Revised Version 1895

Zephaniah 2

1Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, Onationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471that hathnoלֹ֥אlo'H3808shameנִכְסָֽף׃nikh.SafH3700;

2beforeH2962thedecreeחֹ֔קChokH2706bringH935forthלֶ֣דֶתLe.detH3205,beforeH2962thedayי֑וֹםYomH3117passעָ֣בַר'A.varH5674as thechaffכְּמֹ֖ץke.MotzH4671,beforeH2962thefierceחֲרוֹן֙cha.rOnH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935uponH5921youH5921,beforeH2962thedayי֖וֹםYomH3117of theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935uponH5921youH5921.

3Seekבַּקְּשׁ֤וּba.ke.ShuH1245ye theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605ye meek of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834havewroughtפָּעָ֑לוּpa.'A.luH6466hisjudgmentמִשְׁפָּט֖וֹmish.pa.ToH4941;seekבַּקְּשׁוּ־ba.ke.shu-H1245righteousnessצֶ֙דֶק֙tze.dekH6664,seekבַּקְּשׁ֣וּba.ke.ShuH1245meeknessעֲנָוָ֔ה'a.na.VahH6038: it may be ye shall behidתִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּti.Sa.te.RuH5641in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639.

4ForGazaעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5804shall be forsaken, andAshkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077: they shalldriveיְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָye.Ga.re.Shu.haH1644outH1644Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֗וֹד'ash.DodH795at the noonday, andEkronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138shall be rootedupH1644.

5Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945unto theinhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220coast, thenationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471of theCherethitesכְּרֵתִ֑יםke.re.TimH3774! Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068isagainstH5921youH5921, OCanaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667, thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430; I willdestroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְve.ha.'a.vad.TikhH6thee, that there shall benoמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

6And theseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220coast shall be pastures, with cottages forshepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462andfoldsוְגִדְר֥וֹתve.gid.RotH1448forflocksצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

7And the coast shall be for theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֛יתlish.'e.RitH7611of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063; they shallfeedיִרְע֑וּןyir.'UnH7462their flocks thereupon: in thehousesבְּבָתֵּ֣יbe.va.TeiH1004ofAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֗וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831shall theylieיִרְבָּצ֔וּןyir.ba.TzunH7257downH7257in theeveningבָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ba.'E.revH6153; for theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430shallvisitיִפְקְדֵ֛םyif.ke.DemH6485them, andbringH7725againH7725theircaptivityשְׁבִיתָֽם׃she.vu.tamH7622.

8I haveheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, and therevilingsוְגִדּוּפֵ֖יve.gi.du.FeiH1421of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983, wherewith they have reproached mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, andmagnifiedH1431themselvesH1431againstעַל־'al-H5921theirborderגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

9Therefore as Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, saith theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588Moabמוֹאָ֞בmo.'AvH4124shall be asSodomכִּסְדֹ֤םkis.DomH5467, and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnH5983asGomorrahכַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔הka.'a.mo.RahH6017, apossessionיִנְחָלֽוּם׃yin.cha.LumH5157ofnettlesחָר֛וּלcha.RulH2738, and saltpits, and aperpetualעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769desolationוּשְׁמָמָ֖הu.she.ma.MahH8077: the residue of mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971shallspoilיְבָזּ֔וּםye.va.ZumH962them, and theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.RitH7611of mynationגּוֹיִ֖יgoyiH1471shallinheritH5157them.

10This shall they have for theirprideגְּאוֹנָ֑םge.'o.NamH1347,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they have reproached andmagnifiedH1431themselvesH1431againstעַל־'al-H5921thepeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

11TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will be terrible unto them: for he will famishallH3605thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; andmenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376shallworshipוְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ve.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812him,everyH3605one from hisplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,evenכִּ֣יkiH3588allH3605theislesאִיֵּ֥י'i.YeiH339of thenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

12YeEthiopiansכּוּשִׁ֔יםku.ShimH3569also, ye shall beslainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491by myswordחַרְבִּ֖יchar.BiH2719.

13And he willstretchוְיֵ֤טve.YetH5186outH5186hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828, anddestroyוִֽיאַבֵּ֖דvi.'a.BedH6Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804; and willmakeוְיָשֵׂ֤םve.ya.SemH7760Ninevehנִֽינְוֵה֙ni.ne.VehH5210adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֔הlish.ma.MahH8077, anddryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723like thewildernessכַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ka.mid.BarH4057.

14Andherdsעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739shalllieוְרָבְצ֨וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257downH7257in themidstבְתוֹכָ֤הּve.to.KhahH8432ofherH3605,allH3605thebeastsחַיְתוֹ־chay.tov-H2416of thenationsג֔וֹיGoyH1471:bothH1571thepelicanקָאַת֙ka.'AtH6893and the porcupine shall lodge in the chapiters thereof: theirvoiceק֠וֹלKolH6963shallsingיְשׁוֹרֵ֤רye.sho.RerH7891in thewindowsבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474; desolation shall be in thethresholdsבַּסַּ֔ףba.SafH5592; for he hathlaidעֵרָֽה׃'e.RahH6168bareH6168thecedarH731workH731.

15This is the joyouscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892thatdweltH3427carelessly, thatsaidהָאֹֽמְרָה֙ha.'o.me.RahH559inherH3605heartבִּלְבָבָ֔הּbil.va.VahH3824, I am, and there isnoneH3605elseע֑וֹדodH5750besideH5921meH5921:howאֵ֣יךְ׀'eikhH349is shebecomeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֗הle.sha.MahH8047, aplaceH1961forbeastsלַֽחַיָּ֔הla.chai.YahH2416tolieH1961downH3427in!everyH3605one that passeth byherH3605shallhissיִשְׁרֹ֖קyish.RokH8319, andwagיָנִ֥יעַya.Ni.a'H5128hishandיָדֽוֹ׃ סya.DoH3027.

Commentaries on Zephaniah 2

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