Revised Version 1895

Zephaniah 2:4-10

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.

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