Zephaniah 3
1 woe! to flap and to defile [the] city [the] to oppress
Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, the oppressing city.
2 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
She did not obey the voice. She did not receive correction. She did not trust in the LORD. She did not draw near to her God.
3 ruler her in/on/with entrails: among her lion to roar to judge her wolf evening not to reserve to/for morning
Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.
4 prophet her be reckless human treachery priest her to profane/begin: profane holiness to injure instruction
Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.
5 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
The LORD, in the midst of her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn't fail, but the unjust know no shame.
6 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
I have cut off nations. Their battlements are desolate. I have made their streets waste, so that no one passes by. Their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.
7 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
I said, "Just fear me. Receive correction, so that her dwelling won't be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her." But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.
8 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
"Therefore wait for me," says the LORD, "until the day that I rise up as a witness. For my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour on them my indignation, even all my fierce anger. For all the earth will be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
9 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
For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on the name of the LORD, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.
10 from side: beyond to/for river Cush worshiper my daughter (to scatter my *L(abh)*) to conduct [emph?] offering my
From beyond the rivers of Cush, my worshipers, even the daughter of my dispersed people, will bring my offering.
11 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
In that day you will not be disappointed for all your doings, in which you have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of you your proudly exulting ones, and you will no more be haughty in my holy mountain.
12 and to remain in/on/with entrails: among your people afflicted and poor and to seek refuge in/on/with name LORD
But I will leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they will take refuge in the name of the LORD.
13 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
The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, neither will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they will feed and lie down, and no one will make them afraid."
14 to sing daughter Zion to shout Israel to rejoice and to exult in/on/with all heart daughter Jerusalem
Sing, daughter of Zion. Shout, Israel. Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.
15 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
The LORD has taken away your judgments. He has thrown out your enemy. The King of Israel, the LORD, is in the midst of you. You will not be afraid of evil any more.
16 in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to say to/for Jerusalem not to fear Zion not to slacken hand your
In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, "Do not be afraid, Zion. Do not let your hands be weak."
17 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
The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
18 to suffer from meeting: festival to gather from you to be tribute upon her reproach
I will remove those who grieve about the appointed feasts from you. They are a burden and a reproach to you.
19 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
Look, at that time I will deal with all those who afflict you, and I will save those who are lame, and gather those who were driven away. I will give them praise and honor, whose shame has been in all the earth.
20 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
At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your eyes, says the LORD.
