16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Zechariah 1:16:1 ⧉לָכֵ֣ןlakhentherefore Zechariah 1:16:2 ⧉כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣רkoamarthus said Zechariah 1:16:3 ⧉יְהוָ֗הyahwehthe LORD Zechariah 1:16:4 ⧉שַׁ֤בְתִּיshavtiI have returned Zechariah 1:16:5 ⧉לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙lirushalaimto Jerusalem Zechariah 1:16:6 ⧉בְּרַחֲמִ֔יםberakhamimwith mercies Zechariah 1:16:7 ⧉בֵּיתִ֙י֙betimy house Zechariah 1:16:8 ⧉יִבָּ֣נֶהyibaneshall be built Zechariah 1:16:9 ⧉בָּ֔הּbahin it Zechariah 1:16:10 ⧉נְאֻ֖םneumutterance of Zechariah 1:16:11 ⧉יְהוָ֣הyahwehthe LORD Zechariah 1:16:12 ⧉צְבָא֑וֹתtsevaotof hosts Zechariah 1:16:13 ⧉וְקָ֥וvekavand a measuring line Zechariah 1:16:14 ⧉וְקָ֖וvekavand a measuring line Zechariah 1:16:15 ⧉יִנָּטֶ֣הyintashall be stretched out Zechariah 1:16:16 ⧉עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם׃alyerushalaimover Jerusalem |
16. Formal Translation Therefore, this is the word that the LORD {Yahweh, Compassionate Restorer} speaks: I have come back to Jerusalem with compassion; there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of hosts, and a line will be extended over Jerusalem. |
16. Dynamic Translation So the LORD announces: I am returning to Jerusalem in mercy; there My temple will be rebuilt, proclaims the LORD of hosts {Yahweh Tsevaot, City Restorer}, and the measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem. |