Zechariah

Zechariah 1:19–21

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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Zechariah 1:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I asked	וָאֹמַ֗ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
the angel	הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ	ham·mal·’āḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
who was speaking	הַדֹּבֵ֥ר	had·dō·ḇêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1696 speak
with me	בִּ֖י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
What	מָה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
are these	אֵ֑לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
And he told	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
These	אֵ֤לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the horns	הַקְּרָנוֹת֙	haq·qə·rā·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H7161 horn
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
have scattered	זֵר֣וּ	zê·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and Jerusalem	וִירוּשָׁלָֽם׃ס	wī·rū·šå̄·lå̄m	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

Zechariah 1:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
showed me	וַיַּרְאֵ֣נִי	way·yar·’ê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7200 see
four	אַרְבָּעָ֖ה	’ar·bā·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H702 four
craftsmen	חָרָשִֽׁים׃	ḥā·rā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2796 graver, artificer

Zechariah 1:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מָ֛ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
are these	אֵ֥לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
coming	בָאִ֖ים	ḇā·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to do	לַֽעֲשׂ֑וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
I asked	וָאֹמַ֕ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
And He replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
These	אֵ֣לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the horns	הַקְּרָנ֞וֹת	haq·qə·rā·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H7161 horn
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
scattered	זֵ֣רוּ	zê·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
so that	כְּפִי־	kə·p̄î-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one	אִישׁ֙	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
could raise	נָשָׂ֣א	nā·śā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
his head	רֹאשׁ֔וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
but the	אֵ֙לֶּה֙	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
have come	וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to terrify	לְהַחֲרִ֣יד	lə·ha·ḥă·rîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H2729 tremble, be terrified
them	אֹתָ֔ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
throw down	לְיַדּ֞וֹת	lə·yad·dō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3034 throw, cast
these horns	קַרְנ֣וֹת	qar·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H7161 horn
of the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֗ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
that have lifted up	הַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים	han·nō·śə·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
their horns	קֶ֛רֶן	qe·ren	Noun - feminine singular	H7161 horn
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֖ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
to scatter it	לְזָרוֹתָֽהּ׃ס	lə·zā·rō·w·ṯāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow

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Zechariah 1:19 Zechariah 1:21 · Zechariah 8:14 · Ezra 4:4 · Zechariah 2:2 · Jeremiah 50:17–18 · Ezra 4:7 · Ezra 4:1 · Zechariah 1:9

Zechariah 1:20 Zechariah 10:3–5 · Zechariah 12:2–6 · Zechariah 9:12–16

Zechariah 1:21 Psalm 75:10 · Psalm 75:4–5 · Lamentations 2:17 · Zechariah 1:19 · Daniel 12:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.