Zechariah 1:4

Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.
Zechariah 1:4
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אַל־תִּהְי֣וּ כַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָרְאֽוּ־אֲלֵיהֶם֩ הַנְּבִיאִ֨ים הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת שׁ֤וּבוּ נָא֙ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣ם הָרָעִ֔ים וּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖ם הָֽרָעִ֑ים וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֛וּ וְלֹֽא־הִקְשִׁ֥יבוּ אֵלַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

  1. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  2. תִּהְי֣וּtih.Yu“you be”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  3. כַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םkha.'a.vo.tei.Khem“like ancestors your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  4. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. קָרְאֽוּ־ka.re.'u-“they proclaimed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from קָרָא · “call out” · Strong's H7121I
  6. אֲלֵיהֶם֩'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. הַנְּבִיאִ֨יםha.ne.vi.'Im“the prophets”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  8. הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.Nim“<the> former”
    Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from רִאשׁוֹן · “previous” · Strong's H7223H
  9. לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. כֹּ֤הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  11. אָמַר֙'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  12. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  13. צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  14. שׁ֤וּבוּShu.vu“turn back”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  15. נָא֙na'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  16. מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.Khem“from ways your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  17. הָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'Im“<the> evil”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  18. וּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖םu.ma.'a.li.lei.khem“and deeds your”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from מַעֲלָל · “deed” · Strong's H4611
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  19. הָֽרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'Im“<the> evil”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  20. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  21. שָׁמְע֛וּsha.me.'U“they listened”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  22. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  23. הִקְשִׁ֥יבוּhik.Shi.vu“they paid attention”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from קָשַׁב · “to listen” · Strong's H7181
  24. אֵלַ֖י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  25. נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  26. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)