Zechariah 7:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZechariah 7:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְלִבָּ֞ם
lêb
H3820
heart
שָׂ֣מוּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
שָׁמִ֗יר
shâmîyr
H8068
thorn
מִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַתּוֹרָ֤ה
tôwrâh
H8451
law
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדְּבָרִים֙
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁלַ֜ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָאוֹת֙
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
בְּרוּח֔וֹ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
בְּיַ֖ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הַנְּבִיאִ֣ים
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑ים
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
קֶ֣צֶף
qetseph
H7110
wrath
גָּד֔וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
מֵאֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H854
with
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָאֽוֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yes, they made their hearts as hard as flint, lest they might hear the law, and the words which Yahweh of Hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from Yahweh of Hosts.
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King James Version Public Domain
Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And their hearts they set as flint from hearing the law and the words that Yahweh of Armies had sent by his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets. And there was great fury from Yahweh of Armies.
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