Zephaniah 2

YHWH calls the humble to seek righteousness and humility to be sheltered from his anger; he pronounces judgment on Philistia (Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron), Moab, Ammon, Cush, and Assyria, promising their lands to Judah's remnant.[1][2][4]

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Interlinear Text

before beforehand brings-forth to bear offspring decree prescribed statute like-chaff like chaff passes he crossed over day day before beforehand not not comes he comes upon-you upon you burning-anger burning-heat of of-nose nose the LORD Yahweh Yahweh before beforehand not not comes he comes upon-you upon you day day of-nose nose the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
Verse 2 בְּ/טֶ֨רֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤈𐤓𐤌 beterem before beforehand HR/D לֶ֣דֶת 𐤋𐤃𐤕 ledet brings-forth to bear offspring HVqc חֹ֔ק 𐤇𐤒 choq decree prescribed statute HNcmsa כְּ/מֹ֖ץ 𐤊/𐤌𐤑 kemots like-chaff like chaff HR/Ncmsa עָ֣בַר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 avar passes he crossed over HVqp3ms י֑וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day HNcmsa בְּ/טֶ֣רֶם 𐤁/𐤈𐤓𐤌 beterem-2 before beforehand HR/D לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יָב֣וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo comes he comes HVqi3ms עֲלֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem upon-you upon you HR/Sp2mp חֲרוֹן֙ 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 charon burning-anger burning-heat of HNcmsc אַף 𐤀𐤐 af of-nose nose HTa יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/טֶ֨רֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤈𐤓𐤌 beterem-3 before beforehand HR/D לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn יָב֣וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo-2 comes he comes HVqi3ms עֲלֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem-2 upon-you upon you HR/Sp2mp י֖וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom-2 day day HNcmsc אַף 𐤀𐤐 af-2 of-nose nose HTa יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Seek Seek earnestly the object-marker the LORD Yahweh Yahweh all entirety of humble the humble ones of of the earth the earth who that-which his judgment his judicial decision have done they accomplished Seek Seek earnestly righteousness righteousness Seek Seek earnestly humility humble lowliness perhaps perhaps you will be hidden you will be hidden in day in the day of anger nose of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
Verse 3 בַּקְּשׁ֤וּ 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 baqeshu Seek Seek earnestly HVpv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc עַנְוֵ֣י 𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤉 anevey humble the humble ones of HAampc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr מִשְׁפָּט֖/וֹ 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤅 mishepato his judgment his judicial decision HNcmsc/Sp3ms פָּעָ֑לוּ 𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤅 paalu have done they accomplished HVqp3cp בַּקְּשׁוּ 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 baqeshu-2 Seek Seek earnestly HVpv2mp צֶ֨דֶק֙ 𐤑𐤃𐤒 tsedeq righteousness righteousness HNcmsa בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 baqeshu-3 Seek Seek earnestly HVpv2mp עֲנָוָ֔ה 𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤄 anavah humility humble lowliness HNcfsa אוּלַי֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay perhaps perhaps HD תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ 𐤕𐤎𐤕𐤓𐤅 tisateru you will be hidden you will be hidden HVNi2mp בְּ/י֖וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in day in the day of HR/Ncmsc אַף 𐤀𐤐 af anger nose HTa יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Woe Woe! inhabitants dwellers of seacoast binding-cord of of the sea the sea nation people-group Cherethites Kerethites Keretim word word of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh against you upon you Canaan Kena'an Kenaan land land Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim and I will destroy you and I will cause you to perish until no from non-existence inhabitant dwelling-one of
Verse 5 ה֗וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy Woe Woe! HTj יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants dwellers of HVqrmpc חֶ֥בֶל 𐤇𐤁𐤋 chevel seacoast binding-cord of HNcbsc הַ/יָּ֖ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam of the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa גּ֣וֹי 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy nation people-group HNcmsc כְּרֵתִ֑ים 𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤌 keretim Cherethites Kerethites Keretim HNgmpa דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar word word of HNcmsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עֲלֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem against you upon you HR/Sp2mp כְּנַ֨עַן֙ 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 kenaan Canaan Kena'an Kenaan HNp אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land land HNcbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וְ/הַאֲבַדְתִּ֖י/ךְ 𐤅/𐤄𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤕𐤉/𐤊 vehaavadetikhe and I will destroy you and I will cause you to perish HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3fs מֵ/אֵ֥ין 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤍 meeyn until no from non-existence HR/Tn יוֹשֵֽׁב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev inhabitant dwelling-one of HVqrmsa
And it will be and he/it became the coast binding-cord of for the remnant for the remaining remnant of of the house house-of of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah upon them upon them they will pasture they shepherd in the houses in houses of of Ashkelon Ashkelon the Weighing-Place Asheqelon in the evening in the mingling dusk they will lie down they will lie down for for/because will visit them he will attend to them the LORD Yahweh Yahweh their God their mighty ones and will restore and he returned their captivity their captivity their captives their captivity
Verse 7 וְ/הָ֣יָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms חֶ֗בֶל 𐤇𐤁𐤋 chevel the coast binding-cord of HNcbsa לִ/שְׁאֵרִ֛ית 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 lisheerit for the remnant for the remaining remnant of HR/Ncfsc בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of the house house-of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp עֲלֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon them upon them HR/Sp3mp יִרְע֑וּ/ן 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤅/𐤍 yireun they will pasture they shepherd HVqi3mp/Sn בְּ/בָתֵּ֣י 𐤁/𐤁𐤕𐤉 bevatey in the houses in houses of HR/Ncmpc אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן 𐤀𐤔𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤍 asheqelon of Ashkelon Ashkelon the Weighing-Place Asheqelon HNp בָּ/עֶ֨רֶב֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 baerev in the evening in the mingling dusk HRd/Ncmsa יִרְבָּצ֔וּ/ן 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤑𐤅/𐤍 yirebatsun they will lie down they will lie down HVqi3mp/Sn כִּ֧י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC יִפְקְדֵ֛/ם 𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃/𐤌 yifeqedem will visit them he will attend to them HVqi3ms/Sp3mp יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eloheyhem Mulimu (Lozi) their God their mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ/שָׁ֥ב 𐤅/𐤔𐤁 veshav and will restore and he returned HC/Vqq3ms שבות/ם 𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 shvvtm their captivity their captivity HNcfsc/Sp3mp שְׁבִיתָֽ/ם 𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤌 shevitam their captives their captivity HNcfsc/Sp3mp
therefore accordingly I live living I I declares solemn utterance of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of hosts organized hosts God mighty ones of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael surely for/because Moab Moab Moav like Sodom like Sedom like Sedom will be you will become and sons of and sons of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon like Gomorrah like Gomorrah like Amorah possession estate of of weeds thorny bramble and salt pit and excavated pit of of salt salt and desolation and utter desolation until up to forever hidden age remnant surviving remainder of my people my people will plunder them they will plunder them and remainder and remainder of of nation people-group of my nation my people-group will possess them they will inherit them
Verse 9 לָ/כֵ֣ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly HR/D חַי 𐤇𐤉 chay I live living HAamsa אָ֡נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs נְאֻם֩ 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֜וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts HNcbpa אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki surely for/because HC מוֹאָ֞ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav Moab Moab Moav HNp כִּ/סְדֹ֤ם 𐤊/𐤎𐤃𐤌 kisedom like Sodom like Sedom like Sedom HR/Np תִּֽהְיֶה֙ 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh will be you will become HVqi3fs וּ/בְנֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) and sons of and sons of HC/Ncmpc עַמּוֹן֙ 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp כַּֽ/עֲמֹרָ֔ה 𐤊/𐤏𐤌𐤓𐤄 kaamorah like Gomorrah like Gomorrah like Amorah HR/Np מִמְשַׁ֥ק 𐤌𐤌𐤔𐤒 mimeshaq possession estate of HNcmsc חָר֛וּל 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤋 charul of weeds thorny bramble HNcmsa וּ/מִכְרֵה 𐤅/𐤌𐤊𐤓𐤄 umikhereh and salt pit and excavated pit of HC/Ncmsc מֶ֥לַח 𐤌𐤋𐤇 melach of salt salt HNcmsa וּ/שְׁמָמָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤌𐤄 ushemamah and desolation and utter desolation HC/Ncfsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age HNcmsa שְׁאֵרִ֤ית 𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 sheerit remnant surviving remainder HNcfsc עַמִּ/י֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami of my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs יְבָזּ֔וּ/ם 𐤉𐤁𐤆𐤅/𐤌 yevazum will plunder them they will plunder them HVqi3mp/Sp3mp וְ/יֶ֥תֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓 veyeter and remainder and remainder of HC/Ncmsc גוי 𐤂𐤅𐤉 gvy of nation people-group HNcmsa גּוֹיִ֖/י 𐤂𐤅𐤉/𐤉 goyi of my nation my people-group HNcmsc/Sp1cs יִנְחָלֽוּ/ם 𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤅/𐤌 yinechalum will possess them they will inherit them HVqi3mp/Sp3mp
terrible one to be feared the LORD Yahweh Yahweh over-them upon them for for/because famish thin [direct object marker] object-marker all entirety of gods mighty ones of the-earth the earth and-they-shall-bow-down and let them bow themselves down to-him — each-man man from-his-place from his standing-place all the whole of isles coastlands of the-nations the people-groups
Verse 11 נוֹרָ֤א 𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤀 nora tina (Bemba) terrible one to be feared HVNrmsa יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem over-them upon them HR/Sp3mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC רָזָ֔ה 𐤓𐤆𐤄 razah famish thin HVqp3ms אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty ones of HNcmpc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/יִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 veyishetachavu and-they-shall-bow-down and let them bow themselves down HC/Vvi3mp ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to-him HR/Sp3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each-man man HNcmsa מִ/מְּקוֹמ֔/וֹ 𐤌/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤅 mimeqomo from-his-place from his standing-place HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsc אִיֵּ֥י 𐤀𐤉𐤉 iyey isles coastlands of HNcmpc הַ/גּוֹיִֽם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the-nations the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa
and flocks will lie down and they lay down in the midst of her in her midst herds mustered herds every entirety of kind of wild animal his living creature of the nation people-group both also the pelican vomiting pelican and also the hedgehog desert hedgehog in the capitals of her pillars in her ornamental bulbs will lodge they lodge overnight a voice sound of shall sing he will sing out in the window in the pierced opening desolation parched desolation on the threshold in the boundary-basin for for/because cedar work cedar paneling will be laid bare he stripped bare
Verse 14 וְ/רָבְצ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤓𐤁𐤑𐤅 veravetsu and flocks will lie down and they lay down HC/Vqq3cp בְ/תוֹכָ֤/הּ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤄 vetokhah in the midst of her in her midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs עֲדָרִים֙ 𐤏𐤃𐤓𐤉𐤌 adarim herds mustered herds HNcmpa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc חַיְת/וֹ 𐤇𐤉𐤕/𐤅 chayeto kind of wild animal his living creature HNcfsc/Sp3ms ג֔וֹי 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy of the nation people-group HNcmsa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam both also HTa קָאַת֙ 𐤒𐤀𐤕 qaat the pelican vomiting pelican HNcfsa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 and also HTa קִפֹּ֔ד 𐤒𐤐𐤃 qipod the hedgehog desert hedgehog HNcmsa בְּ/כַפְתֹּרֶ֖י/הָ 𐤁/𐤊𐤐𐤕𐤓𐤉/𐤄 bekhafetoreyha in the capitals of her pillars in her ornamental bulbs HR/Ncmpc/Sp3fs יָלִ֑ינוּ 𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅 yalinu will lodge they lodge overnight HVqi3mp ק֠וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol a voice sound of HNcmsa יְשׁוֹרֵ֤ר 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤓 yeshorer shall sing he will sing out HVoi3ms בַּֽ/חַלּוֹן֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤍 bachalon in the window in the pierced opening HRd/Ncbsa חֹ֣רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 chorev desolation parched desolation HNcmsa בַּ/סַּ֔ף 𐤁/𐤎𐤐 basaf on the threshold in the boundary-basin HRd/Ncmsa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אַרְזָ֖ה 𐤀𐤓𐤆𐤄 arezah cedar work cedar paneling HNcfsa עֵרָֽה 𐤏𐤓𐤄 erah will be laid bare he stripped bare HVpp3ms
This this one the city the watchful settlement exultant exultant that dwells the dwelling-one in security security that says the saying-one in her heart in her inner-core I I and none besides me and my limit any more still, again, further How How? has she become she became a desolation for utter desolation a place of lying down reclining place for beasts to a living creature Everyone the whole of passing by one crossing over by her upon her will hiss he will whistle will shake he will cause to sway his hand his hand
Verse 15 זֹ֞֠את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot This this one HPdxfs הָ/עִ֤יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa הָ/עַלִּיזָה֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤆𐤄 haalizah exultant exultant HTd/Aafsa הַ/יּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤕 hayoshevet that dwells the dwelling-one HTd/Vqrfsa לָ/בֶ֔טַח 𐤋/𐤁𐤈𐤇 lavetach in security security HR/Ncmsa הָ/אֹֽמְרָה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤄 haomerah that says the saying-one HTd/Vqrfsa בִּ/לְבָבָ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤄 bilevavah in her heart in her inner-core HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs וְ/אַפְסִ֣/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤎/𐤉 veafesi and none besides me and my limit HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs ע֑וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od any more still, again, further HD אֵ֣יךְ 𐤀𐤉𐤊 eykhe How How? HTi הָיְתָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah has she become she became HVqp3fs לְ/שַׁמָּ֗ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤄 leshamah a desolation for utter desolation HR/Ncfsa מַרְבֵּץ֙ 𐤌𐤓𐤁𐤑 marebets a place of lying down reclining place HNcmsa לַֽ/חַיָּ֔ה 𐤋/𐤇𐤉𐤄 lachayah for beasts to a living creature HRd/Ncfsa כֹּ֚ל 𐤊𐤋 kol Everyone the whole of HNcmsa עוֹבֵ֣ר 𐤏𐤅𐤁𐤓 over passing by one crossing over HVqrmsa עָלֶ֔י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha by her upon her HR/Sp3fs יִשְׁרֹ֖ק 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤒 yisheroq will hiss he will whistle HVqi3ms יָנִ֥יעַ 𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤏 yania will shake he will cause to sway HVhi3ms יָדֽ/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms
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