New American Standard Bible 1995

Zephaniah 3:1-8

1Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945to her who isrebelliousH4784anddefiledוְנִגְאָלָ֑הve.nig.'a.LahH1351, Thetyrannicalהַיּוֹנָֽה׃hai.yo.NahH3238cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892!

2Sheheededשָֽׁמְעָה֙sha.me.'AhH8085noH3808voiceבְּק֔וֹלbe.KolH6963, Sheacceptedלָקְחָ֖הla.ke.ChahH3947noH3808instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148. She did nottrustבָטָ֔חָהva.Ta.chahH982in the Lordבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068, She did notdrawH7126nearH7126to her Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430.

3Herprincesשָׂרֶ֣יהָsa.Rei.haH8269withinבְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130her are roaringשֹֽׁאֲגִ֑יםsho.'a.GimH7580lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,Her judgesשֹׁפְטֶ֙יהָ֙sho.fe.Tei.haH8199arewolvesזְאֵ֣בֵיze.'E.veiH2061at eveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153;They leaveגָרְמ֖וּga.re.MuH1633nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808for the morningלַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.kerH1242.

4Her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030arerecklessפֹּֽחֲזִ֔יםpo.cha.ZimH6348,treacherousבֹּֽגְד֑וֹתbo.ge.DotH900menH376; Herpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ko.ha.Nei.haH3548have profanedחִלְּלוּ־chi.le.lu-H2490the sanctuaryקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944.They have doneH2554violenceחָמְס֖וּcha.me.SuH2554to the lawתּוֹרָֽה׃to.RahH8451.

5The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068isrighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662withinבְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.BahH7130her; He willdoיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213noH3808injusticeH5767.Everyבַּבֹּ֨קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242morningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242He bringsיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414His justiceמִשְׁפָּט֨וֹmish.pa.ToH4941to lightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216;He does not failנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737.But the unjustH5767knowsיוֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045noH3808shameבֹּֽשֶׁת׃Bo.shetH1322.

6“I have cutהִכְרַ֣תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772offH3772nationsגוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471;Their cornerפִּנּוֹתָ֔םpi.no.TamH6438towersH6438are in ruinsנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muH8074.I have madeH2717their streetsחֽוּצוֹתָ֖םchu.tzo.TamH2351desolateהֶחֱרַ֥בְתִּיhe.che.Rav.tiH2717,With noH1097oneH1097passingעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674by; Theircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֛ם'a.rei.HemH5892are laidH6658wasteH6658,WithoutH4480 H1097a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH4480 H369an inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

7I saidאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389you will revereתִּירְאִ֤יtir.'IH3372Me,Acceptתִּקְחִ֣יtik.ChiH3947instructionמוּסָ֔רmu.SarH4148.’So her dwellingמְעוֹנָ֔הּme.'o.NahH4583willnot be cutיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772offH3772According toallכֹּ֥לkolH3605that I have appointedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485concerningעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921her.But they were eagerהִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּhish.Ki.muH7925tocorruptהִשְׁחִ֔יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843allכֹּ֖לkolH3605their deedsעֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃a.li.lo.TamH5949.

8“Thereforeלָכֵ֤ןla.KhenH3651waitחַכּוּ־cha.ku-H2442for Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “For the dayלְי֖וֹםle.YomH3117when I riseקוּמִ֣יku.MiH6965up as a witnessלְעַ֑דle.'AdH5707.IndeedH3588,My decisionמִשְׁפָּטִי֩mish.pa.TiH4941is togatherלֶאֱסֹ֨ףle.'e.SofH622nationsגּוֹיִ֜םgo.YimH1471,To assembleלְקָבְצִ֣יle.ka.ve.TziH6908kingdomsמַמְלָכ֗וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467,To pourלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210out on them My indignationזַעְמִי֙za'.MiH2195,Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605My burningחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639; Forallכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will be devouredתֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.KhelH398By the fireבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH784of My zealקִנְאָתִ֔יkin.'a.TiH7068.

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