Zechariah 12

YHWH declares Jerusalem a heavy stone and cup of drunkenness for all nations, striking their horses with confusion and blindness while opening His eyes on Judah.[1][2][3] He empowers Judah's governors like fire to devour enemies, then pours out a spirit of grace, leading them to mourn for the one they pierced—me whom they pierced—like an only son, with great family mourning akin to Hadad Rimmon.[1][3][4]

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בַּ/יּ֨וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in that day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֜וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אַכֶּ֤ה 𐤀𐤊𐤄 akeh I will strike I will strike HVhi1cs כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal every all of HNcmsc סוּס֙ 𐤎𐤅𐤎 sus horse horse HNcmsa בַּ/תִּמָּה֔וֹן 𐤁/𐤕𐤌𐤄𐤅𐤍 batimahon with panic in the stupefaction HRd/Ncmsa וְ/רֹכְב֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤓𐤊𐤁/𐤅 verokhevo and its rider and his riding-one HC/Vqrmsc/Sp3ms בַּ/שִּׁגָּע֑וֹן 𐤁/𐤔𐤂𐤏𐤅𐤍 bashigaon with madness in the madness HRd/Ncmsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon HC/R בֵּ֤ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp אֶפְקַ֣ח 𐤀𐤐𐤒𐤇 efeqach I will open I will open HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo עֵינַ֔/י 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eynay my eyes my eyes HNcbdc/Sp1cs וְ/כֹל֙ 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and every and the whole of HC/Ncmsc ס֣וּס 𐤎𐤅𐤎 sus-2 horse horse HNcmsc הָֽ/עַמִּ֔ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 haamim of the nations the gathered peoples HTd/Ncmpa אַכֶּ֖ה 𐤀𐤊𐤄 akeh-2 I will strike I will strike HVhi1cs בַּֽ/עִוָּרֽוֹן 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤍 baivaron with blindness in the blindness HRd/Ncmsa
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בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֡וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms אָשִׂים֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 asim I will make I will set HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo אַלֻּפֵ֨י 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉 alufey chieftains of chieftains of HNcmpc יְהוּדָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp כְּֽ/כִיּ֧וֹר 𐤊/𐤊𐤉𐤅𐤓 kekhior like a firepot like a hollowed basin HR/Ncmsc אֵ֣שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh of fire fire HNcbsa בְּ/עֵצִ֗ים 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 beetsim among pieces of wood trees HR/Ncmpa וּ/כְ/לַפִּ֥יד 𐤅/𐤊/𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤃 ukhelapid and like a torch and like a torch of HC/R/Ncmsc אֵשׁ֙ 𐤀𐤔 esh-2 of fire fire HNcbsa בְּ/עָמִ֔יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤓 beamir among sheaves in a grain-sheaf HR/Ncmsa וְ/אָ֨כְל֜וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 veakhelu and they will devour and they consumed HC/Vqq3cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR יָמִ֧ין 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 yamin right right hand HNcfsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and on and upon HC/R שְׂמֹ֛אול 𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤋 semovl left left side HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/עַמִּ֖ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 haamim the peoples the gathered peoples HTd/Ncmpa סָבִ֑יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv around surrounding area HNcbsa וְ/יָשְׁבָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤄 veyashevah and shall dwell and she dwelt HC/Vqq3fs יְרוּשָׁלִַ֥ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp ע֛וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od still still, again, further HD תַּחְתֶּ֖י/הָ 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤄 tacheteyha in its place beneath her HR/Sp3fs בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np
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בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in-that-day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֗וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms יָגֵ֤ן 𐤉𐤂𐤍 yagen will-defend he will shield HVqi3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּעַד֙ 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead for on behalf of HR יוֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev inhabitant dwelling-one of HVqrmsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וְ/הָיָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and-will-be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms הַ/נִּכְשָׁ֥ל 𐤄/𐤍𐤊𐤔𐤋 hanikheshal the-stumbler the one who has stumbled HTd/VNsmsa בָּ/הֶ֛ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem among-them HR/Sp3mp בַּ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom-2 in-the-day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֖וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu-2 that he HTd/Pp3ms כְּ/דָוִ֑יד 𐤊/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 kedavid like-David like David like David HR/Np וּ/בֵ֤ית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and-house and house of HC/Ncmsc דָּוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david of-David David David HNp כֵּֽ/אלֹהִ֔ים 𐤊/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 kelohim Mulimu (Lozi) like-God mighty ones HR/Ncmpa כְּ/מַלְאַ֥ךְ 𐤊/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 kemaleakhe like-angel as a messenger of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of-the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לִ/פְנֵי/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before-them before their face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp
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וְ/שָׁפַכְתִּי֩ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤊𐤕𐤉 veshafakheti And I will pour out and I poured out HC/Vqq1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR בֵּ֨ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt the house house-of HNcmsc דָּוִ֜יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david of David David David HNp וְ/עַ֣ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon HC/R יוֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev the inhabitants dwelling-one of HVqrmsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp ר֤וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) spirit breath of HNcbsc חֵן֙ 𐤇𐤍 chen of grace favor HNcmsa וְ/תַ֣חֲנוּנִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 vetachanunim and supplications and appeals for mercy HC/Ncmpa וְ/הִבִּ֥יטוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤈𐤅 vehibitu and they will look and they directed their gaze HC/Vhq3cp אֵלַ֖/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to Me toward me HR/Sp1cs אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr דָּקָ֑רוּ 𐤃𐤒𐤓𐤅 daqaru they have pierced they pierced HVqp3cp וְ/סָפְד֣וּ 𐤅/𐤎𐤐𐤃𐤅 vesafedu and they will mourn and they mourned HC/Vqq3cp עָלָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv for him upon him HR/Sp3ms כְּ/מִסְפֵּד֙ 𐤊/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤃 kemiseped as the mourning as a ritual lament HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 over upon HR הַ/יָּחִ֔יד 𐤄/𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤃 hayachid the only one the unique one HTd/Aamsa וְ/הָמֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤓 vehamer and bitterness to embitter HC/Vha עָלָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-2 over him upon him HR/Sp3ms כְּ/הָמֵ֥ר 𐤊/𐤄𐤌𐤓 kehamer as one is bitter as making bitter HR/Vhc עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al-3 over upon HR הַ/בְּכֽוֹר 𐤄/𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 habekhor the firstborn the firstborn son HTd/Ncmsa
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