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Zephaniah 2

Hebrew Interlinear
A Call to Repentance
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הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּ hiṯ·qō·wō·šə·šū V-Hitpael-Imp-mp H7197 Gather yourselves,
וָק֑וֹשּׁוּ wā·qō·wōš·šū Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-mp H7197 gather together,
לֹ֥א Adv-NegPrt H3808 O shameful
נִכְסָֽף׃ niḵ·sāp̄ V-Nifal-Perf-3ms H3700 . . .
הַגּ֖וֹי hag·gō·w Art | N-ms H1471 nation,
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בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ bə·ṭe·rem Prep-b | Adv H2962 before
חֹ֔ק ḥōq N-ms H2706 the decree
לֶ֣דֶת le·ḏeṯ V-Qal-Inf H3205 takes effect
י֑וֹם yō·wm N-ms H3117 and the day
עָ֣בַר ‘ā·ḇar V-Qal-Perf-3ms H5674 passes
כְּמֹ֖ץ kə·mōṣ Prep-k | N-ms H4671 like chaff,
בְּטֶ֣רֶם׀ bə·ṭe·rem Prep-b | Adv H2962 before
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 . . .
חֲרוֹן֙ ḥă·rō·wn N-msc H2740 the burning
אַף־ ’ap̄- N-msc H639 anger
יְהוָ֔ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 of the LORD
יָב֣וֹא yā·ḇō·w V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H935 comes
עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם ‘ă·lê·ḵem Prep | 2mp H5921 upon you,
בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ bə·ṭe·rem Prep-b | Adv H2962 before
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 . . .
י֖וֹם yō·wm N-msc H3117 the Day
יְהוָֽה׃ Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 of the LORD’s
אַף־ ’ap̄- N-msc H639 anger
יָב֣וֹא yā·ḇō·w V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H935 comes
עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם ‘ă·lê·ḵem Prep | 2mp H5921 upon you.
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בַּקְּשׁ֤וּ baq·qə·šū V-Piel-Imp-mp H1245 Seek
אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -
יְהוָה֙ Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 the LORD,
כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 all
עַנְוֵ֣י ‘an·wê Adj-mpc H6035 you humble
הָאָ֔רֶץ hā·’ā·reṣ Art | N-fs H776 of the earth
אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 who
פָּעָ֑לוּ pā·‘ā·lū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H6466 carry out
מִשְׁפָּט֖וֹ miš·pā·ṭōw N-msc | 3ms H4941 His justice.
בַּקְּשׁוּ־ baq·qə·šū- V-Piel-Imp-mp H1245 Seek
צֶ֙דֶק֙ ṣe·ḏeq N-ms H6664 righteousness;
בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ baq·qə·šū V-Piel-Imp-mp H1245 seek
עֲנָוָ֔ה ‘ă·nā·wāh N-fs H6038 humility.
אוּלַי֙ ’ū·lay Adv H194 Perhaps
תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ tis·sā·ṯə·rū V-Nifal-Imperf-2mp H5641 you will be sheltered
בְּי֖וֹם bə·yō·wm Prep-b | N-msc H3117 on the day
יְהוָֽה׃ Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 of the LORD’s
אַף־ ’ap̄- N-msc H639 anger.
Judgment on the Philistines
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כִּ֤י Conj H3588 For
עַזָּה֙ ‘az·zāh N-proper-fs H5804 Gaza
תִֽהְיֶ֔ה ṯih·yeh V-Qal-Imperf-3fs H1961 will be
עֲזוּבָ֣ה ‘ă·zū·ḇāh V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs H5800 abandoned,
וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן wə·’aš·qə·lō·wn Conj-w | N-proper-fs H831 and Ashkelon
לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה liš·mā·māh Prep-l | N-fs H8077 left in ruins.
אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד ’aš·dō·wḏ N-proper-fs H795 Ashdod
יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָ yə·ḡā·rə·šū·hā V-Piel-Imperf-3mp | 3fs H1644 will be driven out
בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ baṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim Prep-b, Art | N-mp H6672 at noon,
וְעֶקְר֖וֹן wə·‘eq·rō·wn Conj-w | N-proper-fs H6138 and Ekron
תֵּעָקֵֽר׃ס tê·‘ā·qêr V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs H6131 will be uprooted.
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ה֗וֹי hō·w Interjection H1945 Woe
יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י yō·šə·ḇê V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc H3427 to the dwellers
חֶ֥בֶל ḥe·ḇel N-msc H2256 of
הַיָּ֖ם hay·yām Art | N-ms H3220 the seacoast,
גּ֣וֹי gō·w N-msc H1471 O nation
כְּרֵתִ֑ים kə·rê·ṯîm N-proper-mp H3774 of the Cherethites!
דְּבַר־ də·ḇar- N-msc H1697 The word
יְהוָ֣ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 of the LORD
עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם ‘ă·lê·ḵem Prep | 2mp H5921 is against you,
כְּנַ֙עַן֙ kə·na·‘an N-proper-ms H3667 O Canaan,
אֶ֣רֶץ ’e·reṣ N-fsc H776 land
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים pə·liš·tîm N-proper-mp H6430 of the Philistines:
וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְ wə·ha·’ă·ḇaḏ·tîḵ Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs | 2fs2 H6 I will destroy you,
מֵאֵ֥ין mê·’ên Prep-m | Adv H369 and no one will be
יוֹשֵֽׁב׃ yō·wō·šêḇ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H3427 left.
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חֶ֣בֶל ḥe·ḇel N-msc H2256 So the seacoast
הַיָּ֗ם hay·yām Art | N-ms H3220 . . .
וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה wə·hā·yə·ṯāh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs H1961 will become
נְוֺ֛ת nə·wōṯ N-mpc H5116 [a land of] pastures,
כְּרֹ֥ת kə·rōṯ N-fpc H3741 with wells
רֹעִ֖ים rō·‘îm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H7462 for shepherds
וְגִדְר֥וֹת wə·ḡiḏ·rō·wṯ Conj-w | N-fpc H1448 and folds
צֹֽאן׃ ṣōn N-cs H6629 for sheep.
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חֶ֗בֶל ḥe·ḇel N-ms H2256 The coast will belong
וְהָ֣יָה wə·hā·yāh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H1961 to
לִשְׁאֵרִ֛ית liš·’ê·rîṯ Prep-l | N-fsc H7611 the remnant
בֵּ֥ית bêṯ N-msc H1004 of the house
יְהוּדָ֖ה yə·hū·ḏāh N-proper-ms H3063 of Judah;
עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם ‘ă·lê·hem Prep | 3mp H5921 there
יִרְע֑וּן yir·‘ūn V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | Pn H7462 they will find pasture.
יִרְבָּצ֔וּן yir·bā·ṣūn V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | Pn H7257 They will lie down
בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ bā·‘e·reḇ Prep-b, Art | N-ms H6153 in the evening
בְּבָתֵּ֣י bə·ḇāt·tê Prep-b | N-mpc H1004 among the houses
אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן ’aš·qə·lō·wn N-proper-fs H831 of Ashkelon,
כִּ֧י Conj H3588 for
יְהוָ֥ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 the LORD
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem N-mpc | 3mp H430 their God
יִפְקְדֵ֛ם yip̄·qə·ḏêm V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 3mp H6485 will attend to them
וְשָׁ֥ב wə·šāḇ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H7725 and restore
שְׁבוּתָם׃ šə·ḇū·ṯå̄m N-fsc | 3mp H7622 their captives.
Judgment on Moab and Ammon
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שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ šā·ma‘·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H8085 I have heard
חֶרְפַּ֣ת ḥer·paṯ N-fsc H2781 the reproach
מוֹאָ֔ב mō·w·’āḇ N-proper-fs H4124 of Moab
וְגִדּוּפֵ֖י wə·ḡid·dū·p̄ê Conj-w | N-mpc H1421 and the insults
בְּנֵ֣י bə·nê N-mpc H1121 of the Ammonites
עַמּ֑וֹן ‘am·mō·wn N-proper-ms H5983 . . .,
אֲשֶׁ֤ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 who
חֵֽרְפוּ֙ ḥê·rə·p̄ū V-Piel-Perf-3cp H2778 have taunted
אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -
עַמִּ֔י ‘am·mî N-msc | 1cs H5971 My people
וַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּ way·yaḡ·dî·lū Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp H1431 and threatened
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 . . .
גְּבוּלָֽם׃ gə·ḇū·lām N-msc | 3mp H1366 their borders.
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לָכֵ֣ן lā·ḵên Adv H3651 Therefore,
אָ֡נִי ’ā·nî Pro-1cs H589 as surely as I
חַי־ ḥay- N-ms H2416 live,
נְאֻם֩ nə·’um N-msc H5002 declares
יְהוָ֨ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 the LORD
צְבָא֜וֹת ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ N-cp H6635 of Hosts,
אֱלֹהֵ֣י ’ĕ·lō·hê N-mpc H430 the God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל yiś·rā·’êl N-proper-ms H3478 of Israel,
כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 surely
מוֹאָ֞ב mō·w·’āḇ N-proper-fs H4124 Moab
תִּֽהְיֶה֙ tih·yeh V-Qal-Imperf-3fs H1961 will be
כִּסְדֹ֤ם kis·ḏōm Prep-k | N-proper-fs H5467 like Sodom
וּבְנֵ֤י ū·ḇə·nê Conj-w | N-mpc H1121 and the Ammonites
עַמּוֹן֙ ‘am·mō·wn N-proper-ms H5983 . . .
כַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔ה ka·‘ă·mō·rāh Prep-k | N-proper-fs H6017 like Gomorrah—
מִמְשַׁ֥ק mim·šaq N-msc H4476 a place
חָר֛וּל ḥā·rūl N-ms H2738 of weeds
וּמִכְרֵה־ ū·miḵ·rêh- Conj-w | N-msc H4379 and
מֶ֥לַח me·laḥ N-ms H4417 salt pits,
עַד־ ‘aḏ- Prep H5704 vvv
עוֹלָ֑ם ‘ō·w·lām N-ms H5769 a perpetual
וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה ū·šə·mā·māh Conj-w | N-fs H8077 wasteland.
שְׁאֵרִ֤ית šə·’ê·rîṯ N-fsc H7611 The remnant
עַמִּי֙ ‘am·mî N-msc | 1cs H5971 of My people
יְבָזּ֔וּם yə·ḇāz·zūm V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | 3mp H962 will plunder them;
וְיֶ֥תֶר wə·ye·ṯer Conj-w | N-msc H3499 the remainder
גּוֹי goy N-msc | 1cs H1471 of My nation
יִנְחָלֽוּם׃ yin·ḥā·lūm V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | 3mp H5157 will dispossess them.
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זֹ֥את zōṯ Pro-fs H2063 This
לָהֶ֖ם lā·hem Prep-l | Pro-3mp they shall have
תַּ֣חַת ta·ḥaṯ Prep H8478 in return for
גְּאוֹנָ֑ם gə·’ō·w·nām N-msc | 3mp H1347 their pride,
כִּ֤י Conj H3588 for
חֵֽרְפוּ֙ ḥê·rə·p̄ū V-Piel-Perf-3cp H2778 taunting
וַיַּגְדִּ֔לוּ way·yaḡ·di·lū Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp H1431 and mocking
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 . . .
עַ֖ם ‘am N-msc H5971 the people
יְהוָ֥ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 of the LORD
צְבָאֽוֹת׃ ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ N-cp H6635 of Hosts.
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יְהוָה֙ Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 The LORD
נוֹרָ֤א nō·w·rā V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms H3372 will be terrifying
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם ‘ă·lê·hem Prep | 3mp H5921 to them
כִּ֣י Conj H3588 when
רָזָ֔ה rā·zāh V-Qal-Perf-3ms H7329 He starves
אֵ֖ת ’êṯ DirObjM H853 -
כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 all
אֱלֹהֵ֣י ’ĕ·lō·hê N-mpc H430 the gods
הָאָ֑רֶץ hā·’ā·reṣ Art | N-fs H776 of the earth.
הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ hag·gō·w·yim Art | N-mp H1471 Then the nations
כֹּ֖ל kōl N-msc H3605 of every
אִיֵּ֥י ’î·yê N-mpc H339 shore
וְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ wə·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū- Conj-w | V-Hitpael-ConjImperf-3mp H7812 will bow in worship
לוֹ֙ lōw Prep | 3ms to Him,
אִ֣ישׁ ’îš N-ms H376 each
מִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹ mim·mə·qō·w·mōw Prep-m | N-msc | 3ms H4725 in its own place.
Judgment on Cush and Assyria
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אַתֶּ֣ם ’at·tem Pro-2mp H859 You too,
כּוּשִׁ֔ים kū·šîm N-proper-mp H3569 O Cushites,
גַּם־ gam- Conj H1571 will
חַֽלְלֵ֥י ḥal·lê N-mpc H2491 be slain
חַרְבִּ֖י ḥar·bî N-fsc | 1cs H2719 by My sword
הֵֽמָּה׃ hêm·māh Pro-3mp H1992 . . ..
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וְיֵ֤ט wə·yêṭ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms H5186 And He will stretch out
יָדוֹ֙ yā·ḏōw N-fsc | 3ms H3027 His hand
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 against
צָפ֔וֹן ṣā·p̄ō·wn N-fs H6828 the north
וִֽיאַבֵּ֖ד wî·’ab·bêḏ Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjImperf-3ms H6 and destroy
אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -
אַשּׁ֑וּר ’aš·šūr N-proper-fs H804 Assyria;
וְיָשֵׂ֤ם wə·yā·śêm Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms H7760 He will make
אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -
נִֽינְוֵה֙ nî·nə·wêh N-proper-fs H5210 Nineveh
לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה liš·mā·māh Prep-l | N-fs H8077 a desolation,
צִיָּ֖ה ṣî·yāh N-fs H6723 as dry
כַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ kam·miḏ·bār Prep-k, Art | N-ms H4057 as a desert.
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עֲדָרִים֙ ‘ă·ḏā·rîm N-mp H5739 Herds
וְרָבְצ֨וּ wə·rā·ḇə·ṣū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp H7257 will lie down
בְתוֹכָ֤הּ ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh Prep-b | N-msc | 3fs H8432 in her midst,
חַיְתוֹ־ ḥay·ṯōw- N-fsc | 3ms H2416 creatures
ג֔וֹי ḡō·w N-ms H1471 . . .
כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 of every kind.
גַּם־ gam- Conj H1571 Both
קָאַת֙ qā·’aṯ N-fs H6893 the desert owl
גַּם־ gam- Conj H1571 and
קִפֹּ֔ד qip·pōḏ N-ms H7090 screech owl
יָלִ֑ינוּ yā·lî·nū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H3885 will roost
בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ bə·ḵap̄·tō·re·hā Prep-b | N-mpc | 3fs H3730 atop her [pillars].
ק֠וֹל qō·wl N-ms H6963 Their calls
יְשׁוֹרֵ֤ר yə·šō·w·rêr V-Piel-Imperf-3ms H7891 will sound
בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ ba·ḥal·lō·wn Prep-b, Art | N-cs H2474 from the window,
חֹ֣רֶב ḥō·reḇ N-ms H2721 but desolation
בַּסַּ֔ף bas·sap̄ Prep-b, Art | N-ms H5592 will lie on the threshold,
כִּ֥י Conj H3588 for
עֵרָֽה׃ ‘ê·rāh V-Piel-Perf-3ms H6168 He will expose
אַרְזָ֖ה ’ar·zāh N-fs H731 the beams of cedar.
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זֹ֠את zōṯ Pro-fs H2063 This
הָעַלִּיזָה֙ hā·‘al·lî·zāh Art | Adj-fs H5947 carefree
הָעִ֤יר hā·‘îr Art | N-fs H5892 city
הַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת hay·yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs H3427 that dwells
לָבֶ֔טַח lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ Prep-l | N-ms H983 securely,
הָאֹֽמְרָה֙ hā·’ō·mə·rāh Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs H559 that thinks
בִּלְבָבָ֔הּ bil·ḇā·ḇāh Prep-b | N-msc | 3fs H3824 to herself:
אֲנִ֖י ’ă·nî Pro-1cs H589 I [am it],
וְאַפְסִ֣י wə·’ap̄·sî Conj-w | N-msc H657 and [there is] none
ע֑וֹד ‘ō·wḏ Adv H5750 besides me,
אֵ֣יךְ׀ ’êḵ Interjection H349 what
לְשַׁמָּ֗ה lə·šam·māh Prep-l | N-fs H8047 a ruin
הָיְתָ֣ה hā·yə·ṯāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H1961 she has become,
מַרְבֵּץ֙ mar·bêṣ N-ms H4769 a resting place
לַֽחַיָּ֔ה la·ḥay·yāh Prep-l, Art | N-fs H2416 for beasts.
כֹּ֚ל kōl N-ms H3605 Everyone
עוֹבֵ֣ר ‘ō·w·ḇêr V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H5674 who passes
עָלֶ֔יהָ ‘ā·le·hā Prep | 3fs H5921 by her
יִשְׁרֹ֖ק yiš·rōq V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H8319 hisses
יָנִ֥יעַ yā·nî·a‘ V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H5128 and shakes
יָדֽוֹ׃ס yā·ḏōw N-fsc | 3ms H3027 his fist.

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