צְפַנְיָה 1

1 דְּבַר־יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֗ה אֶל־צְפַנְיָה֙ בֶּן־כּוּשִׁ֣י בֶן־גְּדַלְיָ֔ה בֶּן־אֲמַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן־חִזְקִיָּ֑ה בִּימֵ֛י יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֖ון מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃

word LORD which to be to(wards) Zephaniah son: child Cushi son: child Gedaliah son: child Amariah son: child Hezekiah in/on/with day Josiah son: child Amon king Judah

2 אָסֹ֨ף אָסֵ֜ף כֹּ֗ל מֵעַ֛ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

to gather to cease all from upon face: surface [the] land: planet utterance LORD

3 אָסֵ֨ף אָדָ֜ם וּבְהֵמָ֗ה אָסֵ֤ף עֹוף־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וּדְגֵ֣י הַיָּ֔ם וְהַמַּכְשֵׁלֹ֖ות אֶת־הָרְשָׁעִ֑ים וְהִכְרַתִּ֣י אֶת־הָאָדָ֗ם מֵעַ֛ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

to cease man and animal to cease bird [the] heaven and fish [the] sea and [the] ruins with [the] wicked and to cut: eliminate [obj] [the] man from upon face: surface [the] land: planet utterance LORD

4 וְנָטִ֤יתִי יָדִי֙ עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וְעַ֖ל כָּל־יֹושְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְהִכְרַתִּ֞י מִן־הַמָּקֹ֤ום הַזֶּה֙ אֶת־שְׁאָ֣ר הַבַּ֔עַל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם הַכְּמָרִ֖ים עִם־הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃

and to stretch hand my upon Judah and upon all to dwell Jerusalem and to cut: cut from [the] place [the] this [obj] remnant [the] Baal [obj] name [the] pagan priest with [the] priest

5 וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥ים עַל־הַגַּגֹּ֖ות לִצְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְאֶת־הַמִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ הַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים בְּמַלְכָּֽם׃

and [obj] [the] to bow upon [the] roof to/for army [the] heaven and [obj] [the] to bow [the] to swear to/for LORD and [the] to swear in/on/with Milcom

6 וְאֶת־הַנְּסֹוגִ֖ים מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־בִקְשׁ֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א דְרָשֻֽׁהוּ׃

and [obj] [the] to turn from after LORD and which not to seek [obj] LORD and not to seek him

7 הַ֕ס מִפְּנֵ֖י אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה כִּ֤י קָרֹוב֙ יֹ֣ום יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־הֵכִ֧ין יְהוָ֛ה זֶ֖בַח הִקְדִּ֥ישׁ קְרֻאָֽיו׃

to silence from face: before Lord YHWH/God for near day LORD for to establish: prepare LORD sacrifice to consecrate: consecate to call: call to his

8 וְהָיָ֗ה בְּיֹום֙ זֶ֣בַח יְהוָ֔ה וּפָקַדְתִּ֥י עַל־הַשָּׂרִ֖ים וְעַל־בְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְעַ֥ל כָּל־הַלֹּבְשִׁ֖ים מַלְבּ֥וּשׁ נָכְרִֽי׃

and to be in/on/with day sacrifice LORD and to reckon: punish upon [the] ruler and upon son: child [the] king and upon all [the] to clothe garment foreign

9 וּפָקַדְתִּ֗י עַ֧ל כָּל־הַדֹּולֵ֛ג עַל־הַמִּפְתָּ֖ן בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא הַֽמְמַלְאִ֛ים בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם חָמָ֥ס וּמִרְמָֽה׃ ס

and to reckon: punish upon all [the] to leap upon [the] threshold in/on/with day [the] he/she/it [the] to fill house: home lord their violence and deceit

10 וְהָיָה֩ בַיֹּ֨ום הַה֜וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה קֹ֤ול צְעָקָה֙ מִשַּׁ֣עַר הַדָּגִ֔ים וִֽילָלָ֖ה מִן־הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּדֹ֖ול מֵהַגְּבָעֹֽות׃

and to be in/on/with day [the] he/she/it utterance LORD voice cry from gate [the] Fish (Gate) and wailing from [the] Second [Quarter] and breaking great: large from [the] hill

11 הֵילִ֖ילוּ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁ כִּ֤י נִדְמָה֙ כָּל־עַ֣ם כְּנַ֔עַן נִכְרְת֖וּ כָּל־נְטִ֥ילֵי כָֽסֶף׃

to wail to dwell [the] Mortar for to cease all people merchant to cut: eliminate all laden silver: money

12 וְהָיָה֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא אֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם בַּנֵּרֹ֑ות וּפָקַדְתִּ֣י עַל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַקֹּֽפְאִים֙ עַל־שִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔ם הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ בִּלְבָבָ֔ם לֹֽא־יֵיטִ֥יב יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א יָרֵֽעַ׃

and to be in/on/with time [the] he/she/it to search [obj] Jerusalem in/on/with lamp and to reckon: punish upon [the] human [the] to congeal upon dreg their [the] to say in/on/with heart their not be good LORD and not be evil

13 וְהָיָ֤ה חֵילָם֙ לִמְשִׁסָּ֔ה וּבָתֵּיהֶ֖ם לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה וּבָנ֤וּ בָתִּים֙ וְלֹ֣א יֵשֵׁ֔בוּ וְנָטְע֣וּ כְרָמִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁתּ֖וּ אֶת־יֵינָֽם׃

and to be strength: rich their to/for plunder and house: home their to/for devastation and to build house: home and not to dwell and to plant vineyard and not to drink [obj] wine their

14 קָרֹ֤וב יֹום־יְהוָה֙ הַגָּדֹ֔ול קָרֹ֖וב וּמַהֵ֣ר מְאֹ֑ד קֹ֚ול יֹ֣ום יְהוָ֔ה מַ֥ר צֹרֵ֖חַ שָׁ֥ם גִּבֹּֽור׃

near day LORD [the] great: large near and quick much voice: sound day LORD bitter to cry there mighty man

15 יֹ֥ום עֶבְרָ֖ה הַיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא יֹ֧ום צָרָ֣ה וּמְצוּקָ֗ה יֹ֤ום שֹׁאָה֙ וּמְשֹׁואָ֔ה יֹ֥ום חֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ וַאֲפֵלָ֔ה יֹ֥ום עָנָ֖ן וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃

day fury [the] day [the] he/she/it day distress and distress day devastation and desolation day darkness and darkness day cloud and cloud

16 יֹ֥ום שֹׁופָ֖ר וּתְרוּעָ֑ה עַ֚ל הֶעָרִ֣ים הַבְּצֻרֹ֔ות וְעַ֖ל הַפִּנֹּ֥ות הַגְּבֹהֹֽות׃

day trumpet and shout upon [the] city [the] to gather/restrain/fortify and upon [the] corner [the] high

17 וַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִי לָאָדָ֗ם וְהָֽלְכוּ֙ כַּֽעִוְרִ֔ים כִּ֥י לַֽיהוָ֖ה חָטָ֑אוּ וְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְ דָּמָם֙ כֶּֽעָפָ֔ר וּלְחֻמָ֖ם כַּגְּלָלִֽים׃

and to constrain to/for man and to go: walk like/as blind for to/for LORD to sin and to pour: pour blood their like/as dust and intestine their like/as dung

18 גַּם־כַּסְפָּ֨ם גַּם־זְהָבָ֜ם לֹֽא־יוּכַ֣ל לְהַצִּילָ֗ם בְּיֹום֙ עֶבְרַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה וּבְאֵשׁ֙ קִנְאָתֹ֔ו תֵּאָכֵ֖ל כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־כָלָ֤ה אַךְ־נִבְהָלָה֙ יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה אֵ֥ת כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ס

also silver: money their also gold their not be able to/for to rescue them in/on/with day fury LORD and in/on/with fire jealousy his to eat all [the] land: country/planet for consumption surely to dismay to make with all to dwell [the] land: country/planet