Zechariah
Zechariah 1:12
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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| 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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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.