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Zephaniah 1:2-9

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.

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