New American Standard Bible 2020

Zephaniah 1:7-13

7Be silentהַ֕סhasH2013beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068! For thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the LordH3068is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138,BecauseH3588the LordH3068has preparedהֵכִ֧יןhe.KhinH3559asacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077, He hasconsecratedהִקְדִּ֥ישׁhik.DishH6942His guestsקְרֻאָֽיו׃ke.ru.'AvH7121.

8“Then it will comeH1961aboutH1961on the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077That I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֥יu.fa.kad.TiH6485the princesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269,the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,And allכָּל־kol-H3605who clotheהַלֹּבְשִׁ֖יםha.loe.ShimH3847themselves withforeignנָכְרִֽי׃na.khe.RiH5237garmentsמַלְבּ֥וּשׁmal.BushH4403.

9And on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605who leapהַדּוֹלֵ֛גha.do.LegH1801on the templethresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֖ןha.mif.TanH4670,Who fillהַֽמְמַלְאִ֛יםha.mal.'ImH4390the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theirlordאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113withviolenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and deceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃ סu.mir.MahH4820.

10And on that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “There will be the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of a cryצְעָקָה֙tze.'a.KahH6818from theFishהַדָּגִ֔יםha.da.GimH1709Gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179,Wailingוִֽילָלָ֖הvi.la.LahH3215from theSecondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932Quarter,And a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419crashוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from thehillsמֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃me.ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

11Wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,you inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of theMortarהַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁha.makh.TeshH4389,Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667will be destroyedנִדְמָה֙nid.MahH1820;Allכָּל־kol-H3605who weighH5187outH5187silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701will be eliminatedנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772.

12And it will comeH1961aboutH1961at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256That I willsearchאֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with lampsבַּנֵּר֑וֹתba.ne.RotH5216,And I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485the peopleH376Who arestagnantהַקֹּֽפְאִים֙ha.ko.fe.'ImH7087in spiritשִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔םshim.rei.HemH8105,Who sayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559in their heartsבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willnot doH3190goodיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190norH3808harmיָרֵֽעַ׃ya.Re.a'H7489!’

13Their wealthחֵילָם֙chei.LamH2428will becomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961plunderלִמְשִׁסָּ֔הlim.shi.SahH4933,And their housesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֖םu.va.tei.HemH1004desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077; Yes,they will buildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129housesבָתִּים֙va.TimH1004but not inhabitיֵשֵׁ֔בוּye.She.vuH3427them,And plantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754but not drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354their wineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196.”

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