Revised Literal Translation

Zephaniah 2:8-11

8I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085the reproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and the revilingsוְגִדּוּפֵ֖יve.gi.du.FeiH1421of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,whereby they have reproachedחֵֽרְפוּ֙che.re.FuH2778my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and magnifiedוַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּvai.yag.Di.luH1431themselvesagainst their borderגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

9Therefore asI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֩ne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Surely Moabמוֹאָ֞בmo.'AvH4124shall be as Sodomכִּסְדֹ֤םkis.DomH5467,and the childrenוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnH5983as Gomorrahכַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔הka.'a.mo.RahH6017, eventhe breedingמִמְשַׁ֥קmi.ShakH4476of nettlesחָר֛וּלcha.RulH2738,and saltpitsוּמִכְרֵה־ מֶ֥לַחu.mikh.reh- Me.lachH4417 H4379,and a perpetualעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5769 H5704desolationוּשְׁמָמָ֖הu.she.ma.MahH8077:the residueשְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.RitH7611of my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971shall spoilיְבָזּ֔וּםye.va.ZumH962them, and the remnantוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of my peopleגּוֹיִ֖יgoyiH1471shall possessיִנְחָלֽוּם׃yin.cha.LumH5157them.

10This shall they have for their prideגְּאוֹנָ֑םge.'o.NamH1347,because they have reproachedחֵֽרְפוּ֙che.re.FuH2778and magnifiedוַיַּגְדִּ֔לוּvai.yag.Di.luH1431themselvesagainst the peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

11Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will beterribleנוֹרָ֤אno.Ra'H3372unto them: for he will famishרָזָ֔הra.ZahH7329all the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and menshall worshipוְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ve.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812him, every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376from his placeמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, evenall the islesאִיֵּ֥י'i.YeiH339of the heathenהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

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