New American Standard Bible 1995

Zephaniah 2:4-10

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.YamH3220 H2256,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.

6So the seacoastחֶ֣בֶל הַיָּ֗םChe.vel hai.YamH3220 H2256will bepasturesנְוֹ֛תne.VotH5116, Withcavesכְּרֹ֥תke.RotH3741for shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462and foldsוְגִדְר֥וֹתve.gid.RotH1448for flocksצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

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.”

10ThisH2088they will have in returnתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478for theirprideגְּאוֹנָ֑םge.'o.NamH1347,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they havetauntedחֵֽרְפוּ֙che.re.FuH2778andbecomeH1431arrogantH1431againstעַל־'al-H5921the peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

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