Revised Literal Translation

Zephaniah 3:9-13

9For then will I turnאֶהְפֹּ֥ךְ'eh.PokhH2015to the peopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971a pureבְרוּרָ֑הve.ru.RahH1305languageשָׂפָ֣הsa.FahH8193,that they may all callלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121upon the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to serveלְעָבְד֖וֹle.'a.ve.DoH5647him with oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259consentשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7926.

10From beyondמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676the riversלְנַֽהֲרֵי־le.na.ha.rei-H5104of Ethiopiaכ֑וּשׁKhushH3568my suppliantsעֲתָרַי֙'a.ta.RaiH6282, eventhe daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my dispersedפוּצַ֔יpu.TzaiH6327,shall bringיוֹבִל֖וּןyoi.LunH2986mine offeringמִנְחָתִֽי׃min.cha.TiH4503.

11In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shalt thou not be ashamedתֵב֙וֹשִׁי֙te.Vo.o.shiH954for all thy doingsעֲלִילֹתַ֔יִךְ'a.li.lo.Ta.yikhH5949,wherein thou hast transgressedפָּשַׁ֖עַתְּpa.Sha.'atH6586against me: for then I will take awayאָסִ֣יר'a.SirH5493out of the midstמִקִּרְבֵּ֗ךְmi.kir.BekhH7130of thee them that rejoiceעַלִּיזֵי֙'a.li.ZeiH5947in thy prideגַּאֲוָתֵ֔ךְga.'a.va.TekhH1346,and thou shalt no moreתוֹסִ֧פִיto.Si.fiH3254be haughtyלְגָבְהָ֛הle.ga.ve.HahH1361because of my holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944mountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022.

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.

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