Verse 16
Zechariah 1:16
American Standard Version
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לָ/כֵ֞ן כֹּֽה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה שַׁ֤בְתִּי לִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ בְּֽ/רַחֲמִ֔ים בֵּיתִ/י֙ יִבָּ֣נֶה בָּ֔/הּ נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת ו/קוה וְ/קָ֥ו יִנָּטֶ֖ה עַל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
English Translation
Therefore, thus says the Lord: "I will return to Jerusalem with compassion; my house will be built there," says the Lord of hosts, "and a measuring line will be stretched over Jerusalem."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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