1
Gather yourselves together, yes,
gather, O
nation without shame,
@'s.kin a{l yw{G;h .WVw{q'w .Wv.vw{q.tih
2
Before the
decree takes effect - The
day passes like the
chaff -
Before * the
burning anger of the
LORD comes upon you,
Before * the
day of the
LORD'S anger comes upon you.
aw{b'y -a{l ~,r,j.B ~w{y r;b'[ #{m.K q{x t,d,l ~,r,j.B ? aw{b'y -a{l ~,r,j.B h'wh.y -p;a !w{r]x ~,kyel][ ? h'wh.y -p;a ~w{y ~,kyel][
3
Seek the
LORD,
All you
humble of the
earth Who have
carried out His
ordinances;
Seek righteousness,
seek humility.
Perhaps you will be
hidden In the
day of the
LORD'S anger.
r,v]a #,r'a'h yew.n;[ -l'K h'wh.y -t,a .Wv.Q;B ? h'w'n][ .Wv.Q;B q,d,c -.Wv.Q;B .Wl'['P w{j'P.vim ? h'wh.y -p;a ~w{y.B .Wr.t'SiT y;l.Wa
4
For
Gaza will be
abandoned And
Ashkelon a
desolation;
Ashdod will be
driven out at
noon And
Ekron will be
uprooted.
h'm'm.vil !w{l.q.v;a.w h,y.hit h'b.Wz][ h'Z;[ yiK ? req'[eT !w{r.q,[.w 'h.Wv.r'g.y ~Iy;r\h'C;B dw{D.v;a
5
Woe to the
inhabitants of the
seacoast, The
nation of the
Cherethites! The
word of the
LORD is
against you, O
Canaan,
land of the
Philistines; And I will
destroy you
So that
there will be
no inhabitant.
h'wh.y -r;b.D ~yiter.K yw{G ~'Y;h l,b,x yeb.v{y yw{h ? .$yiT.d;b]a;h.w ~yiT.vil.P #,r,a !;[;n.K ~,kyel][ ? bevw{y !yeaem
6
So the
seacoast will be
pastures, With
caves for
shepherds and
folds for
flocks.
tw{r.dig.w ~yi[{r t{r.K t{w.n ~'Y;h l,b,x h't.y'h.w ? !a{c
7
And the
coast will be For the
remnant of the
house of
Judah, They will
pasture on it. In the
houses of
Ashkelon they will
lie down at
evening; For the
LORD their
God will
care for them And
restore their
fortune.
~,hyel][ h'd.Wh.y tyeB tyirea.vil l,b,x h'y'h.w ? yiK !.Wc'B.rIy b,r,['B !w{l.q.v;a yeT'b.B !.W[.rIy ? ~'t.Wb.v b'v.w ~,hyeh{l/a h'wh.y ~ed.q.pIy
8
"I have
heard the
taunting of
Moab And the
revilings of the
sons of
Ammon, With
which they have
taunted My
people And
become arrogant against their
territory.
!w{M;[ yen.B yep.WDig.w b'aw{m t;P.r,x yiT.[;m'v ? ~'l.Wb.G -l;[ .WlyiD.g;Y;w yiM;[ -t,a .Wp.rex r,v]a
9
"Therefore, as I
live,"
declares the
LORD of
hosts, The
God of
Israel,
"Surely Moab will be like
Sodom And the
sons of
Ammon like
Gomorrah - A
place possessed by
nettles and
salt pits, And a
perpetual desolation. The
remnant of My
people will
plunder them And the
remainder of My
nation will
inherit them."
yeh{l/a tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ~Ua.n yin'a -y;x !ek'l ? !w{M;[ yen.b.W h,y.hiT ~{d.siK b'aw{m -yiK lea'r.fIy ? h'm'm.v.W x;l,m -her.kim.W l.Wr'x q;v.mim h'r{m][;K ? yw{G r,t,y.w ~.WZ'b.y yiM;[ tyirea.v ~'lw{[ -d;[ ? ~.Wl'x.nIy
10
This they will have in
return for their
pride,
because they have
taunted and
become arrogant against the
people of the
LORD of
hosts.
.WliD.g;Y;w .Wp.rex yiK ~'nw{a.G t;x;T ~,h'l ta{z ? tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ~;[ -l;[
11
The
LORD will be
terrifying to them, for He will
starve all the
gods of the
earth; and
all the
coastlands of the
nations will
bow down to Him,
everyone from his own
place.
yeh{l/a -l'K tea h'z'r yiK ~,hyel][ h'wh.y a'rw{n ? l{K w{mw{q.Mim vyia w{l -.Ww]x;T.vIy.w #,r'a'h ? ~Iyw{G;h yeYia
12
"You
also, O
Ethiopians, will be
slain by My
sword."
h'Meh yiB.r;x yel.l;x ~yiv.WK ~,T;a -m;G
13
And He will
stretch out His
hand against the
north And
destroy Assyria, And He will
make Nineveh a
desolation,
Parched like the
wilderness.
r.WV;a -t,a deB;ayiw !w{p'c -l;[ w{d'y jey.w ? r'B.diM;K h'Yic h'm'm.vil hew.nyin -t,a ~ef'y.w
14
Flocks will
lie down in her
midst,
All beasts which range in
herds;
Both the
pelican and the
hedgehog Will
lodge in the
tops of her
pillars;
Birds will
sing in the
window,
Desolation will be on the
threshold; For He has
laid bare the
cedar work.
yw{g -w{t.y;x -l'K ~yir'd][ H'kw{t.b .Wc.b'r.w ? lw{q .Wnyil'y 'hy,r{T.p;k.B d{Piq -m;G t;a'q -m;G ? h're[ h'z.r;a yiK @;S;B b,r{x !w{L;x;B rerw{v.y
15
This is the
exultant city Which
dwells securely, Who
says in her
heart, "I am, and
there is
no one besides me."
How she has
become a
desolation, A
resting place for
beasts!
Everyone who
passes by her will
hiss And
wave his
hand in contempt.
h'r.m{a'h x;j,b'l t,b,vw{Y;h h'zyiL;['h ryi['h ]ta{z ? h'M;v.l h't.y'h .$yea dw{[ yis.p;a.w yin]a H'b'b.liB ? ;[yin'y q{r.vIy 'hy,l'[ rebw{[ l{K h'Y;x;l #eB.r;m<04769!> ? w{d'y