Zechariah 1:21

“And I said, “What are these coming to do?” And he said, saying, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one lifted up his head; and these have come to terrify them, to throw down the horns of the nations who lift up a horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.””

Zechariah 1:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 1:21, word by word

And I saidאֹמַרomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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comingבָאִיםvaim

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to doעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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are the hornsקְּרָנוֹתkeranot

horn

The hard point that grows from the head of bulls, rams and goats.

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scatteredזֵרוּzeru

scatter

To strew people or things about.

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Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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so thatפִיfi

General meaning: Mouth; command; edge.

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no oneאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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lifted upנָשָׂאnasa

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

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his headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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to terrifyהַחֲרִידhacharid

frighten

To put fear in others until they flee or lose heart.

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to throw downיַדּוֹתyadot

cast

To throw an arrow or a stone with force.

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of the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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The context

20And YHWH showed me four craftsmen.

21 · This verse (above)

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