ZEC 1:16 Parallel Verse View

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

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Διατοῦτο τάδε λέγει Κύριος, ἐπιστρέψω ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἐν οἰκτιρμῷ, καὶ ὁ οἶκός μου ἀνοικοδομηθήσεται ἐν αὐτῇ, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ, καὶ μέτρον ἐκταθήσεται ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἔτι·
(Diatouto tade legei Kurios, epistrepsō epi Hierousalaʸm en oiktirmōi, kai ho oikos mou anoikodomaʸthaʸsetai en autaʸ, legei Kurios pantokratōr, kai metron ektathaʸsetai epi Hierousalaʸm eti; )

BrTr Therefore thus saith the Lord: I will return to Jerusalem with compassion; and my house shall be rebuilt in her, saith the Lord Almighty, and a measuring line shall yet be stretched out over Jerusalem.

ULT Therefore Yahweh says this:
⇔ I have returned to Jerusalem with mercies. My house will be built within her—
⇔ this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—and the measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem!’

UST Therefore, he says that he will go back to Jerusalem and help the people. It will be as if he himself had surveyed and measured all the land in the city.

BSB § Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’

OEB Therefore, says the Lord, I am turning to show mercy to Jerusalem. My temple will be rebuilt in it, says the Lord of hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched over Jerusalem.

WEBBE Therefore the LORD says: “I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy. My house shall be built in it,” says the LORD of Armies, “and a line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.” ’

WMBB Therefore the LORD says: “I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy. My house shall be built in it,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and a line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.” ’

NET “‘Therefore,’ says the Lord, ‘I have become compassionate toward Jerusalem and will rebuild my temple in it,’ says the Lord who rules over all. ‘Once more a surveyor’s measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’

LSV Therefore, thus said YHWH: I have turned to Jerusalem with mercies,
My house is built in it,
A declaration of YHWH of Hosts,
And a line is stretched over Jerusalem.

FBV Therefore this is what the Lord says: I have returned to be merciful to Jerusalem. My Temple shall be rebuilt there, as well as the city,[fn] declares the Lord Almighty.

1:16 “As well as the city”: literally, “a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.”

T4T Therefore, this is what he says: ‘I will again be merciful to the people of Jerusalem, and they will rebuild my temple. Men will measure all the land in the city before they start rebuilding the houses.’

LEB Therefore, thus says Yahweh: “I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion. My temple[fn] will be built in it,” declares[fn] Yahweh of hosts, “and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.” ’

1:16 Or “house”

1:16 Literally “a declaration of”

BBE So this is what the Lord has said: I have come back to Jerusalem with mercies; my house is to be put up in her, says the Lord of armies, and a line is to be stretched out over Jerusalem.

Moff No Moff ZEC book available

JPS Therefore thus saith the LORD: I return to Jerusalem with compassions: My house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.

ASV Therefore thus saith Jehovah: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies; my house shall be built in it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.

DRA Therefore thus saith the Lord: I will return to Jerusalem in mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts: and the building line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

YLT Therefore, thus said Jehovah: I have turned to Jerusalem with mercies, My house is built in it, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And a line is stretched over Jerusalem.

Drby Therefore thus saith Jehovah: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and the line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

RV Therefore thus saith the LORD: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies; my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.

Wbstr Therefore thus saith the LORD; I have returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

KJB-1769 Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
(Therefore thus saith/says the LORD; I am returned to Yerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith/says the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Yerusalem. )

KJB-1611 Therefore thus saith the LORD, I am returned to Ierusalem with mercies: my house shall bee built in it, saith the LORD of hostes, and a line shalbe stretched forth vpon Ierusalem.
(Therefore thus saith/says the LORD, I am returned to Yerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith/says the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Yerusalem.)

Bshps Therfore thus saith the Lorde: I wyl returne vnto Hierusalem in tender mercie, so that my house shalbe builded in it, saith the Lorde of hoastes: yea, and the lyne shalbe stretched vpon Hierusale
(Therefore thus saith/says the Lord: I will return unto Yerusalem in tender mercie, so that my house shall be builded in it, saith/says the Lord of hosts: yea, and the lyne shall be stretched upon Hierusale)

Gnva Therefore thus saith the Lord, I wil returne vnto Ierusalem with tender mercie: mine house shall be builded in it, saith the Lord of hostes, and a line shall be stretched vpon Ierusalem.
(Therefore thus saith/says the Lord, I will return unto Yerusalem with tender mercie: mine house shall be builded in it, saith/says the Lord of hosts, and a line shall be stretched upon Yerusalem. )

Cvdl Therfore thus saieth the LORDE: I wil turne me agayne in mercy towarde Ierusalem, so that my house shalbe buylded in it, saieth the LORDE of hoostes: yee and the plommet shal be layed abrode in Ierusalem, saieth the LORDE of hoostes.
(Therefore thus saith/says the LORD: I will turn me again in mercy towarde Yerusalem, so that my house shall be buylded in it, saith/says the LORD of hoostes: ye/you_all and the plommet shall be laid abroad in Yerusalem, saith/says the LORD of hoostes.)

Wyc Therfor the Lord seith these thingis, Y schal turne ayen to Jerusalem in mercies. Myn hous schal be bildid in it, seith the Lord of oostis; and a plomet schal be streiyt out on Jerusalem.
(Therefore the Lord saith/says these things, I shall turn again to Yerusalem in mercies. Myn house shall be bildid in it, saith/says the Lord of hosts; and a plomet shall be streiyt out on Yerusalem.)

Luth Darum so spricht der HErr: Ich will mich wieder zu Jerusalem kehren mit Barmherzigkeit, und mein Haus soll drinnen gebauet werden, spricht der HErr Zebaoth; dazu soll die Zimmerschnur in Jerusalem gezogen werden.
(Therefore so says the/of_the LORD: I will me again to Yerusalem kehren with compassion, and my house should drinnen gebauet become, says the/of_the LORD Zebaoth; in_addition should the Zimmerschnur in Yerusalem gezogen become.)

ClVg Propterea hæc dicit Dominus: Revertar ad Jerusalem in misericordiis, et domus mea ædificabitur in ea, ait Dominus exercituum, et perpendiculum extendetur super Jerusalem.]
(That's_why these_things dicit Master: Revertar to Yerusalem in misericordiis, and home mea ædificabitur in ea, he_said Master exercituum, and perpendiculum extendetur over Yerusalem.] )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) I have returned to Jerusalem with mercies

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence thus he/it_had_said YHWH returned to,Jerusalem in/on/at/with,compassion house,my built in/on/at/with,it declares YHWH armies/angels and,measuring_line stretched_out on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) )

Yahweh speaks of having a change of attitude towards the people of Jerusalem and again blessing them and helping them as if he were returning to the city. Alternate translation: “I will once again show mercy towards Jerusalem”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) My house will be built within her

The word “her” refers to Jerusalem, and the word “house” is a metonym for the temple. Alternate translation: “The people will build my temple in Jerusalem”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) the measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem

This refers to builders using their instruments to rebuild the city. Alternate translation: “builders will stretch out their measuring lines over Jerusalem”

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