Zephaniah - Interlinear Bible

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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 lō 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.

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כִּ֤י kî 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 kî 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.

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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 kî 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 kî 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.

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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 kî 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.

Zephaniah 2