12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Zechariah 7:12:1 ⧉וְלִבָּ֞םvelibbamand their heart Zechariah 7:12:2 ⧉שָׂ֣מוּsamuthey set Zechariah 7:12:3 ⧉שָׁמִ֗ירshamirdiamond-hardness or flint Zechariah 7:12:4 ⧉מִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַmishshemoafrom hearing Zechariah 7:12:5 ⧉אֶת־הַתּוֹרָ֤הethatora{the direct object} the law Zechariah 7:12:6 ⧉וְאֶת־הַדְּבָרִים֙veethadevarimand {the direct object} the words Zechariah 7:12:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich Zechariah 7:12:8 ⧉שָׁלַ֜חshalakhhe sent Zechariah 7:12:9 ⧉יְהוָ֤הyahwehLORD Zechariah 7:12:10 ⧉צְבָאוֹת֙tsevaotof hosts Zechariah 7:12:11 ⧉בְּרוּח֔וֹberukhoby his Spirit Zechariah 7:12:12 ⧉בְּיַ֖דbeyadby the hand of Zechariah 7:12:13 ⧉הַנְּבִיאִ֣יםhanneviimthe prophets Zechariah 7:12:14 ⧉הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםharishonimthe former ones Zechariah 7:12:15 ⧉וַֽיְהִי֙vayehiand it happened Zechariah 7:12:16 ⧉קֶ֣צֶףketsefwrath Zechariah 7:12:17 ⧉גָּד֔וֹלgadolgreat Zechariah 7:12:18 ⧉מֵאֵ֖תmeetfrom {the presence of} Zechariah 7:12:19 ⧉יְהוָ֥הyahwehLORD Zechariah 7:12:20 ⧉צְבָאֽוֹת׃tsevaotof hosts |
12. Formal Translation And they made their hearts like flint, so as not to hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts {Yahweh Tsevaot, Divine Commander} had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets, and great wrath came from the LORD of hosts. |
12. Dynamic Translation They made their hearts as hard as stone, refusing to listen to the teaching and the messages that the LORD of hosts {Yahweh Tsevaot, Army Commander} had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets, and great anger came from the LORD of hosts. |