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Zephaniah 1:2-9

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.”

7Be silentהַ֕סhasH2013in the presenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069,forכִּ֤יkiH3588the Dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138.Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has preparedהֵכִ֧יןhe.KhinH3559a sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077;He has consecratedהִקְדִּ֥ישׁhik.DishH6942His guestsקְרֻאָֽיו׃ke.ru.'AvH7121.

8וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961“On the Dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֥י עַל־u.fa.kad.Ti 'al-H6485 H5921the princesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269וְעַל־ve.'al-H5921,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605who are dressedהַלֹּבְשִׁ֖יםha.loe.ShimH3847in foreignנָכְרִֽי׃na.khe.RiH5237apparelמַלְבּ֥וּשׁmal.BushH4403.

9On thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605who leapעַ֧ל הַדּוֹלֵ֛ג'al ha.do.LegH1801 H5921overעַל־'al-H5921the thresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֖ןha.mif.TanH4670,who fillהַֽמְמַלְאִ֛יםha.mal.'ImH4390the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of their masterאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113with violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and deceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃ סu.mir.MahH4820.

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