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Zephaniah 1:4-12

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.

10On thatהַה֜וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “a cryק֤וֹל צְעָקָה֙Kol tze.'a.KahH6963 H6818will go upוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961fromמִן־min-H4480the Fishהַדָּגִ֔יםha.da.GimH1709Gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179,a wailוִֽילָלָ֖הvi.la.LahH3215from the Second Districtהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932,and a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419crashingוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from the hillsמֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃me.ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

11Wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,O dwellersיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the Hollowהַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁha.makh.TeshH4389,forכִּ֤יkiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605your merchantsעַ֣ם כְּנַ֔עַן'am ke.Na.'anH5971 H3667will be silencedנִדְמָה֙nid.MahH1820;allכָּל־kol-H3605who weigh outנְטִ֥ילֵיne.Ti.leiH5187silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701will be cut offנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772.

12Andוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961at thatהַהִ֔יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256I will searchאֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664אֶת־'et-H853Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with lampsבַּנֵּר֑וֹתba.ne.RotH5216and punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485עַל־'al-H5921the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582settledהַקֹּֽפְאִים֙ha.ko.fe.'ImH7087inעַל־'al-H5921complacencyשִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔םshim.rei.HemH8105,who sayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559to themselvesבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824, ‘The LORDלֹֽא־ יְהוָ֖הlo'- Yah.wehH3068 H3808will do nothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808,either goodיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190or badיָרֵֽעַ׃ya.Re.a'H7489.’

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