And their heartוְלִבָּםthey madeשָׂמוּlike diamond,שָׁמִירso as not to hearמִשְּׁמוֹעַthe instructionהַתּוֹרָהand the wordsוְ הַדְּבָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתsentשָׁלַחby his spiritבְּרוּחוֹthroughבְּיַדthe formerהָרִאשֹׁנִיםprophets;הַנְּבִיאִיםand there wasוַיְהִיgreatגָּדוֹלangerקֶצֶףfromמֵאֵתYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot.צְבָאוֹת
Zechariah 7:12
Study it in the app“And their heart they made like diamond, so as not to hear the instruction and the words that YHWH Tsevaot sent by his spirit through the former prophets; and there was great anger from YHWH Tsevaot.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 7:12, word by word
- And their heartלִבָּliba
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “liba” appears- they madeשָׂמוּsamu
make
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “samu” appears- like diamondשָׁמִירshamir
diamond
An extremely hard stone used to engrave or cut.
Where else “shamir” appears- so as not to hearשְּׁמוֹעַshemoa
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shemoa” appears- the instructionתּוֹרָהtora
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “tora” appears- and the wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
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” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- sentשָׁלַחshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appears- by his spiritרוּחruch
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruch” appears- throughיַדyad
through
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appears- the formerרִאשֹׁנִיםrishonim
former
What already happened or existed before, in past times.
Where else “rishonim” appears- prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- and there wasיְהִיyehi
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yehi” appears- greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- angerקֶצֶףketsef
wrath
A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.
Where else “ketsef” appears
Translation note
“By his spirit”: the spirit of God spoke through the prophets (compare Nehemiah 9:30).
The context
11But they refused to pay attention, and gave a rebellious shoulder, and their ears they made heavy so as not to hear.
12 · This verse (above)
13And it happened that, as he called and they did not listen, so they will call and I will not listen, says YHWH Tsevaot.