Zechariah

Zechariah 1:11–12

¹¹And the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”

¹²Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?”

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Zechariah 1:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּ	way·ya·‘ă·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond
the angel	מַלְאַ֣ךְ	mal·’aḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who was standing	הָֽעֹמֵד֙	hā·‘ō·mêḏ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
among	בֵּ֣ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the myrtle trees	הַהֲדַסִּ֔ים	ha·hă·ḏas·sîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1918 myrtle
We have patrolled	הִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּ	hiṯ·hal·laḵ·nū	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
the earth	בָאָ֑רֶץ	ḇā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and behold	וְהִנֵּ֥ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is at rest	יֹשֶׁ֥בֶת	yō·še·ḇeṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
and tranquil	וְשֹׁקָֽטֶת׃	wə·šō·qā·ṭeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H8252 be quiet, undisturbed

Zechariah 1:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the angel	מַלְאַךְ־	mal·’aḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּאמַר֒	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
How long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
O LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֔וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
will You	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
withhold mercy	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
from Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and the cities	עָרֵ֣י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
with which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You have been angry	זָעַ֔מְתָּה	zā·‘am·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H2194 be indignant
these	זֶ֖ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
seventy	שִׁבְעִ֥ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
years	שָׁנָֽה׃	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

Cross-references

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Zechariah 1:11 Zechariah 1:10 · Psalm 103:20–21 · Matthew 24:30–31 · Zechariah 1:8 · Zechariah 1:15

Zechariah 1:12 Psalm 102:13 · Psalm 74:10 · Zechariah 7:5 · Daniel 9:2 · Jeremiah 29:10 · Revelation 6:10 · Zechariah 1:8 · 2 Chronicles 36:21 · Hebrews 7:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.