Revised Literal Translation

Zephaniah 1:1-6

1The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068which came unto Zephaniahצְפַנְיָה֙tze.fan.YahH6846the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of CushiH3570,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הge.dal.YahH1436,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֖ה'a.mar.YahH568,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hizkiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הchiz.ki.YahH2396,in the daysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2I will utterlyאָסֹ֨ף'a.SofH622consumeאָסֵ֜ף'a.SefH5486all thingsfrom off the landפְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖הpe.Nei ha.'a.da.MahH127 H6440,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3I will consumeאָסֵ֨ף'a.SefH5486manאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָ֗הu.ve.he.MahH929;I will consumeאָסֵ֤ף'a.SefH5486the fowlsעוֹף־'of-H5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the fishesוּדְגֵ֣יu.de.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,and the stumblingblocksוְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹתve.ha.makh.she.LotH4384with the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֑יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563;and I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120from offפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the landהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4I will also stretch outוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186mine handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027upon Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and upon all the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;and I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֞יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772the remnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168from this placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andthe nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the Chemarimsהַכְּמָרִ֖יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649with the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548;

5And them that worshipהַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יםha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812the hostלִצְבָ֣אlitz.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064upon the housetopsהַגַּגּ֖וֹתha.ga.GotH1406;and them that worshipהַמִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812andthat swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣יםha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and that swearוְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםve.ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by Malchamבְּמַלְכָּֽם׃be.mal.KamH4428;

6And them that are turned backהַנְּסוֹגִ֖יםha.ne.so.GimH5472fromמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and thosethat have not soughtבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,nor enquiredדְרָשֻֽׁהוּ׃de.ra.Shu.huH1875for him.

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