New American Standard Bible 1995

Zephaniah 2:13-15

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.

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