diff --git a/38-ZEC.usfm b/38-ZEC.usfm index 7f328a3e..fe68ecdf 100644 --- a/38-ZEC.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC.usfm @@ -108,19 +108,12 @@ this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—and the measuring line will be stre \s5 \p \v 6 Next the angel of Yahweh solemnly commanded Joshua and said, -\v 7 "Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my commandments, -\q then you will govern my house and guard my courts, -\q for I will allow you to go and come among these who stand before me. +\v 7 "Yahweh of hosts says this: If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my commandments, then you will govern my house and guard my courts, for I will allow you to go and come among these who stand before me. \s5 -\q -\v 8 Listen, Joshua the high priest, you and your companions who live with you! -\q For these men are a sign, for I myself will bring up my servant the Branch. -\q -\v 9 Now look at the stone that I have set before Joshua. There are seven eyes on this single stone, -\q and I will engrave an inscription—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts— -\q and I will remove the iniquity from this land in one day. +\p +\v 8 Listen, Joshua the high priest, you and your companions who live with you! For these men are a sign, for I myself will bring up my servant the Branch. +\v 9 Now look at the stone that I have set before Joshua. There are seven eyes on this single stone, and I will engrave an inscription—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts— and I will remove the iniquity from this land in one day. \s5 \m @@ -206,12 +199,8 @@ this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—and the measuring line will be stre \v 11 Then take the silver and gold, make a crown and set it upon the head of Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest. \s5 -\v 12 Speak to him and say, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q This man, his name is Branch! He will grow up where he is -\q and will then build the temple of Yahweh! -\q -\v 13 It is he who builds the temple of Yahweh, and he will be clothed with royal splendor, and will sit and rule on his throne. -\q He will be a priest on his throne, and he will bear a counsel of peace between the two. +\v 12 Speak to him and say, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: This man, his name is Branch! He will grow up where he is and will then build the temple of Yahweh! +\v 13 It is he who builds the temple of Yahweh, and he will be clothed with royal splendor, and will sit and rule on his throne. He will be a priest on his throne, and he will bear a counsel of peace between the two. \s5 \v 14 The crown will given to Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and for Hen son of Zephaniah as a memorial in the temple of Yahweh. @@ -227,7 +216,6 @@ this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—and the measuring line will be stre \s5 \p \v 4 So the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying, -\q \v 5 "Speak to all the people of the land and to the priests and say, 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month for these seventy years, were you truly fasting for me? \v 6 When you ate and drank, did you not eat and drink for yourselves? \v 7 Were these not the same words that Yahweh proclaimed by the hand of the former prophets, when Jerusalem and the surrounding cities were inhabited and prosperous, and the Negev and the lowlands to the west were inhabited?'" @@ -254,65 +242,33 @@ this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—and the measuring line will be stre \s5 \q -\v 4 Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q Old men and old women will once again be in the streets of Jerusalem, -\q and every person will need a staff in his hand because he has grown so old. -\q +\v 4 Yahweh of hosts says this: Old men and old women will once again be in the streets of Jerusalem, and every person will need a staff in his hand because he has grown so old. \v 5 The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in them. \s5 -\q -\v 6 Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q If something seems impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, -\q should it also seem impossible in my eyes?—this is Yahweh's declaration. -\q -\v 7 Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q Behold, I am about to rescue my people from the land of the sunrise and from the land of the setting sun! -\q -\v 8 For I will bring them back, -\q and they will live in the midst of Jerusalem, -\q so they will again be my people, -\q and I will be their God in truth and in righteousness! +\p +\v 6 Yahweh of hosts says this: If something seems impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also seem impossible in my eyes?—this is Yahweh's declaration. +\p +\v 7 Yahweh of hosts says this: Behold, I am about to rescue my people from the land of the sunrise and from the land of the setting sun! +\v 8 For I will bring them back, and they will live in the midst of Jerusalem, so they will again be my people, and I will be their God in truth and in righteousness! \s5 -\q -\v 9 Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q You who now continue to hear the same words -\q that came from the prophets' mouths -\q when the foundation of my house was laid—this house of mine, Yahweh of hosts: -\q Strengthen your hands so that the temple can be built. -\q -\v 10 For before those days -\q no crops were gathered in by anyone, -\q there was no profit for either man or animal, -\q and there was no peace from enemies for anyone going or coming. -\q I had set every person each against his neighbor. +\p +\v 9 Yahweh of hosts says this: You who now continue to hear the same words that came from the prophets' mouths when the foundation of my house was laid—this house of mine, Yahweh of hosts: Strengthen your hands so that the temple can be built. +\v 10 For before those days no crops were gathered in by anyone, there was no profit for either man or animal, and there was no peace from enemies for anyone going or coming. I had set every person each against his neighbor. \s5 -\q -\v 11 But now it will not be as in former days, -\q I will be with the remnant of this people— -\q this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. -\q -\v 12 For seeds of peace will be sown; -\q the climbing vine will give its fruit and the earth will give its produce; -\q the skies will give their dew, -\q for I will make the remnant of this people inherit all these things. +\p +\v 11 But now it will not be as in former days, I will be with the remnant of this people— this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. +\p +\v 12 For seeds of peace will be sown; the climbing vine will give its fruit and the earth will give its produce; the skies will give their dew, for I will make the remnant of this people inherit all these things. \s5 -\q -\v 13 You were an example to the other nations of a curse, -\q house of Judah and house of Israel. -\q So I will rescue you and you will be a blessing. -\q Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong! -\q -\v 14 For Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q Just as I planned to do harm to you when your ancestors provoked my anger— -\q says Yahweh of hosts—and did not relent, -\q -\v 15 so also I will plan in these days -\q to do good again to Jerusalem and the house of Judah! -\q Do not fear! +\p +\v 13 You were an example to the other nations of a curse, house of Judah and house of Israel. So I will rescue you and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong! +\p +\v 14 For Yahweh of hosts says this: Just as I planned to do harm to you when your ancestors provoked my anger— says Yahweh of hosts—and did not relent, +\v 15 so also I will plan in these days to do good again to Jerusalem and the house of Judah! Do not fear! \s5 \v 16 These are the things that you must do: Speak truth, every person with his neighbor. Judge with truth, justice, and peace in your gates. @@ -321,30 +277,18 @@ this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—and the measuring line will be stre \s5 \p \v 18 Then the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying, -\q -\v 19 "Yahweh of hosts says this: The fasts of the fourth month, -\q the fifth month, the seventh month, and the tenth month -\q will become times of joy, gladness, and happy festivals for the house of Judah! -\q Therefore love truth and peace! +\p +\v 19 "Yahweh of hosts says this: The fasts of the fourth month, the fifth month, the seventh month, and the tenth month will become times of joy, gladness, and happy festivals for the house of Judah! Therefore love truth and peace! \s5 -\q -\v 20 Yahweh of hosts says this: People will come again, -\q even those who are living in many different cities. -\q -\v 21 The inhabitants of one city will go to another city and say, -\q 'Let us quickly go to beg before the face of Yahweh -\q and to seek Yahweh of hosts! We ourselves are also going.' -\q -\v 22 Many people and mighty nations will come to seek Yahweh of hosts in Jerusalem -\q and beg for the favor of Yahweh! +\p +\v 20 Yahweh of hosts says this: People will come again, even those who are living in many different cities. +\v 21 The inhabitants of one city will go to another city and say, 'Let us quickly go to beg before the face of Yahweh and to seek Yahweh of hosts! We ourselves are also going.' +\v 22 Many people and mighty nations will come to seek Yahweh of hosts in Jerusalem and beg for the favor of Yahweh! \s5 -\q -\v 23 Yahweh of hosts says this: In those days -\q ten men from every language and nation -\q will grasp the hem of the robe of a Jew and say, -\q 'Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you!'" +\p +\v 23 Yahweh of hosts says this: In those days ten men from every language and nation will grasp the hem of the robe of a Jew and say, 'Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you!'" \s5 \c 9