Revised Webster's Bible
Zephaniah 2
2Before thedecreeחֹ֔קChokH2706bringethforthלֶ֣דֶתLe.detH3205, before thedayי֑וֹםYomH3117passethעָ֣בַר'A.varH5674as thechaffכְּמֹ֖ץke.MotzH4671,beforeH3808thefierceחֲרוֹן֙cha.rOnH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068comethיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935upon you, before thedayי֖וֹםYomH3117of theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639comethיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935upon you.
3Seekבַּקְּשׁ֤וּba.ke.ShuH1245ye theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, all yemeekעַנְוֵ֣י'an.VeiH6035of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, who haveperformedפָּעָ֑לוּpa.'A.luH6466hisjudgmentמִשְׁפָּט֖וֹmish.pa.ToH4941;seekבַּקְּשׁוּ־ba.ke.shu-H1245righteousnessצֶ֙דֶק֙tze.dekH6664,seekבַּקְּשׁ֣וּba.ke.ShuH1245meeknessעֲנָוָ֔ה'a.na.VahH6038: it maybeאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194ye shall behiddenתִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּti.Sa.te.RuH5641in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639.
4ForGazaעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5804shall beforsakenעֲזוּבָ֣ה'a.zu.VahH5800, andAshkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077: they shall driveoutיְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָye.Ga.re.Shu.haH1644Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֗וֹד'ash.DodH795at thenoondayבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, andEkronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138shall be rootedoutתֵּעָקֵֽר׃ סte.'a.KerH6131.
5Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to theinhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220coastחֶ֥בֶלChe.velH2256, thenationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471of theCherethitesכְּרֵתִ֑יםke.re.TimH3774! thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is against you; OCanaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667, thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, I will evendestroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְve.ha.'a.vad.TikhH6thee, that there shall be noinhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.
7And thecoastחֶ֗בֶלChe.velH2256shall be for theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֛יתlish.'e.RitH7611of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063; they shallfeedיִרְע֑וּןyir.'UnH7462there: in thehousesבְּבָתֵּ֣יbe.va.TeiH1004ofAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֗וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831shall they liedownיִרְבָּצ֔וּןyir.ba.TzunH7257in theeveningבָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ba.'E.revH6153: for theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430shallvisitיִפְקְדֵ֛םyif.ke.DemH6485them, and turnawayוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725theircaptivityשְׁבִיתָֽם׃she.vu.tamH7622.
8I haveheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, and therevilingsוְגִדּוּפֵ֖יve.gi.du.FeiH1421of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983, by which they havereproachedחֵֽרְפוּ֙che.re.FuH2778mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, andmagnifiedוַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּvai.yag.Di.luH1431themselves against theirborderגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.
9Therefore as Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֩ne.'UmH5002theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, SurelyMoabמוֹאָ֞בmo.'AvH4124shall be asSodomכִּסְדֹ֤םkis.DomH5467, and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnH5983asGomorrahכַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔הka.'a.mo.RahH6017, even the placepossessedמִמְשַׁ֥קmi.ShakH4476ofnettlesחָר֛וּלcha.RulH2738, andsaltpitsוּמִכְרֵה־ מֶ֥לַחu.mikh.reh- Me.lachH4379H4417, and aperpetualעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704H5769desolationוּשְׁמָמָ֖הu.she.ma.MahH8077: theremainderשְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.RitH7611of mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971shall lay themwasteיְבָזּ֔וּםye.va.ZumH962, and theremnantוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of mypeopleגּוֹיִ֖יgoyiH1471shallpossessיִנְחָלֽוּם׃yin.cha.LumH5157them.
11TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will beterribleנוֹרָ֤אno.Ra'H3372to them: for he willfamishרָזָ֔הra.ZahH7329all thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and men shallworshipוְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ve.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812him, everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376from hisplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, even all theislesאִיֵּ֥י'i.YeiH339of theheathenהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.
13And he will stretchoutוְיֵ֤טve.YetH5186hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027against thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828, anddestroyוִֽיאַבֵּ֖דvi.'a.BedH6Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804; and willmakeוְיָשֵׂ֤םve.ya.SemH7760Ninevehנִֽינְוֵה֙ni.ne.VehH5210adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֔הlish.ma.MahH8077, anddryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723like awildernessכַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ka.mid.BarH4057.
14Andflocksעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739shall liedownוְרָבְצ֨וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257in themidstבְתוֹכָ֤הּve.to.KhahH8432of her, all thebeastsחַיְתוֹ־chay.tov-H2416of thenationsג֔וֹיGoyH1471: both thecormorantקָאַת֙ka.'AtH6893and thebitternקִפֹּ֔דki.PodH7090shalllodgeיָלִ֑ינוּya.Li.nuH3885in her upperlintelsבְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָbe.khaf.to.Rei.haH3730; theirvoiceק֠וֹלKolH6963shallsingיְשׁוֹרֵ֤רye.sho.RerH7891in thewindowsבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474;desolationחֹ֣רֶבCho.revH2721shall be in thethresholdsבַּסַּ֔ףba.SafH5592: for he shalluncoverעֵרָֽה׃'e.RahH6168the cedarworkאַרְזָ֖ה'ar.ZahH731.
15This is therejoicingהָעַלִּיזָה֙ha.'a.li.ZahH5947cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892thatdweltהַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427insecurityלָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachH983, thatsaidהָאֹֽמְרָה֙ha.'o.me.RahH559in herheartבִּלְבָבָ֔הּbil.va.VahH3824, I am, and there is nonebesidesוְאַפְסִ֣יve.'af.SiH657me: how is she become adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֗הle.sha.MahH8047, a place forbeastsלַֽחַיָּ֔הla.chai.YahH2416to lie downinמַרְבֵּץ֙mar.BetzH4769! every one that passethbyעוֹבֵ֣רo.VerH5674her shallhissיִשְׁרֹ֖קyish.RokH8319, andshakeיָנִ֥יעַya.Ni.a'H5128hishandיָדֽוֹ׃ סya.DoH3027.
Commentaries on Zephaniah 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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