Revised Version 1895

Zephaniah 1

1Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֗הha.YahH1961untoZephaniahצְפַנְיָה֙tze.fan.YahH6846thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Cushi, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הge.dal.YahH1436, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmariahאֲמַרְיָ֖ה'a.mar.YahH568, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הchiz.ki.YahH2396, in thedaysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2I will utterly consumeallכֹּ֗לKolH3605things fromoffמֵעַ֛לme.'AlH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3I will consumemanאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120andbeastוּבְהֵמָ֗הu.ve.he.MahH929; I will consume the fowls of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and the fishes of theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, and the stumblingblocks with thewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֑יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563; and I willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120fromoffH3772thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4And I willstretchוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186outH4480mineH4480handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and I willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֞יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772theremnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168from thisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, and thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the Chemarim with thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548;

5and them thatworshipהַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יםha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812thehostלִצְבָ֣אlitz.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064uponעַל־'al-H5921thehousetopsהַגַּגּ֖וֹתha.ga.GotH1406; and them thatworshipהַמִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812,whichH6635swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣יםha.nish.ba.'ImH7650to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068andswearוְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםve.ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by Malcam;

6and them that areturnedהַנְּסוֹגִ֖יםha.ne.so.GimH5472backH310fromfollowingH310theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; andthoseוַאֲשֶׁ֛רva.'a.SherH834that havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808soughtבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808inquiredדְרָשֻֽׁהוּ׃de.ra.Shu.huH1875afterH310him.

7Hold thy peace at thepresenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theLordH3068GODH3068: for thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of theLORDH3068is athandקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138: for theLORDH3068hathpreparedהֵכִ֧יןhe.KhinH3559asacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077, he hathsanctifiedהִקְדִּ֥ישׁhik.DishH6942hisguestsקְרֻאָֽיו׃ke.ru.'AvH7121.

8And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077, that I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֥יu.fa.kad.TiH6485theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269, and theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, andallH3605suchH3605as areclothedH3847withforeignנָכְרִֽי׃na.khe.RiH5237apparelH3847.

9And in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485allH3605thoseH3605thatleapהַדּוֹלֵ֛גha.do.LegH1801over thethresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֖ןha.mif.TanH4670,whichהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931fillהַֽמְמַלְאִ֛יםha.mal.'ImH4390theirmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004withviolenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555anddeceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃ סu.mir.MahH4820.

10And in thatdayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, there shall be thenoiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of acryצְעָקָה֙tze.'a.KahH6818from thefishהַדָּגִ֔יםha.da.GimH1709gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179, and an howling from thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932quarter, and agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419crashingוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from thehillsמֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃me.ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

11Howlהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213, yeinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Maktesh, forallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667are undone:allכָּל־kol-H3605they that were laden with sliver arecutנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772offH3772.

12And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961at that time, that I willsearchאֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with candles; and I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485themenH376that are settled on their lees, thatsayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559in theirheartבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808doH3190goodיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808will hedoH3190evilיָרֵֽעַ׃ya.Re.a'H7489.

13And theirwealthחֵילָם֙chei.LamH2428shallbecomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961aspoilלִמְשִׁסָּ֔הlim.shi.SahH4933, and theirhousesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֖םu.va.tei.HemH1004adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077: yea, they shallbuildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129housesבָתִּים֙va.TimH1004, but shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808inhabitיֵשֵׁ֔בוּye.She.vuH3427them; and they shallplantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754, but shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354thewineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196thereof.

14Thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138, it isnearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138and hastethgreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966, even thevoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; themightyH1368manH1368crieth therebitterlyמַ֥רmarH4751.

15Thatdayי֥וֹםYomH3117is adayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117ofwrathעֶבְרָ֖ה'ev.RahH5678, adayי֧וֹםYomH3117oftroubleצָרָ֣הtza.RahH6869anddistressH6869, adayי֤וֹםYomH3117of wasteness anddesolationוּמְשׁוֹאָ֔הu.me.sho.'AhH4875, adayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofdarknessחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙cho.shekhH2822and gloominess, adayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofcloudsעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051andthickוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH2822,

16adayי֥וֹםYomH3117of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782andalarmוּתְרוּעָ֑הu.te.ru.'AhH8643,againstעַ֚ל'alH5921the fencedcitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892, andagainstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921thehighהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364battlements.

17And I willbringH1980distress uponmenH120, that they shallwalkוְהָֽלְכוּ֙ve.ha.le.KhuH1980likeblindכַּֽעִוְרִ֔יםka.'iv.RimH5787menH120,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they havesinnedH2398againstH2398theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068: and theirbloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818shall bepouredוְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְve.shu.PakhH8210outH8210asdustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083, and theirfleshוּלְחֻמָ֖םu.le.chu.MamH3894asdungH1561.

18NeitherH3808theirsilverכַּסְפָּ֨םkas.PamH3701norH3808theirgoldזְהָבָ֜םze.ha.VamH2091shall beableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּילָ֗םle.ha.tzi.LamH5337them in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wrathעֶבְרַ֣ת'ev.RatH5678; but thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall bedevouredתֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.KhelH398by thefireוּבְאֵשׁ֙u.ve.'EshH784of hisjealousyקִנְאָת֔וֹkin.'a.ToH7068: for he shallmakeיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213anendH3617,yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588, a terribleendH3617, ofallכָּל־kol-H3605them thatdwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

Commentaries on Zephaniah 1

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain