Revised Literal Translation

Zephaniah 3:1-8

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.

5The justצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068isin the midstבְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.BahH7130thereof; he will not doיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213iniquityעַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahH5766:everyבַּבֹּ֨קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242morningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242doth he bringיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414his judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֨וֹmish.pa.ToH4941to lightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216,he failethנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737not; but the unjustעַוָּ֖ל'a.ValH5767knowethיוֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045no shameבֹּֽשֶׁת׃Bo.shetH1322.

6I have cut offהִכְרַ֣תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772the nationsגוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471:their towersפִּנּוֹתָ֔םpi.no.TamH6438are desolateנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muH8074;I made their streetsחֽוּצוֹתָ֖םchu.tzo.TamH2351wasteהֶחֱרַ֥בְתִּיhe.che.Rav.tiH2717,that none passeth byעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674:their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֛ם'a.rei.HemH5892are destroyedנִצְדּ֧וּnitz.DuH6658,so that there is no manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,that there is none inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

7I saidאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Surely thou wilt fearתִּירְאִ֤יtir.'IH3372me, thou wilt receiveתִּקְחִ֣יtik.ChiH3947instructionמוּסָ֔רmu.SarH4148;so their dwellingמְעוֹנָ֔הּme.'o.NahH4583should not be cut offיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772,howsoeverאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H3605 H834I punishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485them: butאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403they rose earlyהִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּhish.Ki.muH7925, andcorruptedהִשְׁחִ֔יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843all their doingsעֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃a.li.lo.TamH5949.

8Therefore waitחַכּוּ־cha.ku-H2442ye upon me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,until the dayלְי֖וֹםle.YomH3117that I rise upקוּמִ֣יku.MiH6965to the preyH5706:for my determinationמִשְׁפָּטִי֩mish.pa.TiH4941isto gatherלֶאֱסֹ֨ףle.'e.SofH622the nationsגּוֹיִ֜םgo.YimH1471,that I may assembleלְקָבְצִ֣יle.ka.ve.TziH6908the kingdomsמַמְלָכ֗וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467,to pourלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210upon them mine indignationזַעְמִי֙za'.MiH2195, evenall my fierceחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639:for all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall be devouredתֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.KhelH398with the fireבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH784of my jealousyקִנְאָתִ֔יkin.'a.TiH7068.

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