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Zephaniah 3

1Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945to her that isfilthyמֹרְאָ֖הmo.re.'AhH4754andpollutedוְנִגְאָלָ֑הve.nig.'a.LahH1351, to theoppressingהַיּוֹנָֽה׃hai.yo.NahH3238cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892!

2Sheobeyedשָֽׁמְעָה֙sha.me.'AhH8085not thevoiceבְּק֔וֹלbe.KolH6963; shereceivedלָקְחָ֖הla.ke.ChahH3947notcorrectionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148; shetrustedבָטָ֔חָהva.Ta.chahH982not in theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068; she drew notnearקָרֵֽבָה׃ka.Re.vahH7126to herGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430.

3Herprincesשָׂרֶ֣יהָsa.Rei.haH8269withinבְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.BahH7130her areroaringשֹֽׁאֲגִ֑יםsho.'a.GimH7580lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738; herjudgesשֹׁפְטֶ֙יהָ֙sho.fe.Tei.haH8199areeveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153wolvesזְאֵ֣בֵיze.'E.veiH2061; they gnaw not thebonesגָרְמ֖וּga.re.MuH1633till the nextmorningלַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.kerH1242.

4Herprophetsנְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030arelightפֹּֽחֲזִ֔יםpo.cha.ZimH6348andtreacherousבֹּֽגְד֑וֹתbo.ge.DotH900personsאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582: herpriestsכֹּהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ko.ha.Nei.haH3548havepollutedחִלְּלוּ־chi.le.lu-H2490thesanctuaryקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, they have doneviolenceחָמְס֖וּcha.me.SuH2554to thelawתּוֹרָֽה׃to.RahH8451.

5Thejustצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068is in themidstבְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.BahH7130of her; he will notdoיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213iniquityעַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahH5766:everyבַּבֹּ֨קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242morningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242doth hebringיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414hisjudgmentמִשְׁפָּט֨וֹmish.pa.ToH4941tolightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216, hefailethנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737not; but theunjustעַוָּ֖ל'a.ValH5767knowethיוֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045noshameבֹּֽשֶׁת׃Bo.shetH1322.

6I have cutoffהִכְרַ֣תִּיhikh.Ra.tiH3772thenationsגוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471: theirtowersפִּנּוֹתָ֔םpi.no.TamH6438aredesolateנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muH8074; I made theirstreetsחֽוּצוֹתָ֖םchu.tzo.TamH2351wasteהֶחֱרַ֥בְתִּיhe.che.Rav.tiH2717, that none passethbyעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674: theircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֛ם'a.rei.HemH5892aredestroyedנִצְדּ֧וּnitz.DuH6658, so that there is nomanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376, that there is noinhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

7Isaidאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, Surely thou wiltfearתִּירְאִ֤יtir.'IH3372me, thou wiltreceiveתִּקְחִ֣יtik.ChiH3947instructionמוּסָ֔רmu.SarH4148; so theirdwellingמְעוֹנָ֔הּme.'o.NahH4583should not be cutoffיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772,howeverאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834 H3605Ipunishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485them:butאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403they roseearlyהִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּhish.Ki.muH7925, andcorruptedהִשְׁחִ֔יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843all theirdoingsעֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃a.li.lo.TamH5949.

8Thereforewaitחַכּוּ־cha.ku-H2442ye upon me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, until thedayלְי֖וֹםle.YomH3117that I riseupקוּמִ֣יku.MiH6965to thepreyH5706: for mydeterminationמִשְׁפָּטִי֩mish.pa.TiH4941is togatherלֶאֱסֹ֨ףle.'e.SofH622thenationsגּוֹיִ֜םgo.YimH1471, that I mayassembleלְקָבְצִ֣יle.ka.ve.TziH6908thekingdomsמַמְלָכ֗וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467, topourלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210upon them myindignationזַעְמִי֙za'.MiH2195, even all myfierceחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639: for all theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall bedevouredתֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.KhelH398with thefireבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH784of myjealousyקִנְאָתִ֔יkin.'a.TiH7068.

9For then will Iturnאֶהְפֹּ֥ךְ'eh.PokhH2015to thepeopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971apureבְרוּרָ֑הve.ru.RahH1305languageשָׂפָ֣הsa.FahH8193, that they may allcallלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121upon thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, toserveלְעָבְד֖וֹle.'a.ve.DoH5647him withoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259consentשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7926.

10Frombeyondמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676theriversלְנַֽהֲרֵי־le.na.ha.rei-H5104ofCushכ֑וּשׁKhushH3568mysuppliantsעֲתָרַי֙'a.ta.RaiH6282, even thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mydispersedפוּצַ֔יpu.TzaiH6327, shallbringיוֹבִל֖וּןyoi.LunH2986myofferingמִנְחָתִֽי׃min.cha.TiH4503.

11In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shalt thou not beashamedתֵב֙וֹשִׁי֙te.Vo.o.shiH954for all thydoingsעֲלִילֹתַ֔יִךְ'a.li.lo.Ta.yikhH5949, when thou hasttransgressedפָּשַׁ֖עַתְּpa.Sha.'atH6586against me: for then I will takeawayאָסִ֣יר'a.SirH5493out of themidstמִקִּרְבֵּ֗ךְmi.kir.BekhH7130of thee them thatrejoiceעַלִּיזֵי֙'a.li.ZeiH5947in thyprideגַּאֲוָתֵ֔ךְga.'a.va.TekhH1346, and thou shalt nomoreתוֹסִ֧פִיto.Si.fiH3254behaughtyלְגָבְהָ֛הle.ga.ve.HahH1361in myholyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944mountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022.

12I will alsoleaveוְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֣יve.hish.'ar.TiH7604in themidstבְקִרְבֵּ֔ךְve.kir.BekhH7130of thee anafflictedעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041andpoorוָדָ֑לva.DalH1800peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971, and they shalltrustוְחָס֖וּve.cha.SuH2620in thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13Theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֨יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall notdoיַעֲשׂ֤וּya.'a.SuH6213iniquityעַוְלָה֙'av.LahH5766, norspeakיְדַבְּר֣וּye.da.be.RuH1696liesכָזָ֔בkha.ZavH3577; neither shall adeceitfulתַּרְמִ֑יתtar.MitH8649tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956befoundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in theirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֖םbe.fi.HemH6310: for they shallfeedיִרְע֥וּyir.'UH7462and liedownוְרָבְצ֖וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257, and none shall make themafraidמַחֲרִֽיד׃ סma.cha.RidH2729.

14Singרָנִּי֙ra.NiH7442, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726;shoutהָרִ֖יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; begladשִׂמְחִ֤יsim.ChiH8055andrejoiceוְעָלְזִי֙ve.'al.ZiH5937with all theheartלֵ֔בLevH3820, Odaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath takenawayהֵסִ֤ירhe.SirH5493thyjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֔יִךְmish.pa.Ta.yikhH4941, he hath castoutפִּנָּ֖הpi.NahH6437thyenemyאֹֽיְבֵ֑ךְ'o.ye.VekhH341: thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478, even theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, is in themidstבְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְbe.kir.BekhH7130of thee: thou shalt notseeH7200evilרָ֖עra'H7451any more.

16In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117it shall besaidיֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.MerH559toJerusalemלִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,Fearתִּירָ֑אִיti.Ra.'iH3372thou not: and toZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726, Let not thyhandsיָדָֽיִךְ׃ya.Da.yikhH3027beslackיִרְפּ֥וּyir.PuH7503.

17TheLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהַ֛יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430in themidstבְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךbe.kir.BekhH7130of thee ismightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368; he willsaveיוֹשִׁ֑יעַyo.Shi.a'H3467, he willrejoiceיָשִׂ֨ישׂya.SisH7797over thee withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֗הbe.sim.ChahH8057; he willrestיַחֲרִישׁ֙ya.cha.RishH2790in hisloveבְּאַ֣הֲבָת֔וֹbe.'A.ha.va.ToH160, he willjoyיָגִ֥ילya.GilH1523over thee withsingingבְּרִנָּֽה׃be.ri.NahH7440.

18I willgatherאָסַ֖פְתִּי'a.Saf.tiH622them that aresorrowfulנוּגֵ֧יnu.GeiH3013for the solemnassemblyמִמּוֹעֵ֛דmi.mo.'EdH4150, who are of thee, to whom thereproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781of it was aburdenמַשְׂאֵ֥תmas.'EtH4864.

19Behold, at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256I willundoעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213all thatafflictמְעַנַּ֖יִךְme.'a.Na.yikhH6031thee: and I willsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467her that islameהַצֹּלֵעָ֗הha.tzo.le.'AhH6760, andgatherאֲקַבֵּ֔ץ'a.ka.BetzH6908her that was drivenoutוְהַנִּדָּחָה֙ve.han.ni.da.ChahH5080; and I willgetוְשַׂמְתִּים֙ve.sam.TimH7760thempraiseלִתְהִלָּ֣הlit.hi.LahH8416andfameוּלְשֵׁ֔םu.le.ShemH8034in everylandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776where they have been put toshameבָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ba.she.TamH1322.

20At thattimeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256will Ibringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935you again, even in thetimeוּבָעֵ֖תu.va.'EtH6256that Igatherקַבְּצִ֣יka.be.TziH6908you: for I willmakeאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414you anameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034and apraiseוְלִתְהִלָּ֗הve.lit.hi.LahH8416among allpeopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, when I turnbackבְּשׁוּבִ֧יbe.shu.ViH7725yourcaptivityשְׁבוּתֵיכֶ֛םshe.vu.tei.KhemH7622before youreyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Zephaniah 3

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