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Zephaniah 2:13-15

13And He will stretch outוְיֵ֤טve.YetH5186His handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828and destroyוִֽיאַבֵּ֖דvi.'a.BedH6אֶת־'et-H853Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804;He will makeוְיָשֵׂ֤םve.ya.SemH7760אֶת־'et-H853Ninevehנִֽינְוֵה֙ni.ne.VehH5210a desolationלִשְׁמָמָ֔הlish.ma.MahH8077,as dryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723as a desertכַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ka.mid.BarH4057.

14Herdsעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739will lie downוְרָבְצ֨וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257in her midstבְתוֹכָ֤הּve.to.KhahH8432,creaturesחַיְתוֹ־ ג֔וֹיchay.tov- GoyH2416 H1471of every kindכָּל־kol-H3605.Bothגַּם־gam-H1571the desert owlקָאַת֙ka.'AtH6893andגַּם־gam-H1571screech owlקִפֹּ֔דki.PodH7090will roostיָלִ֑ינוּya.Li.nuH3885atop herבְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָbe.khaf.to.Rei.haH3730pillars.Their callsק֠וֹלKolH6963will soundיְשׁוֹרֵ֤רye.sho.RerH7891from the windowבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474,but desolationחֹ֣רֶבCho.revH2721will lie on the thresholdבַּסַּ֔ףba.SafH5592,forכִּ֥יkiH3588He will exposeעֵרָֽה׃'e.RahH6168the beams of cedarאַרְזָ֖ה'ar.ZahH731.

15Thisזֹ֠אתzoTH2063carefreeהָעַלִּיזָה֙ha.'a.li.ZahH5947cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892that dwellsהַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427securelyלָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachH983,that thinksהָאֹֽמְרָה֙ha.'o.me.RahH559to herselfבִּלְבָבָ֔הּbil.va.VahH3824: “Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am it,and there is noneוְאַפְסִ֣יve.'af.SiH657besides meע֑וֹדodH5750,”whatאֵ֣יךְ׀'eikhH349a ruinלְשַׁמָּ֗הle.sha.MahH8047she has becomeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961,a resting placeמַרְבֵּץ֙mar.BetzH4769for beastsלַֽחַיָּ֔הla.chai.YahH2416.Everyoneכֹּ֚לkolH3605who passesעוֹבֵ֣רo.VerH5674by herעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921hissesיִשְׁרֹ֖קyish.RokH8319and shakesיָנִ֥יעַya.Ni.a'H5128his fistיָדֽוֹ׃ סya.DoH3027.

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