Revised Literal Translation

Zephaniah 2:13-15

13And he will stretch outוְיֵ֤טve.YetH5186his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027against the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828,and destroyוִֽיאַבֵּ֖דvi.'a.BedH6Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804;and will makeוְיָשֵׂ֤םve.ya.SemH7760Ninevehנִֽינְוֵה֙ni.ne.VehH5210a desolationלִשְׁמָמָ֔הlish.ma.MahH8077, anddryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723like a wildernessכַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ka.mid.BarH4057.

14And flocksעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739shall lie downוְרָבְצ֨וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257in the midstבְתוֹכָ֤הּve.to.KhahH8432of her, all the beastsחַיְתוֹ־chay.tov-H2416of the nationsג֔וֹיGoyH1471:both the cormorantקָאַת֙ka.'AtH6893and the bitternקִפֹּ֔דki.PodH7090shall lodgeיָלִ֑ינוּya.Li.nuH3885in the upper lintelsבְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָbe.khaf.to.Rei.haH3730of it; theirvoiceק֠וֹלKolH6963shall singיְשׁוֹרֵ֤רye.sho.RerH7891in the windowsבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474;desolationחֹ֣רֶבCho.revH2721shall bein the thresholdsבַּסַּ֔ףba.SafH5592:for he shall uncoverעֵרָֽה׃'e.RahH6168the cedar workאַרְזָ֖ה'ar.ZahH731.

15This isthe rejoicingהָעַלִּיזָה֙ha.'a.li.ZahH5947cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892that dweltהַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427carelesslyלָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachH983,that saidהָאֹֽמְרָה֙ha.'o.me.RahH559in her heartבִּלְבָבָ֔הּbil.va.VahH3824, I am, and there isnone besideוְאַפְסִ֣יve.'af.SiH657me: how is she become a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֗הle.sha.MahH8047,a place for beastsלַֽחַיָּ֔הla.chai.YahH2416to lie down inמַרְבֵּץ֙mar.BetzH4769!every one that passeth byעוֹבֵ֣רo.VerH5674her shall hissיִשְׁרֹ֖קyish.RokH8319, andwagיָנִ֥יעַya.Ni.a'H5128his handיָדֽוֹ׃ סya.DoH3027.

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