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Zephaniah 1

1The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068which came unto Zephaniahצְפַנְיָה֙tze.fan.YahH6846the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of CushiH3570,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הge.dal.YahH1436,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֖ה'a.mar.YahH568,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hizkiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הchiz.ki.YahH2396,in the daysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2I will utterlyאָסֹ֨ף'a.SofH622consumeאָסֵ֜ף'a.SefH5486all thingsfrom off the landפְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖הpe.Nei ha.'a.da.MahH127 H6440,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3I will consumeאָסֵ֨ף'a.SefH5486manאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָ֗הu.ve.he.MahH929;I will consumeאָסֵ֤ף'a.SefH5486the fowlsעוֹף־'of-H5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the fishesוּדְגֵ֣יu.de.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,and the stumblingblocksוְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹתve.ha.makh.she.LotH4384with the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֑יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563;and I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120from offפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the landהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4I will also stretch outוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186mine handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027upon Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and upon all the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;and I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֞יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772the remnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168from this placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andthe nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the Chemarimsהַכְּמָרִ֖יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649with the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548;

5And them that worshipהַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יםha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812the hostלִצְבָ֣אlitz.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064upon the housetopsהַגַּגּ֖וֹתha.ga.GotH1406;and them that worshipהַמִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812andthat swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣יםha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and that swearוְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםve.ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by Malchamבְּמַלְכָּֽם׃be.mal.KamH4428;

6And them that are turned backהַנְּסוֹגִ֖יםha.ne.so.GimH5472fromמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and thosethat have not soughtבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,nor enquiredדְרָשֻֽׁהוּ׃de.ra.Shu.huH1875for him.

7Hold thy peaceהַ֕סhasH2013at the presenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069:for the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isat handקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138:for the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath preparedהֵכִ֧יןhe.KhinH3559a sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077,he hath bidהִקְדִּ֥ישׁhik.DishH6942his guestsקְרֻאָֽיו׃ke.ru.'AvH7121.

8And it shall come to pass in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077,that I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֥יu.fa.kad.TiH6485the princesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269,and the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,and all such as are clothedהַלֹּבְשִׁ֖יםha.loe.ShimH3847with strangeנָכְרִֽי׃na.khe.RiH5237apparelמַלְבּ֥וּשׁmal.BushH4403.

9In the same dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117also will I punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485all those that leapהַדּוֹלֵ֛גha.do.LegH1801on the thresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֖ןha.mif.TanH4670,which fillהַֽמְמַלְאִ֛יםha.mal.'ImH4390their masters’אֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113housesבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004with violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and deceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃ סu.mir.MahH4820.

10And it shall come to pass in that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, that there shall bethe noiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of a cryצְעָקָה֙tze.'a.KahH6818from the fishהַדָּגִ֔יםha.da.GimH1709gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179,and an howlingוִֽילָלָ֖הvi.la.LahH3215from the secondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932,and a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419crashingוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from the hillsמֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃me.ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

11Howlהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,ye inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Makteshהַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁha.makh.TeshH4389,for all the merchantכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971are cut downנִדְמָה֙nid.MahH1820;all they that bearנְטִ֥ילֵיne.Ti.leiH5187silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701are cut offנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772.

12And it shall come to pass at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, thatI will searchאֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with candlesבַּנֵּר֑וֹתba.ne.RotH5216,and punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that are settledהַקֹּֽפְאִים֙ha.ko.fe.'ImH7087on their leesשִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔םshim.rei.HemH8105:that sayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559in their heartבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824,The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will not do goodיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190,neither will he do evilיָרֵֽעַ׃ya.Re.a'H7489.

13Therefore their goodsחֵילָם֙chei.LamH2428shall become a bootyלִמְשִׁסָּ֔הlim.shi.SahH4933,and their housesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֖םu.va.tei.HemH1004a desolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077:they shall also buildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129housesבָתִּים֙va.TimH1004,but not inhabitיֵשֵׁ֔בוּye.She.vuH3427them;and they shall plantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,but not drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354the wineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196thereof.

14The greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138, it isnearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138,and hastethוּמַהֵ֣רu.ma.HerH4118greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966, eventhe voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:the mighty manגִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.BorH1368shall cryצֹרֵ֖חַtzo.Re.achH6873there bitterlyמַ֥רmarH4751.

15That dayי֥וֹםYomH3117isa dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117of wrathעֶבְרָ֖ה'ev.RahH5678,a dayי֧וֹםYomH3117of troubleצָרָ֣הtza.RahH6869and distressוּמְצוּקָ֗הu.me.tzu.KahH4691,a dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of wastenessשֹׁאָה֙sho.'AhH7722and desolationוּמְשׁוֹאָ֔הu.me.sho.'AhH4875,a dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of darknessחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙cho.shekhH2822and gloominessוַאֲפֵלָ֔הva.'a.fe.LahH653,a dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of cloudsעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051and thick darknessוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205,

16A dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782and alarmוּתְרוּעָ֑הu.te.ru.'AhH8643against the fencedהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and against the highהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364towersהַפִּנּ֥וֹתha.pi.NotH6438.

17And I will bring distressוַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִיva.ha.tze.Ro.tiH6887upon menלָאָדָ֗םla.'a.DamH120,that they shall walkוְהָֽלְכוּ֙ve.ha.le.KhuH1980like blind menכַּֽעִוְרִ֔יםka.'iv.RimH5787,because they have sinnedחָטָ֑אוּcha.Ta.'uH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068:and their bloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818shall be poured outוְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְve.shu.PakhH8210as dustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083,and their fleshוּלְחֻמָ֖םu.le.chu.MamH3894as the dungH1561.

18Neither their silverכַּסְפָּ֨םkas.PamH3701nor their goldזְהָבָ֜םze.ha.VamH2091shall be ableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּילָ֗םle.ha.tzi.LamH5337them in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wrathעֶבְרַ֣ת'ev.RatH5678;but the whole landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be devouredתֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.KhelH398by the fireוּבְאֵשׁ֙u.ve.'EshH784of his jealousyקִנְאָת֔וֹkin.'a.ToH7068:for he shall makeיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213even a speedyנִבְהָלָה֙niv.ha.LahH926riddanceכָלָ֤הkha.LahH3617of all them that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

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