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Zephaniah 1:14-18

14Thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is nearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138,Nearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138and comingH4118veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966quicklyH4118;Listenק֚וֹלKolH6963,the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068!In it the warriorגִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.BorH1368criesH6873outH6873bitterlyמַ֥רmarH4751.

15That dayי֥וֹםYomH3117is a dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117of angerעֶבְרָ֖ה'ev.RahH5678,A dayי֧וֹםYomH3117oftroubleצָרָ֣הtza.RahH6869and distressוּמְצוּקָ֗הu.me.tzu.KahH4691,A dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of destructionH7724and desolationוּמְשׁוֹאָ֔הu.me.sho.'AhH4875,A dayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofdarknessחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙cho.shekhH2822and gloomוַאֲפֵלָ֔הva.'a.fe.LahH653,A dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of cloudsעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051and thickוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205,

16A dayי֥וֹםYomH3117oftrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782and battleH8643cryH8643AgainstH5921thefortifiedהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892And the highהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364cornerהַפִּנּ֥וֹתha.pi.NotH6438towersH6438.

17I will bringH6887distressוַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִיva.ha.tze.Ro.tiH6887on mankindלָאָדָ֗םla.'a.DamH120So that they will walkוְהָֽלְכוּ֙ve.ha.le.KhuH1980like those who are blindכַּֽעִוְרִ֔יםka.'iv.RimH5787,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they have sinnedחָטָ֑אוּcha.Ta.'uH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068; And theirbloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818will be pouredוְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְve.shu.PakhH8210outH8210like dustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083, And theirfleshוּלְחֻמָ֖םu.le.chu.MamH3894like dungכַּגְּלָלִֽים׃ka.ge.la.LimH1557.

18Neitherגַּם־ לֹֽא־gam- lo'-H1571 H3808theirsilverכַּסְפָּ֨םkas.PamH3701norגַּם־gam-H1571their goldזְהָבָ֜םze.ha.VamH2091Will beH3201ableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201to saveלְהַצִּילָ֗םle.ha.tzi.LamH5337themOn the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068angerעֶבְרַ֣ת'ev.RatH5678; Andallכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776will be devouredתֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.KhelH398By the fireוּבְאֵשׁ֙u.ve.'EshH784of His jealousyקִנְאָת֔וֹkin.'a.ToH7068, For He willmakeיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213a completeכָלָ֤הkha.LahH3617endH3617,Indeedאַךְ־'akh-H389a horrifyingנִבְהָלָה֙niv.ha.LahH926one,Of allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

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