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Zephaniah 1:14-18

14The greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is nearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138—nearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138and comingוּמַהֵ֣רu.ma.HerH4118quicklyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966.Listenק֚וֹלKolH6963,the Dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068!Thenשָׁ֥םshamH8033the cryצֹרֵ֖חַtzo.Re.achH6873of the mightyגִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.BorH1368will be bitterמַ֥רmarH4751.

15Thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931day will beי֥וֹםYomH3117a dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117of wrathעֶבְרָ֖ה'ev.RahH5678,a dayי֧וֹםYomH3117of troubleצָרָ֣הtza.RahH6869and distressוּמְצוּקָ֗הu.me.tzu.KahH4691,a dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of destructionשֹׁאָה֙sho.'AhH7722and desolationוּמְשׁוֹאָ֔הu.me.sho.'AhH4875,a dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of darknessחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙cho.shekhH2822and gloomוַאֲפֵלָ֔הva.'a.fe.LahH653,a dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of cloudsעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051and blacknessוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205,

16a dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of hornשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782blastand battle cryוּתְרוּעָ֑הu.te.ru.'AhH8643againstעַ֚ל'alH5921the fortifiedהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921the highהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364corner towersהַפִּנּ֥וֹתha.pi.NotH6438.

17I will bring such distressוַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִיva.ha.tze.Ro.tiH6887on mankindלָאָדָ֗םla.'a.DamH120that they will walkוְהָֽלְכוּ֙ve.ha.le.KhuH1980like the blindכַּֽעִוְרִ֔יםka.'iv.RimH5787,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they have sinnedחָטָ֑אוּcha.Ta.'uH2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.Their bloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818will be poured outוְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְve.shu.PakhH8210like dustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083and their fleshוּלְחֻמָ֖םu.le.chu.MamH3894like dungכַּגְּלָלִֽים׃ka.ge.la.LimH1557.

18Neithertheir silverגַּם־ כַּסְפָּ֨םgam- kas.PamH3701 H1571norגַּם־gam-H1571their goldזְהָבָ֜םze.ha.VamH2091לֹֽא־lo'-H3808will be ableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201to deliver themלְהַצִּילָ֗םle.ha.tzi.LamH5337on the Dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wrathעֶבְרַ֣ת'ev.RatH5678.The wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776will be consumedתֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.KhelH398by the fireוּבְאֵשׁ֙u.ve.'EshH784of His jealousyקִנְאָת֔וֹkin.'a.ToH7068.”Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588indeedאַךְ־'akh-H389,He will makeיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213a suddenנִבְהָלָה֙niv.ha.LahH926endכָלָ֤הkha.LahH3617ofאֵ֥ת'etH854allכָּל־kol-H3605who dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

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