New American Standard Bible 2020

Zephaniah 1:1-6

1The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֗הha.YahH1961to Zephaniahצְפַנְיָה֙tze.fan.YahH6846sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of CushiH3570,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הge.dal.YahH1436,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֖ה'a.mar.YahH568,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הchiz.ki.YahH2396,in the daysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063:

2“I will completelyH5486removeH5486allכֹּ֗לKolH3605thingsFrom the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3“I will removeאָסֵ֨ף'a.SefH5486humanאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120and animalוּבְהֵמָ֗הu.ve.he.MahH929life;I will removeאָסֵ֤ף'a.SefH5486thebirdsעוֹף־'of-H5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064And the fishוּדְגֵ֣יu.de.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, And theruinsוְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹתve.ha.makh.she.LotH4384alongאֶת־'et-H854with the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֑יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563;And I will eliminateוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772mankindהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120from the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4“So I willstretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186outH5186My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063And againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389. And I willeliminateוְהִכְרַתִּ֞יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772the remnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168from thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, Andthe namesשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of theidolatrousH3649priestsהַכְּמָרִ֖יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649alongH5973withH5973the otherpriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

5And those who bowH2331downH2331on thehousetopsהַגַּגּ֖וֹתha.ga.GotH1406to the heavenlyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064lightsלִצְבָ֣אlitz.Va'H6635,And those who bowH2331downH2331andswearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣יםha.nish.ba.'ImH7650to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, but alsoswearוְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםve.ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650byMilcomH4445,

6And those who haveturnedH5472backהַנְּסוֹגִ֖יםha.ne.so.GimH5472from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,And those whoוַאֲשֶׁ֛רva.'a.SherH834havenot soughtבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068norH3808inquiredדְרָשֻֽׁהוּ׃de.ra.Shu.huH1875of Him.”

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