵ֑רֶאH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular. . .וְהִנֵּ֖הH2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectionfourאַרְבַּ֥עH702Number - feminine singular constructhornsקְרָנֽוֹת׃H7161Noun - feminine plural
Verse 19

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So I askedוָאֹמַ֗רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularאֶל־אֶל־H413Prepositionthe angelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְH4397Article | Noun - masculine singularwho was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֥רH1696Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwith meבִּ֖יPreposition | first person common singularWhatמָה־H4100Interrogativeare theseאֵ֑לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralAnd he toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularmeאֵלַ֔יH413Preposition | first person common singularTheseאֵ֤לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralare the hornsהַקְּרָנוֹת֙H7161Article | Noun - feminine pluralthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativehave scatteredזֵר֣וּH2219Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerJudahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularand Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלָֽם׃סH3389Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 20

Original words

Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularshowed meוַיַּרְאֵ֣נִיH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularfourאַרְבָּעָ֖הH702Number - masculine singularcraftsmenחָרָשִֽׁים׃H2796Noun - masculine plural
Verse 21

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Whatמָ֛הH4100Interrogativeare theseאֵ֥לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralcomingבָאִ֖יםH935Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralto doלַֽעֲשׂ֑וֹתH6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructI askedוָאֹמַ֕רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularAnd He repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .לֵאמֹ֗רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructTheseאֵ֣לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralare the hornsהַקְּרָנ֞וֹתH7161Article | Noun - feminine pluralthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativescatteredזֵ֣רוּH2219Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerJudahיְהוּדָ֗הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularso thatכְּפִי־H6310Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructnoלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleoneאִישׁ֙H376Noun - masculine singularcould raiseנָשָׂ֣אH5375Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularhis headרֹאשׁ֔וֹH7218Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularbut the [craftsmen]אֵ֙לֶּה֙H428Pronoun - common pluralhave comeוַיָּבֹ֤אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto terrifyלְהַחֲרִ֣ידH2729Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructthemאֹתָ֔םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine plural[and] throw downלְיַדּ֞וֹתH3034Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthese hornsקַרְנ֣וֹתH7161Noun - feminine plural constructof the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralthat have lifted upהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥יםH5375Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluraltheir hornsקֶ֛רֶןH7161Noun - feminine singularagainstאֶל־H413Prepositionthe landאֶ֥רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֖הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularto scatter itלְזָרוֹתָֽהּ׃סH2219Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular

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