Zekaryah (Zechariah) 1:18–21 — The vision of the four horns

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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 (Judah), Yisrael (Israel), and Yerushalem (Jerusalem).” 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.”

Literal Version ZEC 2:1

2 [fn] And_I _lifted _up DOM eyes _of_my and_I _saw and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE four horns.

2 [fn] And_I _said to the_messenger who_was_speaking with_me what are_these and_he/it _said to_me these are_the_horns which they _scattered DOM Yəhūdāh/(Judah) DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem).
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3 [fn] And_he_showed _me YHWH four craftsmen.

4 [fn] And_I _said what are_these coming to_do and_he/it _said to_say these are_the_horns which they _scattered DOM Yəhūdāh according_to_the_mouth _of a _man not he _lifted _up his/its_head and_ these_craftsmen _they _came to_terrify DOM_them to_throw _down DOM the _horns _of the_nations which_lifted_up a _horn against the _land _of Yəhūdāh to_scatter_it.

2:1 Note: KJB: Zech.1.18

2:2 Note: KJB: Zech.1.19

2:2 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

2:3 Note: KJB: Zech.1.20

2:4 Note: KJB: Zech.1.21

OET by section ZEC 1:18

The vision of the four horns

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