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The
word of the
LORD which came to
Zephaniah son of
Cushi,
son of
Gedaliah,
son of
Amariah,
son of
Hezekiah, in the
days of
Josiah son of
Amon,
king of
Judah:
yiv.WK -n,B h'y.n;p.c -l,a h'y'h r,v]a h'wh.y -r;b.D ? yemyiB h'Yiq.zix -n,B h'y.r;m]a -n,B h'y.l;d.G -n,b ? h'd.Wh.y .$,l,m !w{m'a -n,b .Wh'Yiva{y
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"I will
completely remove all things From the
face of the
earth,"
declares the
LORD.
h'wh.y -mUa.n h'm'd]a'h yen.P l;[em l{K @es'a @{s'a
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"I will
remove man and
beast; I will
remove the
birds of the
sky And the
fish of the
sea, And the
ruins along with the
wicked; And I will
cut off man from the
face of the
earth,"
declares the
LORD.
yeg.d.W ~Iy;m'V;h -pw{[ @es'a h'meh.b.W ~'d'a @es'a ? yiT;r.kih.w ~yi['v.r'h -t,a tw{lev.k;M;h.w ~'Y;h ? h'wh.y -mUa.n h'm'd]a'h yen.P l;[em ~'d'a'h -t,a
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"So I will
stretch out My
hand against Judah And
against all the
inhabitants of
Jerusalem. And I will
cut off the
remnant of
Baal from
this place, And the
names of the
idolatrous priests along with the
priests.
yeb.vw{y -l'K l;[.w h'd.Wh.y -l;[ yid'y yityij'n.w ? r'a.v -t,a h,Z;h ~w{q'M;h -nim yiT;r.kih.w ~i'l'v.Wr.y ? ~yin]h{K;h -mi[ ~yir'm.K;h ~ev -t,a l;[;B;h
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"And those who
bow down on the
housetops to the
host of
heaven, And those who
bow down and
swear to the
LORD and yet
swear by
Milcom,
~Iy'm'V;h a'b.cil tw{G;G;h -l;[ ~yiw]x;T.viM;h -t,a.w ? ~yi['B.viN;h.w h'why;l ~yi['B.viN;h ~yiw]x;T.viM;h -t,a.w ? ~'K.l;m.B
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And those who have
turned back from
following the
LORD, And those
who have not
sought the
LORD or
inquired of Him."
.Wv.qib -a{l r,v]a;w h'wh.y yer]x;aem ~yigw{s.N;h -t,a.w ? .WhUv'r.d a{l.w h'wh.y -t,a
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Be
silent before * the
Lord GOD! For the
day of the
LORD is
near, For the
LORD has
prepared a
sacrifice, He has
consecrated His
guests.
h'wh.y ~w{y bw{r'q yiK hiwh.y y'n{d]a yen.Pim s;h ? wy'aUr.q vyiD.qih x;b,z h'wh.y !yikeh -yiK
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"Then it will
come about on the
day of the
LORD'S sacrifice That I will
punish the
princes, the
king's sons And
all who
clothe themselves with
foreign garments.
~yir'F;h -l;[ yiT.d;q'p.W h'wh.y x;b,z ~w{y.B h'y'h.w ? v.WB.l;m ~yiv.b{L;h -l'K l;[.w .$,l,M;h yen.B -l;[.w ? yir.k'n
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"And I will
punish on that
day all who
leap on the temple
threshold, Who
fill the
house of their
lord with
violence and
deceit.
~w{Y;B !'T.piM;h -l;[ gelw{D;h -l'K l;[ yiT.d;q'p.W ? h'm.rim.W s'm'x ~,hyen{d]a tyeB ~yia.l;m.m;h a.Wh;h
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"On that
day,"
declares the
LORD, "There will be the
sound of a
cry from the
Fish Gate, A
wail from the
Second Quarter, And a
loud crash from the
hills.
h'q'[.c lw{q h'wh.y -mUa.n a.Wh;h ~w{Y;b h'y'h.w ? r,b,v.w h,n.viM;h -nim h'l'lyiw ~yig'D;h r;[;Vim ? tw{['b.G;hem lw{d'G
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"Wail, O
inhabitants of the
Mortar, For
all the
people of
Canaan will be
silenced;
All who
weigh out
silver will be
cut off.
~;[ -l'K h'm.din yiK veT.k;M;h yeb.v{y .Wlyilyeh ? @,s'k yelyij.n -l'K .Wt.r.kin !;[;n.K
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"It will
come about at that
time That I will
search Jerusalem with
lamps, And I will
punish the
men Who are
stagnant in
spirit, Who
say in their
hearts, 'The
LORD will not
do good or
evil!'
tw{reN;B ~i;l'v.Wr.y -t,a feP;x]a ayih;h te['B h'y'h.w ? ~,hyer.miv -l;[ ~yia.p{Q;h ~yiv'n]a'h -l;[ yiT.d;q'p.W ? a{l.w h'wh.y byijyey -a{l ~'b'b.liB ~yir.m{a'h ? ;[er'y
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"Moreover, their
wealth will
become plunder And their
houses desolate; Yes, they will
build houses but not
inhabit them, And
plant vineyards but not
drink their
wine."
.Wn'b.W h'm'm.vil ~,hyeT'b.W h'Siv.mil ~'lyex h'y'h.w ? .WT.vIy a{l.w ~yim'r.k .W[.j'n.w .Wbevey a{l.w ~yiT'b ? ~'nyey -t,a
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Near is the
great day of the
LORD,
Near and
coming very quickly;
Listen, the
day of the
LORD! In it the
warrior cries out
bitterly.
reh;m.W bw{r'q lw{d'G;h h'wh.y -mw{y bw{r'q ? rw{BiG ~'v ;xer{c r;m h'wh.y ~w{y lw{q d{a.m
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A
day of
wrath is that
day, A
day of
trouble and
distress, A
day of
destruction and
desolation, A
day of
darkness and
gloom, A
day of
clouds and
thick darkness,
h'q.Wc.m.W h'r'c ~w{y a.Wh;h ~w{Y;h h'r.b,[ ~w{y ? ~w{y h'lep]a;w .$,v{x ~w{y h'aw{v.m.W h'a{v ~w{y ? l,p'r][;w !'n'[
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A
day of
trumpet and
battle cry Against the
fortified cities And the
high corner towers.
tw{rUc.B;h ~yir'[,h l;[ h'[.Wr.t.W r'pw{v ~w{y ? tw{h{b.G;h tw{NiP;h l;[.w
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I will
bring distress on
men So that they will
walk like the
blind,
Because they have
sinned against the
LORD; And their
blood will be
poured out like
dust And their
flesh like
dung.
h'why;l yiK ~yir.wi[;K .Wk.l'h.w ~'d'a'l yit{rec]h;w ? ~yil'l.G;K ~'mUx.l.W r'p'[,K ~'m'D .$;PUv.w .Wa'j'x
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Neither * their
silver nor their
gold Will be
able to
deliver them On the
day of the
LORD'S wrath; And
all the
earth will be
devoured In the
fire of His
jealousy, For He will
make a
complete end,
Indeed a
terrifying one, Of
all the
inhabitants of the
earth.
~'lyiC;h.l l;k.Wy -a{l ~'b'h.z -m;G ~'P.s;K -m;G ? lek'aeT w{t'a.niq vea.b.W h'wh.y t;r.b,[ ~w{y.B ? h,f][;y h'l'h.bin -.k;a h'l'k -yiK #,r'a'h -l'K ? #,r'a'h yeb.v{y -l'K tea