Zechariah

Zechariah 1:16

16Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןlā·ḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
this is whatכֹּֽה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I will returnשַׁ֤בְתִּיšaḇ·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7725 turn back, return
to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙lî·rū·šā·limPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
with mercyבְּֽרַחֲמִ֔יםbə·ra·ḥă·mîmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine pluralH7356 womb
and thereבָּ֔הּbāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
My houseבֵּיתִי֙bê·ṯîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1004 house
will be rebuiltיִבָּ֣נֶהyib·bā·nehVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1129 build
declaresנְאֻ֖םnə·’umNoun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯNoun - common pluralH6635 army, war, warfare
and a measuring lineוְקָוָהwə·qå̄·wå̄hConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH6961 cord
will be stretched outיִנָּטֶ֖הyin·nā·ṭehVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃yə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

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Zechariah 8:3 · Ezekiel 37:24–28 · Zechariah 2:10–11 · Ezra 6:14–15 · Zechariah 4:9 · Job 38:5 · Isaiah 54:8–10 · Ezekiel 40:3 · Ezekiel 47:3 · Zechariah 2:1–2 · Ezekiel 39:25–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.