New American Standard Bible 1995

Zephaniah 1:8-11

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.

10On that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “There will be the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of a cryצְעָקָה֙tze.'a.KahH6818from theFishהַדָּגִ֔יםha.da.GimH1709Gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179,A wailוִֽילָלָ֖הvi.la.LahH3215from theSecondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932Quarter,And a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419crashוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from thehillsמֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃me.ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

11Wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,O inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of theMortarהַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁha.makh.TeshH4389,For allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667will be silencedנִדְמָה֙nid.MahH1820;Allכָּל־kol-H3605who weighנְטִ֥ילֵיne.Ti.leiH5187outsilverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701will be cutנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772offH3772.

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