Zechariah
Zechariah 8:10
10For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֗י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| before | לִפְנֵי֙ | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| those | הָהֵ֔ם | hā·hêm | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| days | הַיָּמִ֣ים | hay·yā·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| neither | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| man | הָֽאָדָם֙ | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| nor | אֵינֶ֑נָּה | ’ê·nen·nāh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| beast | הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה | hab·bə·hê·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| received | נִֽהְיָ֔ה | nih·yāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| wages | שְׂכַ֤ר | śə·ḵar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7939 hire, wages |
| nor was there | אֵין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| safety | שָׁלוֹם֙ | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the enemy | הַצָּ֔ר | haṣ·ṣār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
| for anyone who came | וְלַיּוֹצֵ֨א | wə·lay·yō·w·ṣê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| or went | וְלַבָּ֤א | wə·lab·bā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| for I had turned | וַאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח | wa·’ă·šal·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| man | הָאָדָ֖ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| against his neighbor | בְּרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | bə·rê·‘ê·hū | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Haggai 1:6–11 · Isaiah 19:2 · Amos 9:4 · Haggai 2:16–18 · Amos 3:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.