Monthly Archives: August 2017

1 Again I raised my eyes, and I saw in front of me four chariots coming out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze. 2 The first chariot had red horses; the second chariot, black horses; 3 the third chariot, white horses; and the fourth chariot, spotted gray horses. 4 I […]

1 In the fourth year of King Daryavesh, on the fourth day of the ninth month, Kislev, a message fromAdonaicame to Z’kharyah. 2 He sent Sar’etzer and Regem-Melekh with his men to Beit-El in order to askAdonai’s favor, 3 as they inquired of thecohanimof the house ofAdonai-Tzva’otand the prophets, “Should we go into mourning and […]

1 A message came fromAdonai-Tzva’ot: 2 “Adonai-Tzva’otsays, ‘I am extremely jealous on Tziyon’s behalf, and I am jealous for her with great fury.’ 3 Adonaisays, ‘I am returning to Tziyon, and I will live in Yerushalayim. Then Yerushalayim will be called Truth City,Adonai-Tzva’ot’s Mountain, the Mountain of the Holy One. 4 Adonai-Tzva’otsays, ‘Old men and […]

1 A prophecy, the word ofAdonai: In the land of Hadrakh and Dammesek is where [God] comes to rest, for the eyes of humankind are directed towardAdonai, as are those of all the tribes of Isra’el, 2 also Hamat at its border, Tzor and Tzidon, for she is very wise. 3 Tzor built herself a […]

1 AskAdonaifor rain in the spring, Adonaiwho makes the rain clouds; and he will give them showers of rain, grass in the field to each one. 2 For the household gods talk nonsense, the diviners have seen a lie; their dreams convey delusions, and the comfort they offer is in vain. Therefore they go their […]

1 Open your doors, L’vanon, so that fire can consume your cedars. 2 Wail, cypress, because the cedar has fallen, those splendid trees are ruined. Wail, oaks of Bashan, because the thick forest has been felled. 3 Listen to the wail of the shepherds, because their glory is spoiled. Listen to the roaring of young […]

1 A prophecy, the word ofAdonaiconcerning Isra’el — here is the message fromAdonai, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundation of the earth and formed the spirit inside human beings: 2 “I will make Yerushalayim a cup that will stagger the surrounding peoples. Even Y’hudah will be caught up in the siege against Yerushalayim. […]

1 When that day comes, a spring will be opened up for the house of David and the people living in Yerushalayim to cleanse them from sin and impurity. 2 “When that day comes,” saysAdonai-Tzva’ot, “I will cut off the very names of the idols from the land, so that no one even remembers them […]

1 Look, a day is coming forAdonai when your plunder, [Yerushalayim], will be divided right there within you. 2 “For I will gather all the nations against Yerushalayim for war. The city will be taken, the houses will be rifled, the women will be raped, and half the city will go into exile; but the […]