Zephaniah 1
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- 1The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah.
- דְּבַר־
- דְּבַרde.var-[the] word ofH1697G
- יְהוָ֣ה׀
- יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- הָיָ֗ה
- הָיָ֗הha.Yahit cameH1961
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- צְפַנְיָה֙
- צְפַנְיָה֙tze.fan.YahZephaniahH6846H
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- כּוּשִׁ֣י
- כּוּשִׁ֣יku.ShiCushiH3569H
- בֶן־
- בֶןven-[the] son ofH1121A
- גְּדַלְיָ֔ה
- גְּדַלְיָ֔הge.dal.YahGedaliahH1436H
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- אֲמַרְיָ֖ה
- אֲמַרְיָ֖ה'a.mar.YahAmariahH0568O
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- חִזְקִיָּ֑ה
- חִזְקִיָּ֑הchiz.ki.YahHezekiahH2396K
- בִּימֵ֛י
- יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ
- יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huJosiahH2977G
- בֶן־
- בֶןven-[the] son ofH1121A
- אָמ֖וֹן
- אָמ֖וֹן'a.MonAmonH0526H
- מֶ֥לֶךְ
- מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428G
- יְהוּדָֽה׃
- יְהוּדָֽהye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- דְּבַר־
- 2I will take away everything from the face of the earth, says the Lord.
- 3I will take away man and beast; I will take away the birds of the heaven and the fishes of the sea; causing the downfall of the evil-doers, and cutting man off from the face of the earth, says the Lord.
- אָסֵ֨ף
- אָסֵ֨ף'a.SefI will bring to an endH5486
- אָדָ֜ם
- אָדָ֜ם'a.Damhuman beingH0120G
- וּבְהֵמָ֗ה
- אָסֵ֤ף
- אָסֵ֤ף'a.SefI will bring to an endH5486
- עוֹף־
- עוֹף'of-[the] bird[s] ofH5775
- הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙
- וּדְגֵ֣י
- הַיָּ֔ם
- וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹת
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-withH0854
- הָרְשָׁעִ֑ים
- וְהִכְרַתִּ֣י
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָאָדָ֗ם
- מֵעַ֛ל
- פְּנֵ֥י
- פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] surface ofH6440J
- הָאֲדָמָ֖ה
- נְאֻם־
- נְאֻםne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
- יְהוָֽה׃
- יְהוָֽהYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אָסֵ֨ף
- 4And my hand will be stretched out on Judah and on all the people of Jerusalem, cutting off the name of the Baal from this place, and the name of the false priests,
- וְנָטִ֤יתִי
- יָדִי֙
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- יְהוּדָ֔ה
- יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- וְעַ֖ל
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י
- יוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
- יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
- יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
- וְהִכְרַתִּ֞י
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הַמָּק֤וֹם
- הַזֶּה֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- שְׁאָ֣ר
- שְׁאָ֣רshe.'Ar[the] remnant ofH7605
- הַבַּ֔עַל
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- שֵׁ֥ם
- שֵׁ֥םshem[the] name ofH8034
- הַכְּמָרִ֖ים
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃
- 5And the worshippers of the army of heaven on the house-tops, and the Lord's worshippers who take oaths by Milcom,
- וְאֶת־
- הַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥ים
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- הַגַּגּ֖וֹת
- לִצְבָ֣א
- הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
- וְאֶת־
- הַמִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙
- הַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים
- לַֽיהוָ֔ה
- וְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים
- בְּמַלְכָּֽם׃
- 6And those who are turned back from going after the Lord, and those who have not made prayer to the Lord or got directions from him.
- 7Let there be no sound before the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is near: for the Lord has made ready an offering, he has made his guests holy.
- הַ֕ס
- הַ֕סhashush!H2013
- מִפְּנֵ֖י
- אֲדֹנָ֣י
- אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH0136
- יְהוִ֑ה
- יְהוִ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3069
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkiforH3588A
- קָרוֹב֙
- קָרוֹב֙ka.rOv[is] nearH7138
- י֣וֹם
- י֣וֹםYom[the] day ofH3117G
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- הֵכִ֧ין
- הֵכִ֧יןhe.Khinhe has preparedH3559A
- יְהוָ֛ה
- יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- זֶ֖בַח
- זֶ֖בַחZe.vacha sacrificeH2077
- הִקְדִּ֥ישׁ
- הִקְדִּ֥ישׁhik.Dishhe has consecratedH6942G
- קְרֻאָֽיו׃
- הַ֕ס
- 8And it will come about in the day of the Lord's offering, that I will send punishment on the rulers and the king's sons and all who are clothed in robes from strange lands.
- וְהָיָ֗ה
- בְּיוֹם֙
- זֶ֣בַח
- זֶ֣בַחZe.vach[the] sacrifice ofH2077
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וּפָקַדְתִּ֥י
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- הַשָּׂרִ֖ים
- וְעַל־
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121A
- הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
- וְעַ֥ל
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַלֹּבְשִׁ֖ים
- מַלְבּ֥וּשׁ
- מַלְבּ֥וּשׁmal.BushclothingH4403
- נָכְרִֽי׃
- נָכְרִֽיna.khe.RiforeignH5237
- 9And in that day I will send punishment on all those who come jumping over the doorstep and make their master's house full of violent behaviour and deceit.
- 10And in that day, says the Lord, there will be the sound of a cry from the fish doorway, and an outcry from the new town, and a great thundering from the hills, and cries of grief from the people of the Hollow;
- 11Because of the downfall of all the people of Canaan: all those who were weighted down with silver have been cut off.
- הֵילִ֖ילוּ
- הֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luwailH3213
- יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
- יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiO inhabitants ofH3427
- הַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁ
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkiforH3588A
- נִדְמָה֙
- נִדְמָה֙nid.Mahit will be destroyedH1820
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- עַ֣ם
- עַ֣ם'am[the] people ofH5971A
- כְּנַ֔עַן
- כְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anCanaanH3667B
- נִכְרְת֖וּ
- נִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.Tuthey will be cut offH3772I
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- נְטִ֥ילֵי
- נְטִ֥ילֵיne.Ti.lei[the] weighers ofH5187
- כָֽסֶף׃
- כָֽסֶףKha.sefsilverH3701G
- הֵילִ֖ילוּ
- 12And it will come about at that time, that I will go searching through Jerusalem with lights; and I will send punishment on the men who have become like wine stored over-long, who say to themselves, The Lord will not do good and will not do evil.
- וְהָיָה֙
- בָּעֵ֣ת
- הַהִ֔יא
- אֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ
- אֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ'a.cha.PesI will searchH2664
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
- יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
- בַּנֵּר֑וֹת
- וּפָקַדְתִּ֣י
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים
- הַקֹּֽפְאִים֙
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- שִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔ם
- הָאֹֽמְרִים֙
- בִּלְבָבָ֔ם
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- יֵיטִ֥יב
- יֵיטִ֥יבyei.Tivhe will do goodH3190
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וְלֹ֥א
- יָרֵֽעַ׃
- יָרֵֽעַya.Re.a'he will do harmH7489A
- 13And their wealth will be violently taken away, and their houses will be made waste: they will go on building houses and never living in them, and planting vine-gardens but not drinking the wine from them.
- 14The great day of the Lord is near, it is near and coming very quickly; the bitter day of the Lord is near, coming on more quickly than a man of war.
- קָר֤וֹב
- קָר֤וֹבka.Rov[is] nearH7138
- יוֹם־
- יוֹםyom-[the] day ofH3117G
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- הַגָּד֔וֹל
- קָר֖וֹב
- קָר֖וֹבka.RovnearH7138
- וּמַהֵ֣ר
- מְאֹ֑ד
- מְאֹ֑דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
- ק֚וֹל
- ק֚וֹלKol[the] sound ofH6963H
- י֣וֹם
- י֣וֹםYom[the] day ofH3117G
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- מַ֥ר
- מַ֥רmarbitterH4751
- צֹרֵ֖חַ
- צֹרֵ֖חַtzo.Re.ach[is] shouting outH6873
- שָׁ֥ם
- שָׁ֥םshamthereH8033G
- גִּבּֽוֹר׃
- גִּבּֽוֹרgi.Bora warriorH1368
- קָר֤וֹב
- 15That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and sorrow, a day of wasting and destruction, a day of dark night and deep shade, a day of cloud and thick dark.
- י֥וֹם
- י֥וֹםYom[will be] a day ofH3117G
- עֶבְרָ֖ה
- עֶבְרָ֖ה'ev.RahfuryH5678
- הַיּ֣וֹם
- הַה֑וּא
- י֧וֹם
- י֧וֹםYoma day ofH3117G
- צָרָ֣ה
- צָרָ֣הtza.RahtroubleH6869B
- וּמְצוּקָ֗ה
- י֤וֹם
- י֤וֹםYoma day ofH3117G
- שֹׁאָה֙
- שֹׁאָה֙sho.'AhdevastationH7722B
- וּמְשׁוֹאָ֔ה
- י֥וֹם
- י֥וֹםYoma day ofH3117G
- חֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙
- חֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙cho.shekhdarknessH2822
- וַאֲפֵלָ֔ה
- י֥וֹם
- י֥וֹםYoma day ofH3117G
- עָנָ֖ן
- עָנָ֖ן'a.NancloudH6051
- וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃
- י֥וֹם
- 16A day of sounding the horn and the war-cry against the walled towns and the high towers.
- 17And I will send trouble on men so that they will go about like the blind, because they have done evil against the Lord: and their blood will be drained out like dust, and their strength like waste.
- 18Even their silver and their gold will not be able to keep them safe in the day of the Lord's wrath; but all the land will be burned up in the fire of his bitter wrath: for he will put an end, even suddenly, to all who are living in the land.
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-neitherH1571
- כַּסְפָּ֨ם
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-norH1571
- זְהָבָ֜ם
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- יוּכַ֣ל
- יוּכַ֣לyu.Khalit will be ableH3201
- לְהַצִּילָ֗ם
- בְּיוֹם֙
- עֶבְרַ֣ת
- עֶבְרַ֣ת'ev.Rat[the] fury ofH5678
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וּבְאֵשׁ֙
- קִנְאָת֔וֹ
- תֵּאָכֵ֖ל
- תֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.Khelit will be consumedH0398
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הָאָ֑רֶץ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- כָלָ֤ה
- כָלָ֤הkha.Lahcomplete destructionH3617
- אַךְ־
- אַךְ'akh-surelyH0389
- נִבְהָלָה֙
- נִבְהָלָה֙niv.ha.Laha terrible [thing]H0926
- יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה
- יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.Sehhe will makeH6213H
- אֵ֥ת
- אֵ֥ת'etwithH0854
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- יֹשְׁבֵ֖י
- יֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
- הָאָֽרֶץ׃
- גַּם־
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