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Zephaniah 1:1-6

1This isthe wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֗הha.YahH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Zephaniahצְפַנְיָה֙tze.fan.YahH6846sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Cushiכּוּשִׁ֣יku.ShiH3569,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הge.dal.YahH1436,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֖ה'a.mar.YahH568,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הchiz.ki.YahH2396,in the daysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063:

2“I will completely sweep awayאָסֹ֨ף אָסֵ֜ף'a.Sof 'a.SefH622 H5486everythingכֹּ֗לKolH3605fromמֵעַ֛לme.'AlH5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3“I will sweep awayאָסֵ֨ף'a.SefH5486manאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָ֗הu.ve.he.MahH929;I will sweep awayאָסֵ֤ף'a.SefH5486the birdsעוֹף־'of-H5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the fishוּדְגֵ֣יu.de.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,and the idolsוְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹתve.ha.makh.she.LotH4384withאֶת־'et-H854their wicked worshipersהָרְשָׁעִ֑יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563.I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772אֶת־'et-H853mankindהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120fromמֵעַ֛לme.'AlH5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4“I will stretch outוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605who dwellיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֞יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772fromמִן־min-H4480thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088אֶת־'et-H853placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725every remnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168אֶת־'et-H853,the namesשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the idolatrousהַכְּמָרִ֖יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649andעִם־'im-H5973paganpriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548—

5וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853those who bowהַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יםha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812onעַל־'al-H5921the rooftopsהַגַּגּ֖וֹתha.ga.GotH1406to worship the hostלִצְבָ֣אlitz.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,those who bow downהַמִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812and swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣יםha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068but also swearוְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםve.ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by Milcomבְּמַלְכָּֽם׃be.mal.KamH4428,

6andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853those who turn backהַנְּסוֹגִ֖יםha.ne.so.GimH5472fromמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310followingthe LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068וַאֲשֶׁ֛רva.'a.SherH834,neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seekingבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808inquiring of Himדְרָשֻֽׁהוּ׃de.ra.Shu.huH1875.”

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