Zechariah

Zechariah 12:1

¹This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the burden	מַשָּׂ֥א	maś·śā	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
of the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
concerning	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who stretches out	נֹטֶ֤ה	nō·ṭeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
the heavens	שָׁמַ֙יִם֙	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and lays the foundation	וְיֹסֵ֣ד	wə·yō·sêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3245 establish, found, fix
of the earth	אָ֔רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
who forms	וְיֹצֵ֥ר	wə·yō·ṣêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3335 form, fashion
the spirit	רֽוּחַ־	rū·aḥ-	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of man	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
within him	בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃פ	bə·qir·bōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst

Cross-references

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Isaiah 42:5 · Jeremiah 51:15 · Isaiah 57:16 · Psalm 102:25–26 · Hebrews 12:9 · Isaiah 48:13 · Hebrews 1:10–12 · Isaiah 44:24 · Ecclesiastes 12:7 · Numbers 16:22 · Genesis 2:7 · Psalm 136:5–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.