Revised Literal Translation

Zephaniah 2:4-7

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.

5Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945unto the inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220coastחֶ֥בֶלChe.velH2256,the nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471of the Cherethitesכְּרֵתִ֑יםke.re.TimH3774!the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068isagainst you; O Canaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667,the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,I will even destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְve.ha.'a.vad.TikhH6thee, that there shall be no inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

6And the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220coastחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256shall be dwellingsנְוֹ֛תne.VotH5116andcottagesכְּרֹ֥תke.RotH3741for shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462,and foldsוְגִדְר֥וֹתve.gid.RotH1448for flocksצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

7And the coastחֶ֗בֶלChe.velH2256shall be for the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֛יתlish.'e.RitH7611of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063;they shall feedיִרְע֑וּןyir.'UnH7462thereupon: in the housesבְּבָתֵּ֣יbe.va.TeiH1004of Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֗וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831shall they lie downיִרְבָּצ֔וּןyir.ba.TzunH7257in the eveningבָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ba.'E.revH6153:for Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430shall visitיִפְקְדֵ֛םyif.ke.DemH6485them, and turn awayוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725their captivityשְׁבִיתָֽם׃she.vu.tamH7622.

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