New American Standard Bible 1995

Zephaniah 1:2-9

2“I will completelyH5486removeH5486allכֹּ֗לKolH3605thingsFrom the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3“I will removeאָסֵ֨ף'a.SefH5486manאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָ֗הu.ve.he.MahH929;I will removeאָסֵ֤ף'a.SefH5486thebirdsעוֹף־'of-H5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064And the fishוּדְגֵ֣יu.de.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, And theruinsוְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹתve.ha.makh.she.LotH4384alongאֶת־'et-H854with the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֑יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563;And I will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120from the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4“So I willstretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186out My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063And againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389. And I willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֞יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772the remnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168from thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, Andthe namesשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of theidolatrousH3649priestsהַכְּמָרִ֖יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649alongעִם־'im-H5973with the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

5And those who bowהַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יםha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812downהַמִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812on thehousetopsהַגַּגּ֖וֹתha.ga.GotH1406to the hostלִצְבָ֣אlitz.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,And those who bowH7812downH7812andswearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣יםha.nish.ba.'ImH7650to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and yetswearוְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםve.ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650byMilcomH4445,

6And those who haveturnedH5472backהַנְּסוֹגִ֖יםha.ne.so.GimH5472from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,And those whoוַאֲשֶׁ֛רva.'a.SherH834havenot soughtבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068or inquiredדְרָשֻֽׁהוּ׃de.ra.Shu.huH1875of Him.”

7Be silentהַ֕סhasH2013beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068! For thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the LordH3068is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138,For the LordH3068has preparedהֵכִ֧יןhe.KhinH3559asacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077, He hasconsecratedהִקְדִּ֥ישׁhik.DishH6942His guestsקְרֻאָֽיו׃ke.ru.'AvH7121.

8“Then it will comeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about on the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077That I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֥יu.fa.kad.TiH6485the princesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269,the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121And allכָּל־kol-H3605who clotheהַלֹּבְשִׁ֖יםha.loe.ShimH3847themselves withforeignנָכְרִֽי׃na.khe.RiH5237garmentsמַלְבּ֥וּשׁmal.BushH4403.

9And I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117allכָּל־kol-H3605who leapהַדּוֹלֵ֛גha.do.LegH1801on the templethresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֖ןha.mif.TanH4670,Who fillהַֽמְמַלְאִ֛יםha.mal.'ImH4390the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theirlordאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113withviolenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and deceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃ סu.mir.MahH4820.

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