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Zephaniah 1:2-9

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.

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