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Zephaniah 1

1Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahthatcameuntoZephaniahצְפַנְיָה֙tze.fan.YahH6846thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCushi,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הge.dal.YahH1436,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmariahאֲמַרְיָ֖ה'a.mar.YahH568,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הchiz.ki.YahH2396,inthedaysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Iwillutterlytakeawayeverythingכֹּ֗לKolH3605fromoffthefaceH6440ofthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127, saithJehovah:

3IwilltakeawaymanH120andbeast;Iwilltakeawaythefowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andthefishesoftheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,andthestumbling-blockswiththewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֑יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563,andIwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offmankindfromoffthefaceH6440ofthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127, saithJehovah.

4AndIwillstretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186forthmyhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027uponJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,anduponalltheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andIwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֞יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offtheremnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168fromthisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034oftheChemarimwiththepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548;

5andthemthatbowהַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יםha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812downהַמִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812tothehostלִצְבָ֣אlitz.Va'H6635oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064uponthehousetops;andthemthatbowH7812downH7812toJehovah,thatswearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣יםha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by[him],andswearוְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםve.ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650byMalcham;

6andthemthatturnהַנְּסוֹגִ֖יםha.ne.so.GimH5472backfromafterJehovah,andthatdonotseekH1245Jehovah,norinquireforhim.

7BesilentatthepresenceH6440oftheLordJehovah;forthedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofJehovahisathand;forJehovahhathpreparedH3559asacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077,hehath hallowedhisguests.

8Anditshallcometopassinthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117ofJehovah'ssacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077,thatIwillpunishH6485theprincesH8269,andtheking'ssonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,andallsuchasareclothedH3847withforeignנָכְרִֽי׃na.khe.RiH5237apparel.

9Andinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117willIpunishH6485allthosethatleapH1801overthethresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֖ןha.mif.TanH4670,whofillהַֽמְמַלְאִ֛יםha.mal.'ImH4390theirmaster'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004withviolenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555anddeceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃ סu.mir.MahH4820.

10Andinthatdayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117, saithJehovah,thereshallbeוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961thenoiseofacryצְעָקָה֙tze.'a.KahH6818fromthefish-gate,andahowlingfromthesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932[quarter],andagreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419crashingfromthehillsמֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃me.ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

11Howl, yeinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofMaktesh;forallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667arecutנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772down,alltheythatare ladenwithsilverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701arecutH3772off.

12Anditshallcometopassatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, [that]Iwillsearchאֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withlampsבַּנֵּר֑וֹתba.ne.RotH5216,andpunishH6485themenH376thataresettledontheirlees,thatsayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559intheirheartבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824,Jehovahwillnotdogoodיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190,neitherwillhedoevilH7489.

13Andtheirwealthחֵילָם֙chei.LamH2428shallbecomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961abooty,andtheirhousesH1004adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077;andtheyshallbuildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129housesH1004,andnotinhabitH3427them;andtheyshallplantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,andnotdrinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354thewineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196thereof.

14Thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419dayיוֹם־yom-H3117ofJehovahisnear,itisnear,andhastethgreatly.ThevoiceH6963ofthedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofJehovah:themightyH1368manH1368shallcrytherebitterly.

15Thatdayי֥וֹםYomH3117isadayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117ofwrathH5678,adayי֧וֹםYomH3117oftroubleצָרָ֣הtza.RahH6869anddistressH6869,adayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofruinanddesolationוּמְשׁוֹאָ֔הu.me.sho.'AhH4875,adayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofdarknessחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙cho.shekhH2822andgloomוַאֲפֵלָ֔הva.'a.fe.LahH653,adayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofcloudsעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051andgrossdarknessH2822,

16adayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofthetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782andalarmH8643,againstthefencedcitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892andagainstthehighהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364battlements.

17AndIwillbringdistress uponmenH120,andtheyshallwalkוְהָֽלְכוּ֙ve.ha.le.KhuH1980likeblindכַּֽעִוְרִ֔יםka.'iv.RimH5787menH120;fortheyhavesinnedH2398againstJehovah;andtheirbloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818shallbepouredוְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְve.shu.PakhH8210outasdustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083,andtheirfleshasdungH1561:

18theirsilverכַּסְפָּ֨םkas.PamH3701andtheirgoldזְהָבָ֜םze.ha.VamH2091shallnotbeableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּילָ֗םle.ha.tzi.LamH5337them,inthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117ofJehovah'swrathH5678;butthewholelandH776shallbedevouredH398bythefireוּבְאֵשׁ֙u.ve.'EshH784ofhisjealousyקִנְאָת֔וֹkin.'a.ToH7068:forafullend,yea,asudden [end],shallhemakeיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213ofallthemthatdwellH3427inthelandH776.

Commentaries on Zephaniah 1

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