Zechariah
Zechariah 8:19
19“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֗וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| says | אָמַ֞ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The fasts | צ֣וֹם | ṣō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6685 fasting, fast |
| of the fourth | הָרְבִיעִ֡י | hā·rə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7243 fourth |
| the fifth | הַחֲמִישִׁי֩ | ha·ḥă·mî·šî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H2549 fifth |
| the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| and | וְצ֣וֹם | wə·ṣō·wm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6685 fasting, fast |
| the tenth | הָעֲשִׂירִ֗י | hā·‘ă·śî·rî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H6224 tenth |
| will become | יִהְיֶ֤ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| times of joy | לְשָׂשׂ֣וֹן | lə·śā·śō·wn | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H8342 exultation, rejoicing |
| and gladness | וּלְשִׂמְחָ֔ה | ū·lə·śim·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8057 joy, gladness, mirth |
| cheerful | טוֹבִ֑ים | ṭō·w·ḇîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| feasts | וּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖ים | ū·lə·mō·‘ă·ḏîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
| for the house | לְבֵית־ | lə·ḇêṯ- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָה֙ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| Therefore you are to love | אֱהָֽבוּ׃פ | ’ĕ·hā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H157 love |
| truth | וְהָאֱמֶ֥ת | wə·hā·’ĕ·meṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| and peace | וְהַשָּׁל֖וֹם | wə·haš·šā·lō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 39:2 · Zechariah 8:16 · Zechariah 7:5 · Zechariah 7:3 · Jeremiah 52:4 · Psalm 30:11 · 2 Kings 25:25 · 2 Kings 25:3–4 · Luke 1:74–75 · Isaiah 35:10 · Jeremiah 52:12–15 · Isaiah 12:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.