Zechariah

Zechariah 8:6

⁶This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “If this is impossible^a in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be impossible in My eyes?” declares the LORD of Hosts.

Footnotes

a 8:6 Or marvelous; twice in this verse

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
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
If	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
is impossible	יִפָּלֵ֗א	yip·pā·lê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
in the eyes	בְּעֵינֵי֙	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the remnant	שְׁאֵרִית֙	šə·’ê·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
of this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
in these	הָהֵ֑ם	hā·hêm	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
days	בַּיָּמִ֖ים	bay·yā·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
should it also	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
be impossible	יִפָּלֵ֔א	yip·pā·lê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
in My eyes	בְּעֵינַי֙	bə·‘ê·nay	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
declares	נְאֻ֖ם	nə·’um	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת׃פ	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 32:27 · Luke 18:27 · Luke 1:37 · Romans 4:20–21 · Numbers 11:22–23 · Luke 1:20 · 2 Kings 7:2 · Genesis 18:14 · Jeremiah 32:17 · Psalm 126:1–3 · Romans 6:19–21 · Psalm 118:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.