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Zephaniah 1

1Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahwhichcameuntoZephaniahצְפַנְיָה֙tze.fan.YahH6846thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCushi,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הge.dal.YahH1436,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmariahאֲמַרְיָ֖ה'a.mar.YahH568,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הchiz.ki.YahH2396,inthedaysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Iwillutterly consumeallthingsfromoffthefaceH6440ofthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127, saithJehovah.

3IwillconsumemanH120andbeast;Iwillconsumethebirdsעוֹף־'of-H5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andthefishesoftheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,andthestumblingblockswiththewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֑יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563;andIwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offmanH120fromoffthefaceH6440ofthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127, saithJehovah.

4AndIwillstretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186outmyhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027uponJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,anduponalltheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andIwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֞יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offtheremnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168fromthisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andthenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034oftheChemarimwiththepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548;

5andthemthatworshipthehostלִצְבָ֣אlitz.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064uponthehousetops;andthemthatworship,thatswearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣יםha.nish.ba.'ImH7650toJehovahandswearוְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםve.ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650byMalcam;

6andthemthatareturnedהַנְּסוֹגִ֖יםha.ne.so.GimH5472backfromfollowingJehovah;andthosethathavenotsoughtH1245Jehovah,norinquiredafterhim.

7Hold thy peaceatthepresenceH6440oftheLordJehovah;forthedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofJehovahisathand:forJehovahhathpreparedH3559asacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077,hehathconsecratedH6942hisguests.

8Anditshallcometopassinthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117ofJehovah’ssacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077,thatIwillpunishH6485theprincesH8269,andtheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,andallsuchasareclothedH3847withforeignנָכְרִֽי׃na.khe.RiH5237apparel.

9Andinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117IwillpunishH6485allthosethatleapH1801overthethresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֖ןha.mif.TanH4670,thatfillהַֽמְמַלְאִ֛יםha.mal.'ImH4390theirmaster’sH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004withviolenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555anddeceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃ סu.mir.MahH4820.

10Andinthatdayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117, saithJehovah,thereshallbeוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961thenoiseofacryצְעָקָה֙tze.'a.KahH6818fromthefishהַדָּגִ֔יםha.da.GimH1709gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179,andawailingוִֽילָלָ֖הvi.la.LahH3215fromthesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932quarter,andagreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419crashingfromthehillsמֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃me.ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

11Wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213, yeinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofMaktesh;forallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667are undone;alltheythatwereladenwithsilverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701arecutנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772off.

12Anditshallcometopassatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,thatIwillsearchאֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withlampsבַּנֵּר֑וֹתba.ne.RotH5216;andIwillpunishH6485themenH376thataresettledontheirlees,thatsayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559intheirheartבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824,Jehovahwillnotdogoodיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190,neitherwillhedoevilH7489.

13Andtheirwealthחֵילָם֙chei.LamH2428shallbecomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961aspoil,andtheirhousesH1004adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077: yea,theyshallbuildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129housesH1004,butshallnotinhabitH3427them;andtheyshallplantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,butshallnotdrinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354thewineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196thereof.

14Thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419dayיוֹם־yom-H3117ofJehovahisnear,itisnearandhastethgreatly, eventhevoiceH6963ofthedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofJehovah;themightyH1368manH1368crieththerebitterly.

15Thatdayי֥וֹםYomH3117isadayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117ofwrathH5678,adayי֧וֹםYomH3117oftroubleצָרָ֣הtza.RahH6869anddistressH6869,adayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofwastenessanddesolationוּמְשׁוֹאָ֔הu.me.sho.'AhH4875,adayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofdarknessחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙cho.shekhH2822andgloominess,adayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofcloudsעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051andthickוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH2822,

16adayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofthetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782andalarmH8643,againstthefortifiedH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,andagainstthehighהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364battlements.

17AndIwillbringdistress uponmenH120,thattheyshallwalkוְהָֽלְכוּ֙ve.ha.le.KhuH1980likeblindכַּֽעִוְרִ֔יםka.'iv.RimH5787menH120,becausetheyhavesinnedH2398againstJehovah;andtheirbloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818shallbepouredוְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְve.shu.PakhH8210outasdustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083,andtheirfleshasdungH1561.

18Neithertheirsilverכַּסְפָּ֨םkas.PamH3701northeirgoldזְהָבָ֜םze.ha.VamH2091shallbeableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּילָ֗םle.ha.tzi.LamH5337theminthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117ofJehovah’swrathH5678;butthewholelandH776shallbedevouredH398bythefireוּבְאֵשׁ֙u.ve.'EshH784ofhisjealousyקִנְאָת֔וֹkin.'a.ToH7068:forhewillmakeיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213anend,yea,aterribleend,ofallthemthatdwellH3427inthelandH776.

Commentaries on Zephaniah 1

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