Zephaniah 2
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- 1Come together, make everyone come together, O nation without shame;
- 2Before the Lord sends you violently away in flight like the waste from the grain; before the burning wrath of the Lord comes on you, before the day of the Lord's wrath comes on you.
- בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙
- לֶ֣דֶת
- לֶ֣דֶתLe.detbrings forthH3205
- חֹ֔ק
- חֹ֔קChoka decreeH2706G
- כְּמֹ֖ץ
- עָ֣בַר
- עָ֣בַר'A.varit has passed awayH5674A
- י֑וֹם
- י֑וֹםYoma dayH3117G
- בְּטֶ֣רֶם׀
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- יָב֣וֹא
- יָב֣וֹאya.Vo'it will comeH0935G
- עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם
- חֲרוֹן֙
- חֲרוֹן֙cha.rOn[the] burning ofH2740
- אַף־
- אַף'af-[the] anger ofH0639G
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- יָב֣וֹא
- יָב֣וֹאya.Vo'it will comeH0935G
- עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם
- י֖וֹם
- י֖וֹםYom[the] day ofH3117G
- אַף־
- אַף'af-[the] anger ofH0639G
- יְהוָֽה׃
- יְהוָֽהYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- 3Make search for the Lord, all you quiet ones of the earth, who have done what is right in his eyes; make search for righteousness and a quiet heart: it may be that you will be safely covered in the day of the Lord's wrath.
- בַּקְּשׁ֤וּ
- בַּקְּשׁ֤וּba.ke.ShuseekH1245
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-O allH3605
- עַנְוֵ֣י
- עַנְוֵ֣י'an.Vei[the] humble [people] ofH6035
- הָאָ֔רֶץ
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- מִשְׁפָּט֖וֹ
- פָּעָ֑לוּ
- פָּעָ֑לוּpa.'A.luthey have doneH6466
- בַּקְּשׁוּ־
- בַּקְּשׁוּba.ke.shu-seekH1245
- צֶ֙דֶק֙
- צֶ֙דֶק֙tze.dekrighteousnessH6664G
- בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ
- בַּקְּשׁ֣וּba.ke.ShuseekH1245
- עֲנָוָ֔ה
- עֲנָוָ֔ה'a.na.VahhumilityH6038
- אוּלַי֙
- אוּלַי֙'u.LaiperhapsH0194
- תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ
- תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּti.Sa.te.Ruyou will be hiddenH5641
- בְּי֖וֹם
- אַף־
- אַף'af-[the] anger ofH0639G
- יְהוָֽה׃
- יְהוָֽהYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בַּקְּשׁ֤וּ
- 4For Gaza will be given up and Ashkelon will become waste: they will send Ashdod out in the middle of the day, and Ekron will be uprooted.
- 5Sorrow to the people living by the sea, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will send destruction on you till there is no one living in you.
- ה֗וֹי
- ה֗וֹיHowoe to!H1945
- יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י
- יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
- חֶ֥בֶל
- חֶ֥בֶלChe.vel[the] region ofH2256M
- הַיָּ֖ם
- גּ֣וֹי
- גּ֣וֹיGoy[the] nation ofH1471A
- כְּרֵתִ֑ים
- כְּרֵתִ֑יםke.re.Tim[the] KerethitesH3774G
- דְּבַר־
- דְּבַרde.var-[the] word ofH1697G
- יְהוָ֣ה
- יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם
- כְּנַ֙עַן֙
- כְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anO CanaanH3667A
- אֶ֣רֶץ
- אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH0776G
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְ
- מֵאֵ֥ין
- יוֹשֵֽׁב׃
- יוֹשֵֽׁבyo.ShevinhabitantH3427
- ה֗וֹי
- 6And the land by the sea will be grass-land, with houses for keepers of sheep and walled places for flocks.
- 7The land by the sea will be for the rest of the children of Judah; by the sea they will give their flocks food: in the houses of Ashkelon they will take their rest in the evening; for the Lord their God will take them in hand and their fate will be chang(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וְהָ֣יָה
- חֶ֗בֶל
- חֶ֗בֶלChe.vel[the] regionH2256M
- לִשְׁאֵרִ֛ית
- בֵּ֥ית
- בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004M
- יְהוּדָ֖ה
- יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם
- יִרְע֑וּן
- בְּבָתֵּ֣י
- אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן
- אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן'ash.ke.LonAshkelonH0831
- בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙
- יִרְבָּצ֔וּן
- כִּ֧י
- כִּ֧יkiforH3588A
- יִפְקְדֵ֛ם
- יְהוָ֥ה
- יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם
- וְשָׁ֥ב
- שְׁבִיתָֽם׃Qere, written (Ketiv): שְׁבוּתָם׃
- 8My ears have been open to the bitter words of Moab and the words of shame of the children of Ammon, which they have said against my people, lifting themselves up against the limit of their land.
- שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙
- שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiI have heardH8085G
- חֶרְפַּ֣ת
- חֶרְפַּ֣תcher.Pat[the] reproach ofH2781
- מוֹאָ֔ב
- מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvMoabH4124G
- וְגִדּוּפֵ֖י
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121G
- עַמּ֑וֹן
- עַמּ֑וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- חֵֽרְפוּ֙
- חֵֽרְפוּ֙che.re.Futhey have reproachedH2778A
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- עַמִּ֔י
- וַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּ
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- גְּבוּלָֽם׃
- שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙
- 9For this cause, by my life, says the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, truly Moab will become like Sodom and the children of Ammon like Gomorrah, given up to waste plants and salt pools and unpeopled for ever: the rest of my people will take their prope(possibly incomplete in the source)
- לָכֵ֣ן
- חַי־
- חַיchai-[by] [the] lifeH2416A
- אָ֡נִי
- אָ֡נִי'A.niof meH0589
- נְאֻם֩
- נְאֻם֩ne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
- יְהוָ֨ה
- יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- צְבָא֜וֹת
- צְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635B
- אֱלֹהֵ֣י
- אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH0430G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- מוֹאָ֞ב
- מוֹאָ֞בmo.'AvMoabH4124G
- כִּסְדֹ֤ם
- תִּֽהְיֶה֙
- תִּֽהְיֶה֙tih.Yehit will beH1961
- וּבְנֵ֤י
- עַמּוֹן֙
- עַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnAmmonH5983
- כַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔ה
- מִמְשַׁ֥ק
- מִמְשַׁ֥קmi.Shaka place possessed ofH4476
- חָר֛וּל
- חָר֛וּלcha.Rulnettle[s]H2738
- וּמִכְרֵה־
- מֶ֥לַח
- מֶ֥לַחMe.lachsaltH4417M
- וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- עוֹלָ֑ם
- עוֹלָ֑םo.LamperpetuityH5769G
- שְׁאֵרִ֤ית
- שְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant ofH7611
- עַמִּי֙
- יְבָזּ֔וּם
- וְיֶ֥תֶר
- גּוֹיִ֖יQere, written (Ketiv): גּוֹי
- יִנְחָלֽוּם׃
- 10This will be their fate because of their pride, because they have said evil, lifting themselves up against the people of the Lord of armies.
- 11The Lord will let himself be seen by them: for he will make all the gods of the earth feeble; and men will go down before him in worship, everyone from his place, even all the sea-lands of the nations.
- נוֹרָ֤א
- נוֹרָ֤אno.Ra'[will be] awesomeH3372H
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiifH3588A
- רָזָ֔ה
- רָזָ֔הra.Zahhe will make leanH7329
- אֵ֖ת
- אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H0853
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- אֱלֹהֵ֣י
- אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] gods ofH0430J
- הָאָ֑רֶץ
- וְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־
- לוֹ֙
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'isheveryoneH0376I
- מִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹ
- כֹּ֖ל
- כֹּ֖לkolallH3605
- אִיֵּ֥י
- אִיֵּ֥י'i.Yei[the] islands ofH0339
- הַגּוֹיִֽם׃
- נוֹרָ֤א
- 12And you Ethiopians will be put to death by my sword.
- 13And his hand will be stretched out against the north, for the destruction of Assyria; and he will make Nineveh unpeopled and dry like the waste land.
- 14And herds will take their rest in the middle of her, all the beasts of the valley: the pelican and the porcupine will make their living-places on the tops of its pillars; the owl will be crying in the window; the raven will be seen on the doorstep.
- וְרָבְצ֨וּ
- בְתוֹכָ֤הּ
- עֲדָרִים֙
- עֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimherdsH5739
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-everyH3605
- חַיְתוֹ־
- חַיְתוֹchay.tov-animal ofH2416C
- ג֔וֹי
- ג֔וֹיGoya nationH1471A
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-bothH1571
- קָאַת֙
- קָאַת֙ka.'Atdesert owlH6893
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-as well asH1571
- קִפֹּ֔ד
- קִפֹּ֔דki.PodhedgehogH7090
- בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ
- יָלִ֑ינוּ
- יָלִ֑ינוּya.Li.nuthey will spend [the] nightH3885A
- ק֠וֹל
- ק֠וֹלKola soundH6963A
- יְשׁוֹרֵ֤ר
- יְשׁוֹרֵ֤רye.sho.Rerit will singH7891
- בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙
- חֹ֣רֶב
- חֹ֣רֶבCho.revdesolationH2721B
- בַּסַּ֔ף
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588A
- אַרְזָ֖ה
- אַרְזָ֖ה'ar.Zahcedar-workH0731
- עֵרָֽה׃
- עֵרָֽה'e.Rahhe will lay bareH6168
- 15This is the town which was full of joy, living without fear of danger, saying in her heart, I am, and there is no other: how has she been made waste, a place for beasts to take their rest in! everyone who goes by her will make hisses, waving his hand.
- זֹ֠את
- זֹ֠אתzoTthisH2063
- הָעִ֤יר
- הָעַלִּיזָה֙
- הַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת
- לָבֶ֔טַח
- הָאֹֽמְרָה֙
- בִּלְבָבָ֔הּ
- אֲנִ֖י
- אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH0589
- וְאַפְסִ֣י
- ע֑וֹד
- ע֑וֹדod[am] yetH5750
- אֵ֣יךְ׀
- אֵ֣יךְ'eikhhow!H0349A
- הָיְתָ֣ה
- הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.Tahit has becomeH1961
- לְשַׁמָּ֗ה
- מַרְבֵּץ֙
- מַרְבֵּץ֙mar.Betza resting placeH4769
- לַֽחַיָּ֔ה
- כֹּ֚ל
- כֹּ֚לkoleveryH3605
- עוֹבֵ֣ר
- עוֹבֵ֣רo.Ver[one who] passes byH5674A
- עָלֶ֔יהָ
- יִשְׁרֹ֖ק
- יִשְׁרֹ֖קyish.Rokhe will hissH8319
- יָנִ֥יעַ
- יָנִ֥יעַya.Ni.a'he will shakeH5128
- יָדֽוֹ׃
- זֹ֠את
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