New American Standard Bible 1995
Zephaniah 2
Judgments on Judah’s Enemies
2Beforeבְּטֶ֙רֶם֙be.Te.remH2962the decreeחֹ֔קChokH2706takesH3205effectH3205--The dayי֑וֹםYomH3117passesעָ֣בַר'A.varH5674like the chaffכְּמֹ֖ץke.MotzH4671--Beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶם׀ לֹא־be.Te.rem lo'-H2962H3808theburningחֲרוֹן֙cha.rOnH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068comesיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935upon you,Beforeבְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ לֹא־be.Te.rem lo'-H2962H3808thedayי֖וֹםYomH3117of the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639comesיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935upon you.
3Seekבַּקְּשׁ֤וּba.ke.ShuH1245the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Allכָּל־kol-H3605youhumbleעַנְוֵ֣י'an.VeiH6035of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776Whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834have carriedפָּעָ֑לוּpa.'A.luH6466out Hisordinancesמִשְׁפָּט֖וֹmish.pa.ToH4941;Seekבַּקְּשׁוּ־ba.ke.shu-H1245righteousnessצֶ֙דֶק֙tze.dekH6664,seekבַּקְּשׁ֣וּba.ke.ShuH1245humilityעֲנָוָ֔ה'a.na.VahH6038.Perhapsאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194you will behiddenתִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּti.Sa.te.RuH5641In the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639.
4ForGazaעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5804will be abandonedעֲזוּבָ֣ה'a.zu.VahH5800And Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831a desolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077;Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֗וֹד'ash.DodH795will be drivenיְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָye.Ga.re.Shu.haH1644out at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672AndEkronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138will be uprootedתֵּעָקֵֽר׃ סte.'a.KerH6131.
5Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to the inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427of the seacoastחֶ֥בֶל הַיָּ֖םChe.vel hai.YamH3220H2256,The nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471of theCherethitesכְּרֵתִ֑יםke.re.TimH3774!The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068isagainstעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you, OCanaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667,landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430; And I willdestroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְve.ha.'a.vad.TikhH6youSoH4480that thereH369will benoH369inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.
7And the coastחֶ֗בֶלChe.velH2256will be For theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֛יתlish.'e.RitH7611of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, They willpastureיִרְע֑וּןyir.'UnH7462on it.In the housesבְּבָתֵּ֣יbe.va.TeiH1004of Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֗וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831they will lieיִרְבָּצ֔וּןyir.ba.TzunH7257downH7257at eveningבָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ba.'E.revH6153;For the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430willcareיִפְקְדֵ֛םyif.ke.DemH6485for them Andrestoreוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725their fortuneשְׁבִיתָֽם׃she.vu.tamH7622.
8“I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thetauntingחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124And therevilingsוְגִדּוּפֵ֖יve.gi.du.FeiH1421of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,With whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they havetauntedחֵֽרְפוּ֙che.re.FuH2778My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971AndbecomeH1431arrogantH1431againstעַל־'al-H5921their territoryגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.
9Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651,as I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם֩ne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,The Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588Moabמוֹאָ֞בmo.'AvH4124will be likeSodomכִּסְדֹ֤םkis.DomH5467And the sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnH5983likeGomorrahכַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔הka.'a.mo.RahH6017--A placeH4476possessedH4476by nettlesחָר֛וּלcha.RulH2738and saltמֶ֥לַחMe.lachH4417pitsוּמִכְרֵה־u.mikh.reh-H4379,And a perpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769desolationוּשְׁמָמָ֖הu.she.ma.MahH8077.The remnantשְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.RitH7611of My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971willplunderיְבָזּ֔וּםye.va.ZumH962themAnd the remainderוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of My nationגּוֹיִ֖יgoyiH1471will inheritיִנְחָלֽוּם׃yin.cha.LumH5157them.”
11The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will beterrifyingנוֹרָ֤אno.Ra'H3372to them, for He willstarveרָזָ֔הra.ZahH7329allכָּל־kol-H3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thecoastlandsאִיֵּ֥י'i.YeiH339of the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471willbowוְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ve.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812downH7812to Him, everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376from his ownplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725.
13And He willstretchוְיֵ֤טve.YetH5186out His handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828And destroyוִֽיאַבֵּ֖דvi.'a.BedH6Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,And He will makeוְיָשֵׂ֤םve.ya.SemH7760Ninevehנִֽינְוֵה֙ni.ne.VehH5210a desolationלִשְׁמָמָ֔הlish.ma.MahH8077,Parchedצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723like the wildernessכַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ka.mid.BarH4057.
14Flocksעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739will lieוְרָבְצ֨וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257downH7257in her midstבְתוֹכָ֤הּve.to.KhahH8432,Allכָּל־kol-H3605beastsH2421which range in herdsג֔וֹיGoyH1471;BothH1571thepelicanקָאַת֙ka.'AtH6893and the hedgehogקִפֹּ֔דki.PodH7090Will lodgeיָלִ֑ינוּya.Li.nuH3885inthe topsH3730of her pillarsH3730;Birdsק֠וֹלKolH6963will singיְשׁוֹרֵ֤רye.sho.RerH7891in the windowבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474,Desolationחֹ֣רֶבCho.revH2721will beon the thresholdבַּסַּ֔ףba.SafH5592;For He has laidעֵרָֽה׃'e.RahH6168bareH6168the cedarH731workH731.
15ThisH2088is theexultantהָעַלִּיזָה֙ha.'a.li.ZahH5947cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892Whichdwellsהַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427securelyלָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachH983,Who saysהָאֹֽמְרָה֙ha.'o.me.RahH559in her heartבִּלְבָבָ֔הּbil.va.VahH3824, “I am, and thereH657is noH657oneH657besidesע֑וֹדodH5750me.”Howאֵ֣יךְ׀'eikhH349she has becomeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֗הle.sha.MahH8047,A restingמַרְבֵּץ֙mar.BetzH4769placeH4769for beastsH2421!Everyoneכֹּ֚לkolH3605who passesעוֹבֵ֣רo.VerH5674by her will hissיִשְׁרֹ֖קyish.RokH8319Andwaveיָנִ֥יעַya.Ni.a'H5128his handיָדֽוֹ׃ סya.DoH3027in contempt.
Commentaries on Zephaniah 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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