< Zephaniah 3 >

1 Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!
woe! to flap and to defile [the] city [the] to oppress
2 She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.
not to hear: hear in/on/with voice not to take: recieve discipline in/on/with LORD not to trust to(wards) God her not to present: come
3 Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
ruler her in/on/with entrails: among her lion to roar to judge her wolf evening not to reserve to/for morning
4 Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.
prophet her be reckless human treachery priest her to profane/begin: profane holiness to injure instruction
5 The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.
LORD righteous in/on/with entrails: among her not to make: do injustice in/on/with morning in/on/with morning justice his to give: give to/for light not to lack and not to know unjust shame
6 “I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.
to cut: eliminate nation be desolate: destroyed corner their to destroy outside their from without to pass to waste city their from without man: anyone from nothing to dwell
7 I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.
to say surely to fear: revere [obj] me to take: recieve discipline and not to cut: eliminate habitation her all which to reckon: overseer upon her surely to rise to ruin all wantonness their
8 Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation— all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
to/for so to wait to/for me utterance LORD to/for day to arise: rise I to/for witness for justice: judgement my to/for to gather nation to/for to gather I kingdom to/for to pour: pour upon them indignation my all burning anger face: anger my for in/on/with fire jealousy my to eat all [the] land: country/planet
9 For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
for then to overturn to(wards) people lip: words to purify to/for to call: call to all their in/on/with name LORD to/for to serve: minister him shoulder one
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, My scattered people, will bring Me an offering.
from side: beyond to/for river Cush worshiper my daughter (to scatter my *L(abh)*) to conduct [emph?] offering my
11 On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.
in/on/with day [the] he/she/it not be ashamed from all wantonness your which to transgress in/on/with me for then to turn aside: remove from entrails: among your jubilant pride your and not to add: again to/for to exult still in/on/with mountain: mount holiness my
12 But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.
and to remain in/on/with entrails: among your people afflicted and poor and to seek refuge in/on/with name LORD
13 The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”
remnant Israel not to make: do injustice and not to speak: speak lie and not to find in/on/with lip their tongue deceitfulness for they(masc.) to pasture and to stretch and nothing to tremble
14 Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
to sing daughter Zion to shout Israel to rejoice and to exult in/on/with all heart daughter Jerusalem
15 The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
to turn aside: remove LORD justice: judgement your to turn enemy your king Israel LORD in/on/with entrails: among your not (to fear *L(V)*) bad: evil still
16 On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to say to/for Jerusalem not to fear Zion not to slacken hand your
17 The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
LORD God your in/on/with entrails: among your mighty man to save to rejoice upon you in/on/with joy be quiet in/on/with love his to rejoice upon you in/on/with cry
18 “I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.
to suffer from meeting: festival to gather from you to be tribute upon her reproach
19 Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.
look! I to make: do [obj] all to afflict you in/on/with time [the] he/she/it and to save [obj] [the] to limp and [the] to banish to gather and to set: make them to/for praise and to/for name in/on/with all [the] land: country/planet shame their
20 At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,”
in/on/with time [the] he/she/it to come (in): bring [obj] you and in/on/with time to gather I [obj] you for to give: make [obj] you to/for name and to/for praise in/on/with all people [the] land: country/planet in/on/with to return: rescue I [obj] captivity your to/for eye your to say LORD

< Zephaniah 3 >