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Zephaniah 1:14-18

14The greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138, it isnearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138,and hastethוּמַהֵ֣רu.ma.HerH4118greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966, eventhe voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:the mighty manגִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.BorH1368shall cryצֹרֵ֖חַtzo.Re.achH6873there bitterlyמַ֥רmarH4751.

15That dayי֥וֹםYomH3117isa dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117of wrathעֶבְרָ֖ה'ev.RahH5678,a dayי֧וֹםYomH3117of troubleצָרָ֣הtza.RahH6869and distressוּמְצוּקָ֗הu.me.tzu.KahH4691,a dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of wastenessשֹׁאָה֙sho.'AhH7722and desolationוּמְשׁוֹאָ֔הu.me.sho.'AhH4875,a dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of darknessחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙cho.shekhH2822and gloominessוַאֲפֵלָ֔הva.'a.fe.LahH653,a dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of cloudsעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051and thick darknessוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205,

16A dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782and alarmוּתְרוּעָ֑הu.te.ru.'AhH8643against the fencedהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and against the highהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364towersהַפִּנּ֥וֹתha.pi.NotH6438.

17And I will bring distressוַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִיva.ha.tze.Ro.tiH6887upon menלָאָדָ֗םla.'a.DamH120,that they shall walkוְהָֽלְכוּ֙ve.ha.le.KhuH1980like blind menכַּֽעִוְרִ֔יםka.'iv.RimH5787,because they have sinnedחָטָ֑אוּcha.Ta.'uH2398against Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068:and their bloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818shall be poured outוְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְve.shu.PakhH8210as dustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083,and their fleshוּלְחֻמָ֖םu.le.chu.MamH3894as the dungH1561.

18Neither their silverכַּסְפָּ֨םkas.PamH3701nor their goldזְהָבָ֜םze.ha.VamH2091shall be ableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּילָ֗םle.ha.tzi.LamH5337them in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wrathעֶבְרַ֣ת'ev.RatH5678;but the whole landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be devouredתֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.KhelH398by the fireוּבְאֵשׁ֙u.ve.'EshH784of his jealousyקִנְאָת֔וֹkin.'a.ToH7068:for he shall makeיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213even a speedyנִבְהָלָה֙niv.ha.LahH926riddanceכָלָ֤הkha.LahH3617of all them that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

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