Zephaniah 1
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דְּבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֣ה׀Yahwehאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהָיָ֗הit cameאֶל־toצְפַנְיָה֙Zephaniahבֶּן־the son ofכּוּשִׁ֣יCushiבֶן־the son ofגְּדַלְיָ֔הGedaliahבֶּן־the son ofאֲמַרְיָ֖הAmariahבֶּן־the son ofחִזְקִיָּ֑הHezekiahבִּימֵ֛יin the days ofיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּJosiahבֶן־the son ofאָמ֖וֹןAmonמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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אָסֵ֨ףI will bring to an endאָדָ֜םhuman beingוּבְהֵמָ֗הand animalאָסֵ֤ףI will bring to an endעוֹף־the birds ofהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙the heavensוּדְגֵ֣יand the fishes ofהַיָּ֔םthe seaוְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹתand the stumbling-blocksאֶת־withהָרְשָׁעִ֑יםthe wicked peopleוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יand I will cut offאֶת־obj.הָאָדָ֗םthe humankindמֵעַ֛לfrom onפְּנֵ֥יthe surface ofהָאֲדָמָ֖הthe groundנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְנָטִ֤יתִיand I will stretch outיָדִי֙hand myעַל־onיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוְעַ֖לand onכָּל־allיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יthe inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalemוְהִכְרַתִּ֞יand I will cut offמִן־fromהַמָּק֤וֹםthe placeהַזֶּה֙the thisאֶת־obj.שְׁאָ֣רthe remnant ofהַבַּ֔עַלthe Baalאֶת־obj.שֵׁ֥םthe name ofהַכְּמָרִ֖יםthe pagan priestsעִם־withהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃the priests
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וְהָיָה֩and it will beבַיּ֨וֹםon the dayהַה֜וּאthe thatנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehק֤וֹלthe sound ofצְעָקָה֙a cry of distressמִשַּׁ֣עַרfrom the gate ofהַדָּגִ֔יםthe fishesוִֽילָלָ֖הand wailingמִן־fromהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הthe second districtוְשֶׁ֥בֶרand a crashingגָּד֖וֹלgreatמֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃from the hills
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וְהָיָה֙and it will beבָּעֵ֣תat the timeהַהִ֔יאthe thatאֲחַפֵּ֥שׂI will searchאֶת־obj.יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemבַּנֵּר֑וֹתwith the lampsוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יand I will visit judgmentעַל־onהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe peopleהַקֹּֽפְאִים֙who are thickeningעַל־onשִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔םlees theirהָאֹֽמְרִים֙who are sayingבִּלְבָבָ֔םin heart theirלֹֽא־notיֵיטִ֥יבhe will do goodיְהוָ֖הYahwehוְלֹ֥אand notיָרֵֽעַ׃he will do harm
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וְהָיָ֤הand it will becomeחֵילָם֙wealth theirלִמְשִׁסָּ֔הinto plunderוּבָתֵּיהֶ֖םand houses theirלִשְׁמָמָ֑הinto a desolationוּבָנ֤וּand they will buildבָתִּים֙housesוְלֹ֣אand notיֵשֵׁ֔בוּthey will dwell in themוְנָטְע֣וּand they will plantכְרָמִ֔יםvineyardsוְלֹ֥אand notיִשְׁתּ֖וּthey will drinkאֶת־obj.יֵינָֽם׃wine their
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וַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִיand I will cause distressלָאָדָ֗םto the humankindוְהָֽלְכוּ֙and they will walkכַּֽעִוְרִ֔יםlike the blind peopleכִּ֥יforלַֽיהוָ֖הto Yahwehחָטָ֑אוּthey have sinnedוְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְand it will be poured outדָּמָם֙blood theirכֶּֽעָפָ֔רlike the dustוּלְחֻמָ֖םand bowels theirכַּגְּלָלִֽים׃like the dungs
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גַּם־neitherכַּסְפָּ֨םsilver theirגַּם־norזְהָבָ֜םgold theirלֹֽא־notיוּכַ֣לit will be ableלְהַצִּילָ֗םto deliver themבְּיוֹם֙on the day ofעֶבְרַ֣תthe fury ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוּבְאֵשׁ֙and in the fire ofקִנְאָת֔וֹjealousy hisתֵּאָכֵ֖לit will be consumedכָּל־allהָאָ֑רֶץthe earthכִּֽי־forכָלָ֤הcomplete destructionאַךְ־surelyנִבְהָלָה֙a terrible thingיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הhe will makeאֵ֥תwithכָּל־allיֹשְׁבֵ֖יthe inhabitants ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סthe earth
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