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Zechariah 1:16

Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’

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ASV

Therefore thus saith Jehovah: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies; my house shall be built in it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.

KJV

Therefore thus saith the Lord; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לָכֵ֞ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651 →
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
שַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiI have returnedH7725 →
לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.Limto JerusalemH3389 →
בְּֽרַחֲמִ֔יםbe.ra.cha.Mimwith compassion<s>H7356 →
בֵּיתִי֙bei.Tihouse myH1004 →
יִבָּ֣נֶהyi.Ba.nehit will be rebuiltH1129 →
בָּ֔הּBahin it
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
צְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635 →
וְקָ֥וve.ka.vahand a measuring-lineH6957 →
יִנָּטֶ֖הyi.na.Tehit will be stretched outH5186 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →

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Jeremiah 30:18This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.Zechariah 2:1Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.Zechariah 8:3This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”Ezekiel 37:24–28My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.Ezra 6:14–15So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.Zechariah 2:10–11“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.Psalms 85:1You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.Job 38:5Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it?Isaiah 54:8–10In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.Zechariah 4:9“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.Ezekiel 39:25–29Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.Zechariah 2:1–2Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.Ezekiel 40:3So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.Ezekiel 47:3As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water.Hosea 3:1Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.”Ezekiel 48:35The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”Isaiah 34:11The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.Isaiah 12:1In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.

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