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Zephaniah 3:1-4

1Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945to the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892of oppressorsהַיּוֹנָֽה׃hai.yo.NahH3238,rebelliousמֹרְאָ֖הmo.re.'AhH4754and defiledוְנִגְאָלָ֑הve.nig.'a.LahH1351!

2She heededשָֽׁמְעָה֙sha.me.'AhH8085noלֹ֤אlo'H3808voiceבְּק֔וֹלbe.KolH6963;she acceptedלָקְחָ֖הla.ke.ChahH3947noלֹ֥אlo'H3808correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148.She does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808trustבָטָ֔חָהva.Ta.chahH982in the LORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068;she has notלֹ֥אlo'H3808drawn nearקָרֵֽבָה׃ka.Re.vahH7126toאֶל־'el-H413her Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430.

3Her princesשָׂרֶ֣יהָsa.Rei.haH8269בְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130are roaringשֹֽׁאֲגִ֑יםsho.'a.GimH7580lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738;her judgesשֹׁפְטֶ֙יהָ֙sho.fe.Tei.haH8199areeveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153wolvesזְאֵ֣בֵיze.'E.veiH2061,leavingגָרְמ֖וּga.re.MuH1633nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808for the morningלַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.kerH1242.

4Her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030are recklessפֹּֽחֲזִ֔יםpo.cha.ZimH6348,faithlessבֹּֽגְד֑וֹתbo.ge.DotH900menאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582.Her priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ko.ha.Nei.haH3548profaneחִלְּלוּ־chi.le.lu-H2490the sanctuaryקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;they do violence toחָמְס֖וּcha.me.SuH2554the lawתּוֹרָֽה׃to.RahH8451.

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