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and to speak to the priests of the house of Yahweh of Hosts, and to the prophets, saying, "Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?"

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “to”לְבֵית־ (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Then the word of Yahweh of Hosts came to me, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

"Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month for these seventy years, did you at all fast to me, really to me?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

The word of Yahweh came to Zechariah, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

"Thus has Yahweh of Hosts spoken, saying, 'Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

לְהַקְשִׁ֔יב (לְ) le. “to”

"but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they made the pleasant land desolate."

לְשַׁמָּֽה׃ (לְ) le. “into”

The word of Yahweh of Hosts came to me.

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: "I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath."

לְצִיּ֖וֹן (לְ) le. “for”לָֽהּ׃ (לָֽ) La “for”

and I will bring them, and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness."

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “for”לְעָ֗ם (לְ) le. “<into>”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for”לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים (לֵֽ) le. “<into>”

Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: "Let your hands be strong, you who hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were in the day that the foundation of the house of Yahweh of Hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.

לְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃ (לְ) le. “to”

For before those days there was no wages for man, nor any wages for an animal; neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbor.

לִפְנֵי֙ (לִ) li “<to>”וְלַיּוֹצֵ֨א (לַ) lai. “[belonged] to the”וְלַבָּ֤א (לַ) la. “to the”

But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days," says Yahweh of Hosts.

לִשְׁאֵרִ֖ית (לִ) li “[will be] to”

For thus says Yahweh of hosts: "As I thought to do evil to you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath," says Yahweh of Hosts, "and I didn't repent;

לְהָרַ֣ע (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “to”

so again have I thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Don't be afraid.

לְהֵיטִ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”

The word of Yahweh of Hosts came to me.

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: "The fasts of the fourth fifth, seventh, and tenth months shall be for the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace."

לְבֵית־ (לְ) le. “for”לְשָׂשׂ֣וֹן (לְ) le. “<into>”וּלְשִׂמְחָ֔ה (לְ) le. “<into>”וּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖ים (לְ) le. “<into>”

and the inhabitants of one shall go to another, saying, 'Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of Yahweh, and to seek Yahweh of Hosts. I will go also.'

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְחַלּוֹת֙ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (לְ) le. “to”

Yes, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Yahweh of Hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Yahweh."

לְבַקֵּ֛שׁ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְחַלּ֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”

Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: "In those days, ten men will take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they will take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, 'We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'"

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

An oracle. The word of Yahweh is against the land of Hadrach, And will rest upon Damascus; For the eye of man And of all the tribes of Israel is toward Yahweh;

לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “[is] to”

Tyre built herself a stronghold, And heaped up silver like the dust, And fine gold like the mire of the streets.

לָ֑הּ (לָ֑) La “for”

I will take away his blood out of his mouth, And his abominations from between his teeth; And he also will be a remnant for our God; And he will be as a chieftain in Judah, And Ekron as a Jebusite.

לֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (לֵֽ) le. “to”

I will encamp around my house against the army, That none pass through or return; And no oppressor will pass through them any more: For now I have seen with my eyes.

לְבֵיתִ֤י (לְ) le. “for”

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; Lowly, and riding on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to”