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
Original language and places
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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׃
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תִּהְי֣וּtih.Yu“you be”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- 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
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“whom”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- קָרְאֽוּ־ka.re.'u-“they proclaimed”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from קָרָא · “call out” · Strong's H7121I
- אֲלֵיהֶם֩'a.lei.Hem“to them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- הַנְּבִיאִ֨יםha.ne.vi.'Im“the prophets”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
- הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.Nim“<the> former”Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from רִאשׁוֹן · “previous” · Strong's H7223H
- לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- כֹּ֤הkoh“thus”Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
- אָמַר֙'a.Mar“he says”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'ot“of hosts”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
- שׁ֤וּבוּShu.vu“turn back”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- נָא֙na'“please”Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
- מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.Khem“from ways your”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
- הָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'Im“<the> evil”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
- 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 H4611Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- הָֽרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'Im“<the> evil”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
- וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- שָׁמְע֛וּsha.me.'U“they listened”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- הִקְשִׁ֥יבוּhik.Shi.vu“they paid attention”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from קָשַׁב · “to listen” · Strong's H7181
- אֵלַ֖י'e.Lai“to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
- 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)