Zechariah
Zechariah 9:12
12Return to your stronghold,
O prisoners of hope;
even today I declare
that I will restore to you double.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | שׁ֚וּבוּ | šû·b̲û | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to your stronghold | לְבִצָּר֔וֹן | lə·ḇiṣ·ṣā·rō·wn | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1225 stronghold |
| O prisoners | אֲסִירֵ֖י | ’ă·sî·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H615 bondman, prisoner |
| of hope | הַתִּקְוָ֑ה | hat·tiq·wāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8615 cord |
| even | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| today | הַיּ֕וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| I declare | מַגִּ֥יד | mag·gîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| that I will restore | אָשִׁ֥יב | ’ā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to you | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| double | מִשְׁנֶ֖ה | miš·neh | Noun - masculine singular | H4932 double, copy, second |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 42:10 · Isaiah 61:7 · Lamentations 3:21–22 · Hebrews 6:18 · Jeremiah 31:17 · Jeremiah 51:10 · Isaiah 40:2 · Nahum 1:7 · Hosea 2:15 · Joel 3:16 · Jeremiah 50:4–5 · Isaiah 52:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.