--- title: Zechariah 2 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Zechariah chapter 2 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Zechariah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/) / chapter 2 # Zechariah 2 17 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [2:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.1/) — וָאֶשָּׂא אֶת־עֵינַי וָאֵרֶא וְהִנֵּה אַרְבַּע קְרָנֽוֹת׃ — And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns. - [2:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.2/) — וָאֹמַר אֶל־הַמַּלְאָךְ הַדֹּבֵר בִּי מָה־אֵלֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי אֵלֶּה הַקְּרָנוֹת אֲשֶׁר זֵרוּ אֶת־יְהוּדָה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וִירוּשָׁלָֽם׃ — And I said unto the angel that spoke with me: 'What are these?' And he said unto me: 'These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.' - [2:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.3/) — וַיַּרְאֵנִי יְהוָה אַרְבָּעָה חָרָשִֽׁים׃ — And the LORD showed me four craftsmen. - [2:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.4/) — וָאֹמַר מָה אֵלֶּה בָאִים לַֽעֲשׂוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר לֵאמֹר אֵלֶּה הַקְּרָנוֹת אֲשֶׁר־זֵרוּ אֶת־יְהוּדָה כְּפִי־אִישׁ לֹא־נָשָׂא רֹאשׁוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֵלֶּה לְהַחֲרִיד אֹתָם לְיַדּוֹת אֶת־קַרְנוֹת הַגּוֹיִם הַנֹּשְׂאִים קֶרֶן אֶל־אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה לְזָרוֹתָֽהּ׃ס — Then said I: 'What come these to do?' And he spoke, saying: 'These — the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head — these then are come to frighten them, to cast down the horns of the nations, which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.' - [2:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.5/) — וָאֶשָּׂא עֵינַי וָאֵרֶא וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ וּבְיָדוֹ חֶבֶל מִדָּֽה׃ — And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. - [2:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.6/) — וָאֹמַר אָנָה אַתָּה הֹלֵךְ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי לָמֹד אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַם לִרְאוֹת כַּמָּֽה־רָחְבָּהּ וְכַמָּה אָרְכָּֽהּ׃ — Then said I: 'Whither goest thou?' And he said unto me: 'To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.' - [2:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.7/) — וְהִנֵּה הַמַּלְאָךְ הַדֹּבֵר בִּי יֹצֵא וּמַלְאָךְ אַחֵר יֹצֵא לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃ — And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, - [2:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.8/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָורֻץ דַּבֵּר אֶל־הַנַּעַר הַלָּז לֵאמֹר פְּרָזוֹת תֵּשֵׁב יְרוּשָׁלִַם מֵרֹב אָדָם וּבְהֵמָה בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃ — and said unto him: 'Run, speak to this young man, saying: 'Jerusalem shall be inhabited without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein. - [2:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.9/) — וַאֲנִי אֶֽהְיֶה־לָּהּ נְאֻם־יְהוָה חוֹמַת אֵשׁ סָבִיב וּלְכָבוֹד אֶֽהְיֶה בְתוֹכָֽהּ׃פ — For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her. - [2:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.10/) — הוֹי הוֹי וְנֻסוּ מֵאֶרֶץ צָפוֹן נְאֻם־יְהוָה כִּי כְּאַרְבַּע רוּחוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם פֵּרַשְׂתִּי אֶתְכֶם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ — Ho, ho, flee then from the land of the north, saith the LORD; for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD. - [2:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.11/) — הוֹי צִיּוֹן הִמָּלְטִי יוֹשֶׁבֶת בַּת־בָּבֶֽל׃ס — Ho, Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.' - [2:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.12/) — כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אַחַר כָּבוֹד שְׁלָחַנִי אֶל־הַגּוֹיִם הַשֹּׁלְלִים אֶתְכֶם כִּי הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּכֶם נֹגֵעַ בְּבָבַת עֵינֽוֹ׃ — For thus saith the LORD of hosts who sent me after glory unto the nations which spoiled you: 'Surely, he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. - [2:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.13/) — כִּי הִנְנִי מֵנִיף אֶת־יָדִי עֲלֵיהֶםוְהָיוּ שָׁלָל לְעַבְדֵיהֶם וִֽידַעְתֶּם כִּֽי־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃ס — For, behold, I will shake My hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served them'; and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me. - [2:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.14/) — רָנִּי וְשִׂמְחִי בַּת־צִיּוֹן כִּי הִנְנִי־בָא וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְתוֹכֵךְ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ — 'Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. - [2:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.15/) — וְנִלְווּ גוֹיִם רַבִּים אֶל־יְהוָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וְהָיוּ לִי לְעָם וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְתוֹכֵךְ וְיָדַעַתְּ כִּי־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁלָחַנִי אֵלָֽיִךְ׃ — And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be My people, and I will dwell in the midst of thee'; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. - [2:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.16/) — וְנָחַל יְהוָה אֶת־יְהוּדָה חֶלְקוֹ עַל אַדְמַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ וּבָחַר עוֹד בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ — And the LORD shall inherit Judah as His portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. - [2:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.2.17/) — הַס כָּל־בָּשָׂר מִפְּנֵי יְהוָה כִּי נֵעוֹר מִמְּעוֹן קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ס — Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for He is aroused out of His holy habitation. - ← previous: [Zechariah 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/1/) - next →: [Zechariah 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/3/) - ↑ back to [Zechariah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/)