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Zephaniah 3

1Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945toher that is rebellious and corrupted,totheoppressingH3238cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892!

2Shehearkenednottothevoiceבְּק֔וֹלbe.KolH6963;shereceivedH3947notcorrectionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148;sheconfidednotinJehovah;shedrewH7126notnearherGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430.

3HerprincesH8269inthemidstבְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130ofherareroaringשֹֽׁאֲגִ֑יםsho.'a.GimH7580lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738;herjudgesH8199areeveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153wolvesH2061,thatleavenothingforthemorningלַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.kerH1242.

4Herprophetsנְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030arevain-glorious,treacherouspersonsH376;herpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ko.ha.Nei.haH3548profaneחִלְּלוּ־chi.le.lu-H2490thesanctuaryקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,theydoviolenceחָמְס֖וּcha.me.SuH2554tothelawתּוֹרָֽה׃to.RahH8451.

5Therighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662Jehovahisinthemidstבְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.BahH7130ofher:hedoethnowrong.EverymorningH1242dothhebringhisjudgmentמִשְׁפָּט֨וֹmish.pa.ToH4941tolightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216;itfailethnot:buttheunrighteous knowethnoshameבֹּֽשֶׁת׃Bo.shetH1322.

6Ihavecutהִכְרַ֣תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772offnationsגוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471:theirbattlementsaredesolateנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muH8074;ImadeH3772theirstreetsחֽוּצוֹתָ֖םchu.tzo.TamH2351waste,thatnonepassethby;theircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֛ם'a.rei.HemH5892aredestroyed,sothatthereisnomanH376,sothatthereisnoinhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

7IsaidH559,OnlyH389fearתִּירְאִ֤יtir.'IH3372me,receiveH3947correctionמוּסָ֔רmu.SarH4148;soherdwellingshallnotbecutיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772off, howsoeverImaypunishH6485her.ButtheyroseH7925earlyהִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּhish.Ki.muH7925,theycorruptedהִשְׁחִ֔יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843alltheirdoings.

8Thereforeלָכֵ֤ןla.KhenH3651waitחַכּוּ־cha.ku-H2442yeforme, saithJehovah,untilthedayלְי֖וֹםle.YomH3117thatIriseH6965uptotheprey;formydeterminationistoassemblethenationsגּוֹיִ֜םgo.YimH1471,thatImaygatherH6908thekingdomsמַמְלָכ֗וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467together,topourלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210uponthemmineindignationזַעְמִי֙za'.MiH2195, —allmyfierceangerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639:foralltheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shallbedevouredH398withthefireבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH784ofmyjealousyקִנְאָתִ֔יkin.'a.TiH7068.

9Forthenאָ֛ז'azH227willIturnH2015tothepeoplesH5971apureH1305languageH8193,thattheymayallcallלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121uponthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,toserveלְעָבְד֖וֹle.'a.ve.DoH5647himwithoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259consent.

10Frombeyondtheriversלְנַֽהֲרֵי־le.na.ha.rei-H5104ofCushכ֑וּשׁKhushH3568mysuppliants,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmydispersed, shallbringיוֹבִל֖וּןyoi.LunH2986mine oblation.

11Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thou shaltnotbeashamedתֵב֙וֹשִׁי֙te.Vo.o.shiH954forallthy doingswhereinthou hasttransgressedH6586againstme;forthenאָ֣ז׀'azH227IwilltakeawayH5493outofthemidstמִקִּרְבֵּ֗ךְmi.kir.BekhH7130oftheethemthatexultinthyprideגַּאֲוָתֵ֔ךְga.'a.va.TekhH1346,andthou shaltnomorebehaughtybecauseofmyholyH6944mountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022.

12AndIwillleaveוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֣יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604inthemidstבְקִרְבֵּ֔ךְve.kir.BekhH7130oftheeanafflictedעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041andpoorH6041peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,andtheyshalltrustinthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah.

13Theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֨יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallnotworkunrighteousnessH5766,norspeakיְדַבְּר֣וּye.da.be.RuH1696liesH3577;neithershalladeceitfultongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956befoundH4672intheirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֖םbe.fi.HemH6310:buttheyshallfeedH7462andlieוְרָבְצ֖וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257down,andnoneshallmakeH6213themafraid.

14Exultוְעָלְזִי֙ve.'al.ZiH5937,Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726;shoutהָרִ֖יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;rejoiceשִׂמְחִ֤יsim.ChiH8055andbegladH8055withalltheheartלֵ֔בLevH3820,Odaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:

15JehovahhathtakenawayH5493thyjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יִךְmish.pa.Ta.yikhH4941,hehath castoutthineenemyאֹֽיְבֵ֑ךְ'o.ye.VekhH341;theKingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Jehovah,isinthemidstבְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130ofthee; thou shaltnotseeevilרָ֖עra'H7451anymore.

16Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117itshallbesaidH559toJerusalemלִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,FearH3372not;Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,letnotthyhandsיָדָֽיִךְ׃ya.Da.yikhH3027beslackH7503.

17JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהַ֛יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430isinthymidstבְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךbe.kir.BekhH7130,amightyH1368oneH1368thatwillsaveH3467:hewillrejoiceH1523overtheewithjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֗הbe.sim.ChahH8057;hewillrestinhisloveבְּאַ֣הֲבָת֔וֹbe.'A.ha.va.ToH160;hewillexultH7797overtheewithsinging.

18Iwillgatherאָסַ֖פְתִּי'a.Saf.tiH622themthatsorrowforthesolemnassemblies, whowereH1961ofthee:thereproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781ofitwasH1961aburden[untothem].

19Behold,atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Iwilldealwithallthemthatafflictמְעַנַּ֖יִךְme.'a.Na.yikhH6031thee;andIwillsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467herthathalted,andgatherאֲקַבֵּ֔ץ'a.ka.BetzH6908herthatwasdrivenH5080out;andIwillmakeוְשַׂמְתִּים֙ve.sam.TimH7760themapraiseלִתְהִלָּ֣הlit.hi.LahH8416andanameוּלְשֵׁ֔םu.le.ShemH8034inallthelandsH776wheretheyhavebeenputH7760toshameבָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ba.she.TamH1322.

20Atthattimeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256willIbringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935you,yea,atthetimeוּבָעֵ֖תu.va.'EtH6256thatIgatherקַבְּצִ֣יka.be.TziH6908you;forIwillmakeאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414youanameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034andapraiseוְלִתְהִלָּ֗הve.lit.hi.LahH8416,amongallthepeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whenIshallturnבְּשׁוּבִ֧יbe.shu.ViH7725againyourcaptivityשְׁבוּתֵיכֶ֛םshe.vu.tei.KhemH7622beforeyoureyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869, saithJehovah.

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