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Zephaniah 2:4-7

4Forכִּ֤יkiH3588Gazaעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5804will beתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961abandonedעֲזוּבָ֣ה'a.zu.VahH5800,and Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831left in ruinsלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077.Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֗וֹד'ash.DodH795will be driven outיְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָye.Ga.re.Shu.haH1644at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,and Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138will be uprootedתֵּעָקֵֽר׃ סte.'a.KerH6131.

5Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to the dwellersיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427ofחֶ֥בֶלChe.velH2256the seacoastהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,O nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471of the Cherethitesכְּרֵתִ֑יםke.re.TimH3774!The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is against youעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.KhemH5921,O Canaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667,landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430: “I will destroy youוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְve.ha.'a.vad.TikhH6,and no one will beמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369leftיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.”

6So the seacoastחֶ֣בֶל הַיָּ֗םChe.vel hai.YamH2256 H3220will becomeוְֽהָיְתָ֞הve.ha.ye.TahH1961a land ofpasturesנְוֹ֛תne.VotH5116,with wellsכְּרֹ֥תke.RotH3741for shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462and foldsוְגִדְר֥וֹתve.gid.RotH1448for sheepצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

7The coast will belongחֶ֗בֶלChe.velH2256toוְהָ֣יָהve.Ha.yahH1961the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֛יתlish.'e.RitH7611of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063;thereעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921they will find pastureיִרְע֑וּןyir.'UnH7462.They will lie downיִרְבָּצ֔וּןyir.ba.TzunH7257in the eveningבָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ba.'E.revH6153among the housesבְּבָתֵּ֣יbe.va.TeiH1004of Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֗וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831,forכִּ֧יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430will attend to themיִפְקְדֵ֛םyif.ke.DemH6485and restoreוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725their captivesשְׁבִיתָֽם׃she.vu.tamH7622.

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