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Zephaniah 3:1-8

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.

5The LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068within herבְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.BahH7130is righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662;He doesיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213noלֹ֥אlo'H3808wrongעַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahH5766.He appliesיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414His justiceמִשְׁפָּט֨וֹmish.pa.ToH4941morningבַּבֹּ֨קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242by morningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;He does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808failנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737at dawnלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216,yet the unjustעַוָּ֖ל'a.ValH5767knowיוֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shameבֹּֽשֶׁת׃Bo.shetH1322.

6“I have cut offהִכְרַ֣תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772the nationsגוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471;their corner towersפִּנּוֹתָ֔םpi.no.TamH6438are destroyedנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muH8074.I have madeהֶחֱרַ֥בְתִּיhe.che.Rav.tiH2717their streets desertedחֽוּצוֹתָ֖םchu.tzo.TamH2351with no oneמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097to pass throughעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674.Their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֛ם'a.rei.HemH5892are laid wasteנִצְדּ֧וּnitz.DuH6658,with noמִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-H1097manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,noמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

7I saidאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389you will fearתִּירְאִ֤יtir.'IH3372Meאוֹתִי֙'o.TiH853and acceptתִּקְחִ֣יtik.ChiH3947correctionמוּסָ֔רmu.SarH4148.’Then her dwelling placeמְעוֹנָ֔הּme.'o.NahH4583would notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808be cut offיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772despiteallכֹּ֥לkolH3605for whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I punishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485herעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.Butאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403they rose earlyהִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּhish.Ki.muH7925to corruptהִשְׁחִ֔יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843allכֹּ֖לkolH3605their deedsעֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃a.li.lo.TamH5949.

8Thereforeלָכֵ֤ןla.KhenH3651waitחַכּוּ־cha.ku-H2442for Me,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “until the dayלְי֖וֹםle.YomH3117I riseקוּמִ֣יku.MiH6965to testifyH5706.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588My decisionמִשְׁפָּטִי֩mish.pa.TiH4941is to gatherלֶאֱסֹ֨ףle.'e.SofH622nationsגּוֹיִ֜םgo.YimH1471,to assembleלְקָבְצִ֣יle.ka.ve.TziH6908kingdomsמַמְלָכ֗וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467,to pour outלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֤ם'a.lei.HemH5921My indignationזַעְמִי֙za'.MiH2195—allכֹּ֚לkolH3605My burning angerחֲר֣וֹן אַפִּ֔יcha.Ron 'a.PiH2740 H639.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will be consumedתֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.KhelH398by the fireבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH784of My jealousyקִנְאָתִ֔יkin.'a.TiH7068.

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