Revised Literal Translation

Zephaniah 3:12-17

12I will also leaveוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֣יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604in the midstבְקִרְבֵּ֔ךְve.kir.BekhH7130of thee an afflictedעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041and poorוָדָ֑לva.DalH1800peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,and they shall trustוְחָס֖וּve.cha.SuH2620in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13The remnantשְׁאֵרִ֨יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall not doיַעֲשׂ֤וּya.'a.SuH6213iniquityעַוְלָה֙'av.LahH5766,nor speakיְדַבְּר֣וּye.da.be.RuH1696liesכָזָ֔בkha.ZavH3577;neither shall a deceitfulתַּרְמִ֑יתtar.MitH8649tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956be foundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in their mouthבְּפִיהֶ֖םbe.fi.HemH6310:for they shall feedיִרְע֥וּyir.'UH7462and lie downוְרָבְצ֖וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257, and none shall make themafraidמַחֲרִֽיד׃ סma.cha.RidH2729.

14Singרָנִּי֙ra.NiH7442,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726;shoutהָרִ֖יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;be gladשִׂמְחִ֤יsim.ChiH8055and rejoiceוְעָלְזִי֙ve.'al.ZiH5937with all the heartלֵ֔בLevH3820,O daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath taken awayהֵסִ֤ירhe.SirH5493thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יִךְmish.pa.Ta.yikhH4941,he hath cast outפִּנָּ֖הpi.NahH6437thine enemyאֹֽיְבֵ֑ךְ'o.ye.VekhH341:the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478, evenYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, isin the midstבְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130of thee: thou shalt not seeH7200evilרָ֖עra'H7451any more.

16In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117it shall be saidיֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.MerH559to Jerusalemלִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,Fearתִּירָ֑אִיti.Ra.'iH3372thou not: and toZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,Let not thine handsיָדָֽיִךְ׃ya.Da.yikhH3027be slackיִרְפּ֥וּyir.PuH7503.

17Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהַ֛יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430in the midstבְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךbe.kir.BekhH7130of thee ismightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368;he will saveיוֹשִׁ֑יעַyo.Shi.a'H3467,he will rejoiceיָשִׂ֨ישׂya.SisH7797over thee with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֗הbe.sim.ChahH8057;he will restיַחֲרִישׁ֙ya.cha.RishH2790in his loveבְּאַ֣הֲבָת֔וֹbe.'A.ha.va.ToH160,he will joyיָגִ֥ילya.GilH1523over thee with singingבְּרִנָּֽה׃be.ri.NahH7440.

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