OET ZEC chapter 1

1 In the eighth month of the second year of the reign of Persian King Dareyavesh (Darius), Yahweh spoke through the prophet Zekaryah (Zechariah, son of Iddo’s son Berekyah) saying,[ref] 2 “Yahweh was very angry with your ancestors, 3 so tell this to the people: Army commander Yahweh says that if you all turn back to me, I’ll return to you. 4 Don’t be like your ancestors who’d been told by the prophets that army commander Yahweh wanted them to abandon all their evil practices, but they wouldn’t listen or pay attention. That is Yahweh’s declaration.

5 “So where are you ancestors and the prophets now? Do they live forever? 6 But your ancestors didn’t obey my words and my decrees that I commanded through my servants the prophets, but they eventually repented and said, ‘Army commander Yahweh has done to us just what our ways and actions deserved.’ ”

1 In/on/at/with_month the_eighth in_year two of_Dārəyāvesh the _word _of it _came of_YHWH to Zəkar^yāh the _son _of Berek^yāh the _son _of ˊIddō the_prophet to_say.
2 YHWH He _was _angry towards ancestors _of_your _all’s anger.
3 And_say to_them thus YHWH he _says hosts return to_me the _utterance _of YHWH hosts and_return to_you _all YHWH he _says hosts.
4 Do _not be like_ancestors _of_your _all’s whom they _proclaimed to_them the_prophets the_former to_say thus he _says YHWH hosts turn _back please from_ways _of_your _all’s the_evil and_deeds _of_your _all’s[fn][fn] the_evil and_not they _listened and_not they _paid _attention to_me the _utterance _of YHWH.
5 Ancestors _of_your _all’s where are_they and_the_prophets the_to_forever do _they _live.
6 Nevertheless words _of_my and_statutes _of_my which I _commanded DOM servants _of_my the_prophets am_not did _they _overtake ancestors _of_your _all’s and_repented and_they _said just_as he _planned YHWH hosts for_doing to/for_us according _to_ways _of_our and_according _to_deeds _of_our so he _has _done with_us.

1:7 Yahweh’s compassion for Yerushalem

7 About three months later, Yahweh spoke again through the prophet Zekaryah (Zechariah son of Iddo’s son Berekyah) saying, 8 “I had a vision in the night, and was surprised to see a man riding on a red horse,[ref] and then he was standing among the myrtle trees that are in the valley, and behind him there were red, reddish-brown, and white horses.”[ref] 9 I asked, “What are these things, my master?”

Then that heavenly messenger who talked with me told me, “I’ll show you what those things are.”

10 Then the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, “Those are the ones that Yahweh has sent out to roam throughout the world.”

11 They answered Yahweh’s messenger who stood among the myrtle trees, telling him, “We’ve been roaming throughout the world, and see, the whole world sits contentedly and is at peace.”

12 “Army commander Yahweh,” Yahweh’s messenger asked, “how long before you show compassion to Yerushalem and to the cities of Yehudah (Judah), which you’ve been angry with for the past seventy years?”

13 Then that messenger who’d talked with me was answered by Yahweh with kind and comforting words, 14 and that messenger told me, “Call out and say, ‘Army commander Yahweh says this: I’ve been very jealous for Yerushalem and for Tsiyyon (Zion). 15 I’m very angry with the countries that are at ease—I was only a little angry with them, but they made the disaster worse. 16 Therefore Yahweh says: I will show mercy Yerushalem again. My residence will be built within her, and the measuring line will be stretched out over her. That’s what army commander Yahweh declares.

17 “Again, call out and say, ‘Army commander Yahweh says this: My cities will once again overflow with goodness, and I will again comfort Tsiyyon and choose Yerushalem.’ ”

7 in/on_day twenty and_four of_one _of ten month it was_the _month _of Shebat in_year two of_Dārəyāvesh the _word _of it _came of_YHWH to Zəkar^yāh the _son _of Berek^yāh the _son _of ˊIddō the_prophet to_say.
8 I _saw the_night and_see/lo/see a _man was_riding on a _horse red and_he was_standing between the_myrtle _trees which in/on/at/with_ravine and_behind_him horses red sorrel and_white.
9 And_asked what are_these my_master and_he/it _said to_me the_messenger the_talking in/on/at/with_me I show_you what they are_these.
10 And_answered the_man the_standing between the_myrtle _trees[fn] and_said these are_those_whom he _has _sent YHWH to_patrol on _the_earth.
11 And_answered DOM the _messenger _of YHWH the_standing between the_myrtle _trees and_they _said we _have _gone _about in/on _the_earth and_see/lo/see all _of the_earth/land is_dwelling and_in _peace.
12 And_ the _messenger _of _said of_YHWH and_said Oh_YHWH hosts until when you not will _you _have _compassion _on DOM Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_DOM the _cities _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) which you _have _been _indignant this seventy year[s].
13 And_ YHWH _answered DOM the_messenger the_talked in/on/at/with_me words good words comfort(s).
14 And_he/it _said to_me the_messenger the_speaking in/on/at/with_me proclaim to_say thus YHWH he _says hosts I _am _jealous for_Yərūshālam and_for_Tsiyyōn/(Zion) jealousy great.
15 And_anger great I am_angry towards the_nations the_at _ease that I I _was _angry a _little and_they they _have _helped to_disaster.
16 For_so/thus/hence thus YHWH he _says I _have _returned to_Yərūshālam in/on/at/with_compassion house _of_my it _will _be _rebuilt in/on/at/with_it the _utterance _of YHWH hosts and_measuring _line[fn] it _will _be _stretched _out over Yərūshālam.
17 Again proclaim to_say thus YHWH he _says hosts again cities _of_my they _will _overflow with_prosperity and_ YHWH _comfort again DOM Tsiyyōn and_choose again in/on/at/with_Yərūshālam.

1:4 OSHB variant note: ו/מעלילי/כם: (x-qere) ’וּ/מַֽעֲלְלֵי/כֶ֖ם’: lemma_c/4611 n_1.0 morph_HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp id_38fsu וּ/מַֽעֲלְלֵי/כֶ֖ם

1:4 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

1:10 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

1:16 OSHB variant note: ו/קוה: (x-qere) ’וְ/קָ֥ו’: lemma_c/6957 b morph_HC/Ncmsa id_38wA4 וְ/קָ֥ו

1:18 The vision of the four horns

18 Then I looked up and wow, I saw four horns. 19 I asked the messenger who’d talked with me, “What are those?”

“Those are the horns that have scattered Yehudah, Israel, and Yerushalem.” he answered.

20 Then Yahweh showed me four craftsmen 21 and I asked, “What are those people coming to do?”

“Those horns are the nations that scattered Yehudah so that everyone went into hiding,” he answered, “But the blacksmiths have come to terrify the horns—to amputate the horns of the nations that attacked Yehudah, scattering the people.”

1:1: Ezr 4:24–5:1; 6:14.

1:8a: Rev 6:4.

1:8b: Rev 6:2.

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Prophets of the Old Testament after 800 B.C.

If you ask someone today what biblical prophets did, they will likely tell you that they divinely foretold of future events. While this was often the case, most prophets in the Bible focused as much on “forthtelling” God’s messages as they did on “foretelling” the future. That is, their primary role was to simply “forthtell” divinely acquired messages to leaders and groups of people, and at times that included foretelling of coming judgment, blessing, rescue, etc. Also, though plenty of prophets (sometimes called “seers” in Scripture) often spoke in confrontational or eccentric language that put them at odds with kings and religious leaders, the biblical writers also applied the term prophet to people who communicated God’s messages in ways that many readers today might not think of as prophecy, such as worship leaders appointed by David to “prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals” (1 Chronicles 25:1). Similarly, the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings are typically categorized as history by Christians, but in the Hebrew canon they belong to the category of Former Prophets. The Lord raised up prophets throughout all of biblical history, from the giving of the law under Moses to the revelation of the last days by the apostle John, and the kings of Israel and Judah often recognized and supported specific people as official prophets of the royal court and consulted them to find out God’s perspective about official matters. Following is a list of nearly everyone designated as prophet or seer in the Old Testament and the primary area of their ministry.

• Zechariah (796 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 24:20] => Jerusalem
• Jonah (780 B.C.) [2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1] => Gath-hepher, Nineveh
• Hosea (770 B.C.) [Hosea 1:1] => Samaria?
• Amos (760 B.C.) [Amos 1:1] => Bethel
• Isaiah (730 B.C.) [2 Kings 19:2; 20:1; 2 Chronicles 26:22; 32:20, 32; Isaiah 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Micah (730 B.C.) [Jeremiah 26:18; Micah 1:1] => Moresheth
• Nahum (650 B.C.) [Nahum 1:1] => Elkosh (Capernaum?)
• Zephaniah (630 B.C.) [Zephaniah 1:1] => Jerusalem?
• Huldah (630 B.C.) [2 Kings 22:14] => Jerusalem
• Habakkuk (600 B.C.) [Habakkuk 1:1; 3:1] => Jerusalem?
• Ezekiel (592 B.C.) [Ezekiel 1:3] => Babylonia/Chebar River
• Uriah (600 B.C.) [Jeremiah 26:20] => Kiriath-jearim
• Jeremiah (587 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 36:12; Jeremiah 1:1; 19:14] => Jerusalem
• Obadiah (586 B.C.) [Obadiah 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Daniel (560 B.C.) [Daniel 7:1; Matthew 24:15] => Babylon
• Haggai (520 B.C.) [Ezra 5:1; Haggai 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Zechariah (520 B.C.) [Ezra 5:1; Zechariah 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Malachi (432 B.C.) [Malachi 1:1] => Jerusalem?

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