Study it in the app“On that day, declares YHWH Tsevaot, I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant, declares YHWH, and I will make you like a seal; for you I have chosen, declares YHWH Tsevaot.””
On that day,בַּיּוֹם הַהוּאdeclaresנְאֻםYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתI will take you,אֶקָּחֲךָZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶלsonבֶּןof Shealtiel,שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵלmy servant,עַבְדִּיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהand I will make youוְשַׂמְתִּיךָlike a seal;כַּחוֹתָםforכִּיyouבְךָI have chosen,בָחַרְתִּיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot.”צְבָאוֹת
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsdeclaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsTsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “ekaach” appearsZerubbabel
Zerubbabel: a descendant of David who led the return of the exiles from Babylon and the rebuilding of the house of YHWH (Ezra 3; Haggai 1-2).
Where else “zerubavel” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsShealtiel
Shealtiel: a son of King Jeconiah, born in exile; other passages name him as the father of Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:2). The name means "I have asked God."
Where else “shealtiel” appearsservant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avdi” appearsmake
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “samti” appearsseal
Seal: an engraved piece that served as a personal signature; it was worn hanging from a cord or as a ring.
Where else “chotam” appearselect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “vacharti” appears“Like a seal”: the ring with which the king sealed his orders. It is the opposite of what was said to Jeconiah, Zerubbabel's grandfather (Jeremiah 22:24).
22and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariot and its riders; and the horses and their riders will go down, each by the sword of his brother.
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