Revised Literal Translation

Zephaniah 2:1-4

1Gather yourselves togetherהִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּhit.ko.she.ShuH7197,yea, gather togetherוָק֑וֹשּׁוּva.Ko.o.shuH7197,O nationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471not desiredנִכְסָֽף׃nikh.SafH3700;

2Before the decreeחֹ֔קChokH2706bring forthלֶ֣דֶתLe.detH3205, beforethe dayי֑וֹםYomH3117passעָ֣בַר'A.varH5674as the chaffכְּמֹ֖ץke.MotzH4671,beforeH3808the fierceחֲרוֹן֙cha.rOnH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935upon you, before the dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935upon you.

3Seekבַּקְּשׁ֤וּba.ke.ShuH1245ye Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,all ye meekעַנְוֵ֣י'an.VeiH6035of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,which have wroughtפָּעָ֑לוּpa.'A.luH6466his judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֖וֹmish.pa.ToH4941;seekבַּקְּשׁוּ־ba.ke.shu-H1245righteousnessצֶ֙דֶק֙tze.dekH6664,seekבַּקְּשׁ֣וּba.ke.ShuH1245meeknessעֲנָוָ֔ה'a.na.VahH6038:it may beאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194ye shall be hidתִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּti.Sa.te.RuH5641in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639.

4For Gazaעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5804shall be forsakenעֲזוּבָ֣ה'a.zu.VahH5800,and Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831a desolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077:they shall drive outיְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָye.Ga.re.Shu.haH1644Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֗וֹד'ash.DodH795at the noon dayבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,and Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138shall be rooted upתֵּעָקֵֽר׃ סte.'a.KerH6131.

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