American Standard Version

Zephaniah 3:9-20

9Forthenאָ֛ז'azH227willIturnH2015tothepeoplesH5971ofapureH1305languageH8193,thattheymayallcallלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121uponthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,toserveלְעָבְד֖וֹle.'a.ve.DoH5647himwithoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259consent.

10Frombeyondtheriversלְנַֽהֲרֵי־le.na.ha.rei-H5104ofEthiopiamysuppliants, eventhedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmydispersed, shallbringיוֹבִל֖וּןyoi.LunH2986mineofferingמִנְחָתִֽי׃min.cha.TiH4503.

11Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shalt thounotbeputH954toshameH954forallthy doings,whereinthou hasttransgressedH6586againstme;forthenאָ֣ז׀'azH227IwilltakeawayH5493outofthemidstמִקִּרְבֵּ֗ךְmi.kir.BekhH7130ofthee thyproudlyexultingonesעַלִּיזֵי֙'a.li.ZeiH5947,andthou shaltnomorebehaughtyinmyholyH6944mountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022.

12ButIwillleaveוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֣יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604inthemidstבְקִרְבֵּ֔ךְve.kir.BekhH7130oftheeanafflictedעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041andpoorH6041peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,andtheyshalltakeוְחָס֖וּve.cha.SuH2620refugeH2620inthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah.

13Theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֨יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallnotdoiniquity,norspeakיְדַבְּר֣וּye.da.be.RuH1696liesH3577;neithershalladeceitfultongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956befoundH4672intheirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֖םbe.fi.HemH6310;fortheyshallfeedH7462andlieוְרָבְצ֖וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257down,andnoneshallmakeH6213themafraid.

14SingH7442,Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726;shoutהָרִ֖יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;begladH8055andrejoiceשִׂמְחִ֤יsim.ChiH8055withalltheheartלֵ֔בLevH3820,Odaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15JehovahhathtakenawayH5493thyjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יִךְmish.pa.Ta.yikhH4941,hehath castoutthineenemyאֹֽיְבֵ֑ךְ'o.ye.VekhH341:theKingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,evenJehovah,isinthemidstבְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130ofthee; thou shaltnotfearתִֽירְאִ֥יtir.'IH3372evilרָ֖עra'H7451anymore.

16Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117itshallbesaidH559toJerusalemלִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,FearH3372thounot; OZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,letnotthyhandsיָדָֽיִךְ׃ya.Da.yikhH3027beslackH7503.

17JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהַ֛יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430isinthemidstבְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךbe.kir.BekhH7130ofthee,amightyH1368oneH1368whowillsaveH3467;hewillrejoiceH1523overtheewithjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֗הbe.sim.ChahH8057;hewillrestinhisloveבְּאַ֣הֲבָת֔וֹbe.'A.ha.va.ToH160;hewilljoyH8057overtheewithsinging.

18Iwillgatherאָסַ֖פְתִּי'a.Saf.tiH622themthatsorrowforthesolemnassembly, whowereH1961ofthee;towhomtheburdenuponherwasH1961areproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

19Behold,atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Iwilldealwithallthemthatafflictמְעַנַּ֖יִךְme.'a.Na.yikhH6031thee;andIwillsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467thatwhichislameהַצֹּלֵעָ֗הha.tzo.le.'AhH6760,andgatherאֲקַבֵּ֔ץ'a.ka.BetzH6908thatwhichwasdrivenH5080awayH5080;andIwillmakeוְשַׂמְתִּים֙ve.sam.TimH7760themapraiseלִתְהִלָּ֣הlit.hi.LahH8416andanameוּלְשֵׁ֔םu.le.ShemH8034,whoseshameבָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ba.she.TamH1322hathbeeninalltheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

20Atthattimeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256willIbringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935youin,andatthattimeוּבָעֵ֖תu.va.'EtH6256willIgatherקַבְּצִ֣יka.be.TziH6908you;forIwillmakeאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414youanameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034andapraiseוְלִתְהִלָּ֗הve.lit.hi.LahH8416amongallthepeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whenIbringH935backבְּשׁוּבִ֧יbe.shu.ViH7725yourcaptivityשְׁבוּתֵיכֶ֛םshe.vu.tei.KhemH7622beforeyoureyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869, saithJehovah.

Read all of Zephaniah 3

Commentaries on Zephaniah 3

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain