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Zephaniah 1

1Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068which came toZephaniahצְפַנְיָה֙tze.fan.YahH6846thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCushiH3570, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הge.dal.YahH1436, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmariahאֲמַרְיָ֖ה'a.mar.YahH568, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHizkiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הchiz.ki.YahH2396, in thedaysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2I willutterlyאָסֹ֨ף'a.SofH622consumeאָסֵ֜ף'a.SefH5486all things from off thelandפְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖הpe.Nei ha.'a.da.MahH6440 H127,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3I willconsumeאָסֵ֨ף'a.SefH5486manאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120andbeastוּבְהֵמָ֗הu.ve.he.MahH929; I willconsumeאָסֵ֤ף'a.SefH5486thefowlsעוֹף־'of-H5775of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and thefishesוּדְגֵ֣יu.de.GeiH1709of theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, and thestumblingblocksוְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹתve.ha.makh.she.LotH4384with thewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֑יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563; and I will cutoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120fromoffפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thelandהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4I will also stretchoutוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027uponJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and upon all theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and I will cutoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֞יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772theremnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168from thisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, and thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of theChemarimsהַכְּמָרִ֖יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649with thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548;

5And them thatworshipהַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יםha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812thehostלִצְבָ֣אlitz.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064upon thehousetopsהַגַּגּ֖וֹתha.ga.GotH1406; and them thatworshipהַמִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ha.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812and thatswearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣יםha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and thatswearוְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםve.ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650byMalchamבְּמַלְכָּֽם׃be.mal.KamH4428;

6And them that have turnedbackהַנְּסוֹגִ֖יםha.ne.so.GimH5472fromמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and those that have notsoughtבִקְשׁ֥וּvik.ShuH1245theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, norenquiredדְרָשֻֽׁהוּ׃de.ra.Shu.huH1875for him.

7Hold thypeaceהַ֕סhasH2013at thepresenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069: for thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is athandקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138: for theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathpreparedהֵכִ֧יןhe.KhinH3559asacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077, he hathinvitedהִקְדִּ֥ישׁhik.DishH6942hisguestsקְרֻאָֽיו׃ke.ru.'AvH7121.

8And it shall come to pass in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077, that I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֥יu.fa.kad.TiH6485theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269, and theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, and all such as areclothedהַלֹּבְשִׁ֖יםha.loe.ShimH3847withstrangeנָכְרִֽי׃na.khe.RiH5237apparelמַלְבּ֥וּשׁmal.BushH4403.

9In the samedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117also will Ipunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485all those thatleapהַדּוֹלֵ֛גha.do.LegH1801on thethresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֖ןha.mif.TanH4670, whofillהַֽמְמַלְאִ֛יםha.mal.'ImH4390theirmastersאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113’housesבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004withviolenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555anddeceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃ סu.mir.MahH4820.

10And it shall come to pass in thatdayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, that there shall be thenoiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of acryצְעָקָה֙tze.'a.KahH6818from thefishהַדָּגִ֔יםha.da.GimH1709gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179, and awailingוִֽילָלָ֖הvi.la.LahH3215from thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932, and agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419crashingוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from thehillsמֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃me.ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

11Wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213, yeinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofMakteshהַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁha.makh.TeshH4389, for all themerchantכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971are cutdownנִדְמָה֙nid.MahH1820; all they thatbearנְטִ֥ילֵיne.Ti.leiH5187silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701are cutoffנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772.

12And it shall come to pass at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, that I willsearchאֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withlampsבַּנֵּר֑וֹתba.ne.RotH5216, andpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that aresettledהַקֹּֽפְאִים֙ha.ko.fe.'ImH7087on theirleesשִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔םshim.rei.HemH8105: thatsayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559in theirheartבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will not dogoodיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190, neither will he doevilיָרֵֽעַ׃ya.Re.a'H7489.

13Therefore theirgoodsחֵילָם֙chei.LamH2428shall become abootyלִמְשִׁסָּ֔הlim.shi.SahH4933, and theirhousesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֖םu.va.tei.HemH1004adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077: they shall alsobuildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129housesבָתִּים֙va.TimH1004, but notinhabitיֵשֵׁ֔בוּye.She.vuH3427them ; and they shallplantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754, but notdrinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354thewineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196of them.

14Thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138, it isnearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138, andhastenethוּמַהֵ֣רu.ma.HerH4118greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966, even thevoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: the mightymanגִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.BorH1368shallcryצֹרֵ֖חַtzo.Re.achH6873therebitterlyמַ֥רmarH4751.

15Thatdayי֥וֹםYomH3117is adayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117ofwrathעֶבְרָ֖ה'ev.RahH5678, adayי֧וֹםYomH3117oftroubleצָרָ֣הtza.RahH6869anddistressוּמְצוּקָ֗הu.me.tzu.KahH4691, adayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofwastingשֹׁאָה֙sho.'AhH7722anddesolationוּמְשׁוֹאָ֔הu.me.sho.'AhH4875, adayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofdarknessחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙cho.shekhH2822andgloominessוַאֲפֵלָ֔הva.'a.fe.LahH653, adayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofcloudsעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051and thickdarknessוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205,

16Adayי֥וֹםYomH3117of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782andalarmוּתְרוּעָ֑הu.te.ru.'AhH8643against thefortifiedהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892, and against thehighהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃ha.ge.vo.HotH1364towersהַפִּנּ֥וֹתha.pi.NotH6438.

17And I will bringdistressוַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִיva.ha.tze.Ro.tiH6887uponmenלָאָדָ֗םla.'a.DamH120, that they shallwalkוְהָֽלְכוּ֙ve.ha.le.KhuH1980like blindmenכַּֽעִוְרִ֔יםka.'iv.RimH5787, because they havesinnedחָטָ֑אוּcha.Ta.'uH2398against theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068: and theirbloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818shall be pouredoutוְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְve.shu.PakhH8210asdustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083, and theirfleshוּלְחֻמָ֖םu.le.chu.MamH3894as thedungH1561.

18Neither theirsilverכַּסְפָּ֨םkas.PamH3701nor theirgoldזְהָבָ֜םze.ha.VamH2091shall beableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּילָ֗םle.ha.tzi.LamH5337them in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wrathעֶבְרַ֣ת'ev.RatH5678; but the wholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall bedevouredתֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.KhelH398by thefireוּבְאֵשׁ֙u.ve.'EshH784of hisjealousyקִנְאָת֔וֹkin.'a.ToH7068: for he shallmakeיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213even aspeedyנִבְהָלָה֙niv.ha.LahH926riddanceכָלָ֤הkha.LahH3617of all them thatdwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

Commentaries on Zephaniah 1

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