01 : 01 . The word <01697 +dabar > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah >
which <00834 +>aher > came <01961 +hayah > unto Zephaniah <06846
+Ts@phanyah > the son <01121 +ben > of Cushi <03569 +Kuwshiy > ,
the son <01121 +ben > of Gedaliah <01436 +G@dalyah > , the son
<01121 +ben > of Amariah <00568 +>Amaryah > , the son <01121
+ben > of Hizkiah <02396 +Chizqiyah > , in the days <03117 +yowm
> of Josiah <02977 +Yo>shiyah > the son <01121 +ben > of Amon
<00526 +>Amown > , king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063
+Y@huwdah > .
01 : 02 I will utterly consume <05486 +cuwph > all <03605 +kol >
[ things ] from off the land <00127 +>adamah > , saith <05002
+n@>um > the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > .
01 : 03 I will consume <05486 +cuwph > man <00120 +>adam > and
beast <00929 +b@hemah > ; I will consume <05486 +cuwph > the
fowls <05775 +<owph > of the heaven <08064 +shamayim > , and the
fishes <01709 +dag > of the sea <03220 +yam > , and the
stumblingblocks <04384 +makshelah > with the wicked ; and I will
cut <03772 +karath > off man <00120 +>adam > from off the land
<00127 +>adamah > , saith <05002 +n@>um > the LORD <03068
+Y@hovah > .
01 : 04 I will also stretch <05186 +natah > out mine hand <03027
+yad > upon Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , and upon all <03605 +kol >
the inhabitants <03427 +yashab > of Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim
> ; and I will cut <03772 +karath > off the remnant <07605
+sh@>ar > of Baal <01168 +Ba<al > from this place <04725 +maqowm >
, [ and ] the name <08034 +shem > of the Chemarims <03649
+kamar > with the priests <03548 +kohen > ;
01 : 05 And them that worship <07812 +shachah > the host <06635
+tsaba> > of heaven <08064 +shamayim > upon the housetops <01406
+gag > ; and them that worship <07812 +shachah > [ and ] that
swear <07650 +shaba< > by the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > , and that
swear <07650 +shaba< > by Malcham <04445 +Malkam > ;
01 : 06 And them that are turned <05472 +cuwg > back <05253 +nacag
> from the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > ; and [ those ] that have not
sought <01245 +baqash > the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > , nor <03808
+lo> > enquired <01875 +darash > for him .
01 : 07 . Hold thy peace <02013 +hacah > at the presence <06440
+paniym > of the Lord <00136 +>Adonay > GOD <03069 +Y@hovih > :
for the day <03117 +yowm > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > [ is ]
at hand <07138 +qarowb > : for the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > hath
prepared <03559 +kuwn > a sacrifice <02077 +zebach > , he hath
bid <06942 +qadash > his guests <07121 +qara> > .
01 : 08 And it shall come <01961 +hayah > to pass in the day <03117
+yowm > of the LORD S <03068 +Y@hovah > sacrifice <02077 +zebach >
, that I will punish <06485 +paqad > the princes <08269 +sar > ,
and the king s <04428 +melek > children <01121 +ben > , and all
<03605 +kol > such as are clothed <03847 +labash > with strange
<05237 +nokriy > apparel <04403 +malbuwsh > .
01 : 09 In the same <01931 +huw> > day <03117 +yowm > also will I
punish <06485 +paqad > all <03605 +kol > those that leap <01801
+dalag > on <05921 +<al > the threshold <04670 +miphtan > , which
fill <04390 +male> > their masters <00113 +>adown > houses <01004
+bayith > with violence <02555 +chamac > and deceit <04820 +mirmah
> .
01 : 10 And it shall come <01961 +hayah > to pass in that day
<03117 +yowm > , saith<05002 +n@>um > the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah >
, [ that there shall be ] the noise <06963 +qowl > of a cry
<06818 +tsa<aqah > from the fish <01709 +dag > gate <08179
+sha<ar > , and an howling <03213 +yalal > from the second <04932
+mishneh > , and a great <01419 +gadowl > crashing <07667 +sheber
> from the hills <01389 +gib<ah > .
01 : 11 Howl <03213 +yalal > , ye inhabitants <03427 +yashab > of
Maktesh <04389 +Maktesh > , for all <03605 +kol > the merchant
<03667 +K@na<an > people <05971 +<am > are cut <01820 +damah >
down ; all <03605 +kol > they that bear <05187 +n@tiyl > silver
<03701 +keceph > are cut <03772 +karath > off .
01 : 12 And it shall come <01961 +hayah > to pass at that time
<06256 +<eth > , [ that ] I will search <02664 +chaphas >
Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with candles <05216 +niyr > ,
and punish <06485 +paqad > the men <00582 +>enowsh > that are
settled <07087 +qapha> > on <05921 +<al > their lees <08105
+shemer > : that say <00559 +>amar > in their heart <03824 +lebab
> , The LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > will not do good <03190 +yatab > ,
neither <03808 +lo> > will he do evil <07489 +ra<a< > .
01 : 13 Therefore their goods <02428 +chayil > shall become <01961
+hayah > a booty <04953 +mashrowqiy > , and their houses <01004
+bayith > a desolation <08047 +shammah > : they shall also build
<01129 +banah > houses <01004 +bayith > , but not inhabit <03427
+yashab > [ them ] ; and they shall plant <05193 +nata< >
vineyards <03754 +kerem > , but not drink <08354 +shathah > the
wine <03196 +yayin > thereof .
01 : 14 . The great <01419 +gadowl > day <03117 +yowm > of the
LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > [ is ] near <07138 +qarowb > , [ it is ]
near <07138 +qarowb > , and hasteth <04116 +mahar > greatly
<03966 +m@<od > , [ even ] the voice <06963 +qowl > of the day
<03117 +yowm > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > : the mighty <01368
+gibbowr > man shall cry <06873 +tsarach > there <08033 +sham >
bitterly <04751 +mar > .
01 : 15 That day <03117 +yowm > [ is ] a day <03117 +yowm > of
wrath <05678 +<ebrah > , a day <03117 +yowm > of trouble <06869
+tsarah > and distress <04691 +m@tsuwqah > , a day <03117 +yowm >
of wasteness <07722 +show> > and desolation <04875 +m@show>ah > ,
a day <03117 +yowm > of darkness <02822 +choshek > and gloominess
<00653 +>aphelah > , a day <03117 +yowm > of clouds <06051
+<anan > and thick darkness <06205 +<araphel > ,
01 : 16 A day <03117 +yowm > of the trumpet <07782 +showphar > and
alarm <08643 +t@ruw<ah > against <05921 +<al > the fenced <01219
+batsar > cities <05892 +<iyr > , and against <05921 +<al > the
high <01364 +gaboahh > towers <06438 +pinnah > .
01 : 17 And I will bring distress <06887 +tsarar > upon men <00120
+>adam > , that they shall walk <01980 +halak > like blind <05787
+<ivver > men , because <03588 +kiy > they have sinned <02398
+chata> > against the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > : and their blood
<01818 +dam > shall be poured <08210 +shaphak > out as dust <06083
+<aphar > , and their flesh <03894 +lachuwm > as the dung <01561
+gelel > .
01 : 18 Neither <03808 +lo> > their silver <03701 +keceph > nor
<01571 +gam > their gold <02091 +zahab > shall be able <03201
+yakol > to deliver <05337 +natsal > them in the day <03117 +yowm
> of the LORD S <03068 +Y@hovah > wrath <05678 +<ebrah > ; but
the whole <03605 +kol > land <00776 +>erets > shall be devoured
<00398 +>akal > by the fire <00784 +>esh > of his jealousy <07068
+qin>ah > : for he shall make <06213 +<asah > even a speedy <00926
+bahal > riddance <03617 +kalah > of all <03605 +kol > them that
dwell <03427 +yashab > in the land <00776 +>erets > .
02 : 01 . Gather <07197 +qashash > yourselves together , yea ,
gather <07197 +qashash > together , O nation <01471 +gowy > not
desired <03700 +kacaph > ;
02 : 02 Before <06440 +paniym > the decree <02706 +choq > bring
<03205 +yalad > forth <03205 +yalad > , [ before <06440 +paniym
> ] the day <03117 +yowm > pass <05674 +<abar > as the chaff
<04671 +mots > , before <06440 +paniym > the fierce <02740
+charown > anger <00639 +>aph > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > come
<00935 +bow> > upon you , before <06440 +paniym > the day <03117
+yowm > of the LORD S <03068 +Y@hovah > anger <00639 +>aph > come
<00935 +bow> > upon you .
02 : 03 Seek <01245 +baqash > ye the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > , all
<03605 +kol > ye meek <06035 +<anav > of the earth <00776 +>erets
> , which <00834 +>aher > have wrought <06466 +pa<al > his
judgment <04941 +mishpat > ; seek <01245 +baqash > righteousness
<06664 +tsedeq > , seek <01245 +baqash > meekness <06038
+<anavah > : it may <00194 +>uwlay > be ye shall be hid <05641
+cathar > in the day <03117 +yowm > of the LORD S <03068 +Y@hovah
> anger <00639 +>aph > .
02 : 04 . For Gaza <05804 +<Azzah > shall be forsaken <05800
+<azab > , and Ashkelon <00831 +>Ashq@lown > a desolation <08077
+sh@mamah > : they shall drive <01644 +garash > out Ashdod <00795
+>Ashdowd > at the noon <06672 +tsohar > day , and Ekron <06138
+<Eqrown > shall be rooted <06131 +<aqar > up .
02 : 05 Woe <01945 +howy > unto the inhabitants <03427 +yashab >
of the sea <03220 +yam > coast <02256 +chebel > , the nation
<01471 +gowy > of the Cherethites <03774 +K@rethiy > ! the word
<01697 +dabar > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > [ is ] against
<05921 +<al > you ; O Canaan <03667 +K@na<an > , the land <00776
+>erets > of the Philistines <06430 +P@lishtiy > , I will even
destroy <6> thee , that there shall be no <00369 +>ayin >
inhabitant <03427 +yashab > .
02 : 06 And the sea <03220 +yam > coast <02256 +chebel > shall be
dwellings <05116 +naveh > [ and ] cottages <03741 +karah > for
shepherds <07462 +ra<ah > , and folds <01448 +g@derah > for
flocks <06629 +tso>n > .
02 : 07 And the coast <02256 +chebel > shall be for the remnant
<07611 +sh@>eriyth > of the house <01004 +bayith > of Judah <03063
+Y@huwdah > ; they shall feed <07462 +ra<ah > thereupon : in the
houses <01004 +bayith > of Ashkelon <00831 +>Ashq@lown > shall
they lie <07257 +rabats > down <07257 +rabats > in the evening
<06153 +<ereb > : for the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > their God <00430
+>elohiym > shall visit <06485 +paqad > them , and turn <07725
+shuwb > away their captivity <07622 +sh@buwth > .
02 : 08 . I have heard <08085 +shama< > the reproach <02781
+cherpah > of Moab <04124 +Mow>ab > , and the revilings <01421
+gidduwph > of the children <01121 +ben > of Ammon <05983 +<Ammown
> , whereby <00834 +>aher > they have reproached <02778 +charaph
. > my people <05971 +<am > , and magnified <01431 +gadal > [
themselves ] against <05921 +<al > their border <01366 +g@buwl >
.
02 : 09 Therefore <03651 +ken > [ as ] I live <02416 +chay > ,
saith <05002 +n@>um > the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > of hosts <06635
+tsaba> > , the God <00430 +>elohiym > of Israel <03478 +Yisra>el
> , Surely <03588 +kiy > Moab <04124 +Mow>ab > shall be as Sodom
<05467 +C@dom > , and the children <01121 +ben > of Ammon <05983
+<Ammown > as Gomorrah <06017 +<Amorah > , [ even ] the breeding
<04476 +mimshaq > of nettles <02738 +charuwl > , and saltpits
<04417 +melach > , and a perpetual <05769 +<owlam > desolation
<08077 +sh@mamah > : the residue <07611 +sh@>eriyth > of my people
<05971 +<am > shall spoil <07998 +shalal > them , and the remnant
<03499 +yether > of my people <01471 +gowy > shall possess <05157
+nachal > them .
02 : 10 This <02063 +zo>th > shall they have for their pride <01347
+ga>own > , because <03588 +kiy > they have reproached <02778
+charaph . > and magnified <01431 +gadal > [ themselves ]
against <05921 +<al > the people <05971 +<am > of the LORD <03068
+Y@hovah > of hosts <06635 +tsaba> > .
02 : 11 The LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > [ will be ] terrible <03372
+yare> > unto them : for he will famish <07329 +razah > all <03605
+kol > the gods <00430 +>elohiym > of the earth <00776 +>erets > ;
and [ men ] shall worship <07812 +shachah > him , every <00376
+>iysh > one <00376 +>iysh > from his place <04725 +maqowm > , [
even ] all <03605 +kol > the isles <00339 +>iy > of the heathen
<01471 +gowy > .
02 : 12 . Ye Ethiopians <03569 +Kuwshiy > also <01571 +gam > ,
ye [ shall be ] slain <02491 +chalal > by my sword <02719
+chereb > .
02 : 13 And he will stretch <05186 +natah > out his hand <03027
+yad > against <05921 +<al > the north <06828 +tsaphown > , and
destroy <6> Assyria <00804 +>Ashshuwr > ; and will make <07760
+suwm > Nineveh <05210 +Niyn@veh > a desolation <08077 +sh@mamah >
, [ and ] dry <06723 +tsiyah > like a wilderness <04057 +midbar
> .
02 : 14 And flocks <05739 +<eder > shall lie <07257 +rabats > down
<07257 +rabats > in the midst <08432 +tavek > of her , all <03605
+kol > the beasts <02416 +chay > of the nations <01471 +gowy > :
both <01571 +gam > the cormorant <06893 +qa>ath > and the bittern
<07090 +qippowd > shall lodge <03885 +luwn > in the upper <03730
+kaphtor > lintels <03730 +kaphtor > of it ; [ their ] voice
<06963 +qowl > shall sing <07891 +shiyr > in the windows <02474
+challown > ; desolation <02721 +choreb > [ shall be ] in the
thresholds <05592 +caph > : for he shall uncover <06168 +<arah >
the cedar <00731 +>arzah > work <00731 +>arzah > .
02 : 15 This <02063 +zo>th > [ is ] the rejoicing <05947
+<alliyz > city <05892 +<iyr > that dwelt <03427 +yashab >
carelessly <00983 +betach > , that said <00559 +>amar > in her
heart <03824 +lebab > , I [ am ] , and [ there is ] none
<00657 +>ephec > beside <00657 +>ephec > me : how <00349 +>eyk >
is she become <01961 +hayah > a desolation <08047 +shammah > , a
place for beasts <02416 +chay > to lie <04769 +marbets > down
<04769 +marbets > in ! every <03605 +kol > one that passeth
<05674 +<abar > by her shall hiss <08319 +sharaq > , [ and ]
wag <05128 +nuwa< > his hand <03027 +yad > .
03 : 01 . Woe <01945 +howy > to her that is filthy <04754 +mara>
> and polluted <01351 +ga>al > , to the oppressing <03238 +yanah
> city <05892 +<iyr > !
03 : 02 She obeyed <08085 +shama< > not the voice <06963 +qowl > ;
she received <03947 +laqach > not correction <04148 +muwcar > ;
she trusted <00982 +batach > not in the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > ;
she drew not near <07126 +qarab > to her God <00430 +>elohiym > .
03 : 03 Her princes <08269 +sar > within <07130 +qereb > her [
are ] roaring lions <00738 +>ariy > ; her judges <08199 +shaphat
> [ are ] evening <06153 +<ereb > wolves <02061 +z@>eb > ; they
gnaw <01633 +garam > not the bones <01633 +garam > till the morrow
<01242 +boqer > .
03 : 04 Her prophets <05030 +nabiy> > [ are ] light <06348
+pachaz > [ and ] treacherous <00900 +bog@dowth > persons <00582
+>enowsh > : her priests <03548 +kohen > have polluted <02490
+chalal > the sanctuary <06944 +qodesh > , they have done violence
<02554 +chamac > to the law <08451 +towrah > .
03 : 05 The just <06662 +tsaddiyq > LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > [ is ]
in the midst <07130 +qereb > thereof ; he will not do <06213
+<asah > iniquity <05766 +<evel > : every morning <01242 +boqer >
doth he bring <05414 +nathan > his judgment <04941 +mishpat > to
light <00216 +>owr > , he faileth <05737 +<adar > not ; but the
unjust <05767 +<avval > knoweth <03045 +yada< > no <03808 +lo> >
shame <01322 +bosheth > .
03 : 06 I have cut <03772 +karath > off the nations <01471 +gowy >
: their towers <06438 +pinnah > are desolate <08074 +shamem > ; I
made their streets <02351 +chuwts > waste <02717 +charab > , that
none <01097 +b@liy > passeth <05674 +<abar > by : their cities
<05892 +<iyr > are destroyed <06658 +tsadah > , so that there is
no <01097 +b@liy > man <00376 +>iysh > , that there is none
<00369 +>ayin > inhabitant <03427 +yashab > .
03 : 07 I said <00559 +>amar > , Surely thou wilt fear <03372
+yare> > me , thou wilt receive <03947 +laqach > instruction
<04148 +muwcar > ; so their dwelling <04583 +ma<own > should not
be cut <03772 +karath > off , howsoever I punished <06485 +paqad
> them : but they rose <07925 +shakam > early <07925 +shakam > ,
[ and ] corrupted <07843 +shachath > all <03605 +kol > their
doings <05949 +<aliylah > .
03 : 08 . Therefore <03651 +ken > wait <02442 +chakah > ye upon
me , saith <05002 +n@>um > the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > , until
the day <03117 +yowm > that I rise <06965 +quwm > up to the prey
<05706 +<ad > : for my determination <04941 +mishpat > [ is ] to
gather <00622 +>acaph > the nations <01471 +gowy > , that I may
assemble <06908 +qabats > the kingdoms <04467 +mamlakah > , to
pour <08210 +shaphak > upon them mine indignation <02195 +za<am >
, [ even ] all <03605 +kol > my fierce <02740 +charown > anger
<00639 +>aph > : for all <03605 +kol > the earth <00776 +>erets >
shall be devoured <00398 +>akal > with the fire <00784 +>esh > of
my jealousy <07068 +qin>ah > .
03 : 09 For then <00227 +>az > will I turn <02015 +haphak > to the
people <05971 +<am > a pure <01305 +barar > language <08193
+saphah > , that they may all <03605 +kol > call <07121 +qara> >
upon the name <08034 +shem > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > , to
serve <05647 +<abad > him with one <00259 +>echad > consent <07926
+sh@kem > .
03 : 10 From beyond <05676 +<eber > the rivers <05104 +nahar > of
Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > my suppliants <06282 +<athar > , [ even
] the daughter <01323 +bath > of my dispersed <06327 +puwts > ,
shall bring <02986 +yabal > mine offering <04503 +minchah > .
03 : 11 In that day <03117 +yowm > shalt thou not be ashamed <00954
+buwsh > for all <03605 +kol > thy doings <05949 +<aliylah > ,
wherein <00834 +>aher > thou hast transgressed <06586 +pasha< >
against me : for then <00227 +>az > I will take <05493 +cuwr >
away <05493 +cuwr > out of the midst <07130 +qereb > of thee them
that rejoice <05947 +<alliyz > in thy pride <01346 +ga<avah > ,
and thou shalt no <03808 +lo> > more be haughty <01361 +gabahh >
because of my holy <06944 +qodesh > mountain <02022 +har > .
03 : 12 I will also leave <07604 +sha>ar > in the midst <07130
+qereb > of thee an afflicted <06041 +<aniy > and poor <01800 +dal
> people <05971 +<am > , and they shall trust <02620 +chacah > in
the name <08034 +shem > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > .
03 : 13 The remnant <07611 +sh@>eriyth > of Israel <03478
+Yisra>el > shall not do <06213 +<asah > iniquity <05766 +<evel >
, nor <03808 +lo> > speak <01696 +dabar > lies <03576 +kazab > ;
neither <03808 +lo> > shall a deceitful <08649 +tormah > tongue
<03956 +lashown > be found <04672 +matsa> > in their mouth <06310
+peh > : for they shall feed <07462 +ra<ah > and lie <07257
+rabats > down <04769 +marbets > , and none <00369 +>ayin > shall
make [ them ] afraid <02729 +charad > .
03 : 14 . Sing <07442 +ranan > , O daughter <01323 +bath > of
Zion <06726 +Tsiyown > ; shout <07321 +ruwa< > , O Israel <03478
+Yisra>el > ; be glad <08056 +sameach > and rejoice <05937 +<alaz
> with all <03605 +kol > the heart <03820 +leb > , O daughter
<01323 +bath > of Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > .
03 : 15 The LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > hath taken <05493 +cuwr > away
<05493 +cuwr > thy judgments <04941 +mishpat > , he hath cast
<06437 +panah > out thine enemy <00341 +>oyeb > : the king <04428
+melek > of Israel <03478 +Yisra>el > , [ even ] the LORD <03068
+Y@hovah > , [ is ] in the midst <07130 +qereb > of thee : thou
shalt not see <07200 +ra>ah > evil <07451 +ra< > any more <05750
+<owd > .
03 : 16 In that day <03117 +yowm > it shall be said <00559 +>amar
> to Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > , Fear <03372 +yare> > thou
not : [ and to ] Zion <06726 +Tsiyown > , Let not thine hands
<03027 +yad > be slack <07503 +raphah > .
03 : 17 The LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > thy God <00430 +>elohiym > in
the midst <07130 +qereb > of thee [ is ] mighty <01368 +gibbowr
> ; he will save <03467 +yasha< > , he will rejoice <07797 +suws
> over <05921 +<al > thee with joy <08057 +simchah > ; he will
rest <02790 +charash > in his love <00160 +>ahabah > , he will
joy <01523 +giyl > over <05921 +<al > thee with singing <07440
+rinnah > .
03 : 18 I will gather <00622 +>acaph > [ them that are ]
sorrowful <03013 +yagah > for the solemn <04150 +mow<ed > assembly
<04150 +mow<ed > , [ who ] are of thee , [ to whom <05921
+<al > ] the reproach <02781 +cherpah > of it [ was ] a burden
<04864 +mas>eth > .
03 : 19 Behold <02005 +hen > , at that time <06256 +<eth > I will
undo <06213 +<asah > all <03605 +kol > that afflict <06031 +<anah
> thee : and I will save <03467 +yasha< > her that halteth <06761
+tsela< > , and gather <06908 +qabats > her that was driven <05080
+nadach > out ; and I will get <00776 +>erets > them praise <08416
+t@hillah > and fame <08034 +shem > in every <03605 +kol > land
<00776 +>erets > where they have been put to shame <01322 +bosheth
> .
03 : 20 At that time <06256 +<eth > will I bring <00935 +bow> >
you [ again ] , even in the time <06256 +<eth > that I gather
<06908 +qabats > you : for I will make <05414 +nathan > you a
name <08034 +shem > and a praise <08416 +t@hillah > among all
<03605 +kol > people <05971 +<am > of the earth <00776 +>erets >
, when I turn <07725 +shuwb > back <07725 +shuwb > your captivity
<07622 +sh@buwth > before your eyes <05869 +<ayin > , saith
<00559 +>amar > the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > .