Revised Literal Translation

Zephaniah 3:1-4

1Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945to her that is filthyמֹרְאָ֖הmo.re.'AhH4754and pollutedוְנִגְאָלָ֑הve.nig.'a.LahH1351,to the oppressingהַיּוֹנָֽה׃hai.yo.NahH3238cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892!

2She obeyedשָֽׁמְעָה֙sha.me.'AhH8085not the voiceבְּק֔וֹלbe.KolH6963;she receivedלָקְחָ֖הla.ke.ChahH3947not correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148;she trustedבָטָ֔חָהva.Ta.chahH982not in Yhwhבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068;she drew not nearקָרֵֽבָה׃ka.Re.vahH7126to her Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430.

3Her princesשָׂרֶ֣יהָsa.Rei.haH8269withinבְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130her areroaringשֹֽׁאֲגִ֑יםsho.'a.GimH7580lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738;her judgesשֹׁפְטֶ֙יהָ֙sho.fe.Tei.haH8199areeveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153wolvesזְאֵ֣בֵיze.'E.veiH2061;they gnaw not the bonesגָרְמ֖וּga.re.MuH1633till the morrowלַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.kerH1242.

4Her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030arelightפֹּֽחֲזִ֔יםpo.cha.ZimH6348andtreacherousבֹּֽגְד֑וֹתbo.ge.DotH900personsאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582:her priestsכֹּהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ko.ha.Nei.haH3548have pollutedחִלְּלוּ־chi.le.lu-H2490the sanctuaryקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,they have done violenceחָמְס֖וּcha.me.SuH2554to the lawתּוֹרָֽה׃to.RahH8451.

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