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Zephaniah 1:7-13

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.

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