Zephaniah 1

Zephaniah, great-great-grandson of Hizqiyahu, prophesies during Yoshiyahu's reign that YHWH will utterly consume everything from the earth, judging Judah's idolaters, princes, king's children, and those in foreign apparel or practicing violence and deceit, as the day of YHWH approaches with wrath.[1][3]

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אָסֵ֨ף 𐤀𐤎𐤐 asef I will sweep away I will gather in I will gather in HVhi1cs אָדָ֜ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam man human being human being HNcmsa וּ/בְהֵמָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 uvehemah and beast and land-beast and animal HC/Ncfsa אָסֵ֤ף 𐤀𐤎𐤐 asef-2 I will sweep away I will gather in I will gather in HVhi1cs עוֹף 𐤏𐤅𐤐 of birds flying creature bird HNcmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Bakongo (Kikongo)) of the heavens the lofty-heights the heavens HTd/Ncmpa וּ/דְגֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤃𐤂𐤉 udegey and fish and fish of and fish of HC/Ncmpc הַ/יָּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam of the sea the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/מַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤕 vehamakheshelot and the stumbling blocks and the stumbling-causes and the stumbling-causes HC/Td/Ncfpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker with HR הָ/רְשָׁעִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 hareshaim the wicked the lawbreaking ones the wicked ones HTd/Aampa וְ/הִכְרַתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 vehikherati and I will cut off and I will cut off and I will cut off HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אָדָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam man the earthling the human HTd/Ncmsa מֵ/עַ֛ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from upon from upon from upon HR/R פְּנֵ֥י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face face of before the face of HNcbpc הָ/אֲדָמָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah the ground the cultivated ground the cultivated land HTd/Ncfsa נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum utterance solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וְ/נָטִ֤יתִי 𐤅/𐤍𐤈𐤉𐤕𐤉 venatiti and-I-will-stretch-out and I stretched out and I will stretch out HC/Vqq1cs יָדִ/י֙ 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yadi my-hand my hand my hand HNcbsc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon upon HR יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וְ/עַ֖ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and-against and upon and upon HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants-of dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וְ/הִכְרַתִּ֞י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 vehikherati and-I-will-cut-off and I will cut off and I will cut off HC/Vhq1cs מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הַ/מָּק֤וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the-place the standing-place the place HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo שְׁאָ֣ר 𐤔𐤀𐤓 shear remnant remainder of remnant HNcmsc הַ/בַּ֔עַל 𐤄/𐤁𐤏𐤋 habaal of-Baal the Baʿal the Baal HTd/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo שֵׁ֥ם 𐤔𐤌 shem shina (Bemba) name name-of name of HNcmsc הַ/כְּמָרִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 hakemarim of-the-Chemarim the somber pagan priests the somber pagan priests HTd/Ncmpa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR הַ/כֹּהֲנִֽים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the-priests the officiating-priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa
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וְ/הָיָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it shall be and he/it became and it shall be HC/Vqq3ms בָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at-the-time at the appointed time at the time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֔יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she that HTd/Pp3fs אֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ 𐤀𐤇𐤐𐤔 achapes I-will-search I will thoroughly search I will thoroughly search HVpi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp בַּ/נֵּר֑וֹת 𐤁/𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 banerot with-lamps lamps with lamps HRd/Ncmpa וּ/פָקַדְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕𐤉 ufaqadeti and-I-will-punish and I attended to and I will attend to HC/Vqq1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֗ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the-men the men the men HTd/Ncmpa הַ/קֹּֽפְאִים֙ 𐤄/𐤒𐤐𐤀𐤉𐤌 haqofeim who-are-settled the congealing ones the congealing ones HTd/Vqrmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 upon upon upon HR שִׁמְרֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 shimereyhem their-lees their lees their lees HNcmpc/Sp3mp הָ/אֹֽמְרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 haomerim who-say the ones saying the ones saying HTd/Vqrmpa בִּ/לְבָבָ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤌 bilevavam in-their-heart in their inner-core in their inner heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יֵיטִ֥יב 𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁 yeytiv he-will-do-good he will make good he will cause to be good HVhi3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not and not HC/Tn יָרֵֽעַ 𐤉𐤓𐤏 yarea he-will-do-evil he will cause harm he will do evil HVhi3ms
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גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam neither also also HTa כַּסְפָּ֨/ם 𐤊𐤎𐤐/𐤌 kasepam their silver their silver their silver HNcmsc/Sp3mp גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 nor also also HTa זְהָבָ֜/ם 𐤆𐤄𐤁/𐤌 zehavam their gold their gold their gold HNcmsc/Sp3mp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יוּכַ֣ל 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋 yukhal be able he is able will be able HVqi3ms לְ/הַצִּילָ֗/ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤌 lehatsilam to deliver them to snatch them away to deliver them HR/Vhc/Sp3mp בְּ/יוֹם֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in day in the day of in the day of HR/Ncmsc עֶבְרַ֣ת 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕 everat wrath overflowing fury of overflowing rage of HNcfsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וּ/בְ/אֵשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤔 uveesh and in fire and in fire and in fire HC/R/Ncbsc קִנְאָת֔/וֹ 𐤒𐤍𐤀𐤕/𐤅 qineato his jealousy his ardent zeal his jealousy HNcfsc/Sp3ms תֵּאָכֵ֖ל 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 teakhel will devour she will be consumed it will be eaten HVNi3fs כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC כָלָ֤ה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 khalah end complete end complete end HNcfsa אַךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe indeed surely surely HTa נִבְהָלָה֙ 𐤍𐤁𐤄𐤋𐤄 nivehalah horrifying being alarmed being alarmed HVNsfsa יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he will make he will do he will make HVqi3ms אֵ֥ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of all of HNcmsc יֹשְׁבֵ֖י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey dwellers dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa