Zechariah
Zechariah 1:3
3So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So tell | וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| that this is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Return | שׁ֣וּבוּ | šū·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to Me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| declares | נְאֻ֖ם | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֑וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| and I will return | וְאָשׁ֣וּב | wə·’ā·šūḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to you | אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם | ’ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| says | אָמַ֖ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָאֽוֹת׃ | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 3:22 · Malachi 3:7 · Joel 2:12 · Jeremiah 4:1 · Deuteronomy 30:2–10 · Isaiah 31:6 · Jeremiah 12:15 · Hosea 6:1 · Luke 15:18–22 · James 4:8–10 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Hosea 14:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.