Zephaniah 3

YHWH pronounces woe on rebellious Jerusalem for its corruption, oppression, and failure to heed correction despite his daily justice, but promises to remove the proud and leave a humble remnant who trust in the name of YHWH and live righteously.[1][3][4][7] He vows to restore pure speech to the nations, gather the dispersed, reverse their fortunes, and rejoice over Zion with singing, quieting her with his love as a mighty savior.[3][4][7]

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Verse 8 לָ/כֵ֤ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen Therefore for this established reason HR/D חַכּוּ 𐤇𐤊𐤅 chaku wait HVpv2mp לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לְ/י֖וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 leyom for the day for-the-day HR/Ncmsc קוּמִ֣/י 𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤉 qumi of my rising Rise up, you woman! HVqc/Sp1cs לְ/עַ֑ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤃 lead for prey HR/Ncmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC מִשְׁפָּטִ/י֩ 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤉 mishepati my judgment my judgment-decree HNcmsc/Sp1cs לֶ/אֱסֹ֨ף 𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤐 leesof to gather to gather in HR/Vqc גּוֹיִ֜ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim nations massed nations HNcmpa לְ/קָבְצִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤒𐤁𐤑/𐤉 leqavetsi to assemble them to gather me together HR/Vqc/Sp1cs מַמְלָכ֗וֹת 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 mamelakhot kingdoms kingly realms HNcfpa לִ/שְׁפֹּ֨ךְ 𐤋/𐤔𐤐𐤊 lishepokhe to pour to pour out HR/Vqc עֲלֵי/הֶ֤ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon them upon them HR/Sp3mp זַעְמִ/י֙ 𐤆𐤏𐤌/𐤉 zaemi my indignation my fury HNcmsc/Sp1cs כֹּ֚ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all whole-of HNcmsc חֲר֣וֹן 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 charon burning anger burning-of HNcmsc אַפִּ֔/י 𐤀𐤐/𐤉 api of my anger my nose HNcmsc/Sp1cs כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for (as reason or ground) HC בְּ/אֵ֣שׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 beesh in fire in fire HR/Ncbsc קִנְאָתִ֔/י 𐤒𐤍𐤀𐤕/𐤉 qineati of my zeal my jealous-ardor HNcfsc/Sp1cs תֵּאָכֵ֖ל 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 teakhel will be devoured she shall be consumed HVNi3fs כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 11 בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in-the-day on the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֗וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that that same one (he) HTd/Pp3ms לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תֵב֨וֹשִׁי֙ 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤔𐤉 tevoshi you-will-be-ashamed you (feminine) will be ashamed HVqi2fs מִ/כֹּ֣ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol because-of-all from-of every-his HR/Ncmsc עֲלִילֹתַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤊 alilotayikhe your-doings your dealings HNcfpc/Sp2fs אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr פָּשַׁ֖עַתְּ 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤕 pashaate you-have-rebelled you (feminine singular) have broken away in rebellion HVqp2fs בִּ֑/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi against-me HR/Sp1cs כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC אָ֣ז 𐤀𐤆 az then at-that-time HD אָסִ֣יר 𐤀𐤎𐤉𐤓 asir I-will-remove bound-one HVhi1cs מִ/קִּרְבֵּ֗/ךְ 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤊 miqirebekhe from-your-midst from your inner midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs עַלִּיזֵי֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤆𐤉 alizey the-proudly-exulting exultant ones of HAampc גַּאֲוָתֵ֔/ךְ 𐤂𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤊 gaavatekhe of-your-pride your swelling-pride HNcfsc/Sp2fs וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn תוֹסִ֧פִי 𐤕𐤅𐤎𐤐𐤉 tosifi you-will-add you (feminine) will add further HVhi2fs לְ/גָבְהָ֛ה 𐤋/𐤂𐤁𐤄𐤄 legavehah to-be-haughty HR/Vqc ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, yet, further HD בְּ/הַ֥ר 𐤁/𐤄𐤓 behar on-the-mountain in the mountain of HR/Ncmsc קָדְשִֽׁ/י 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤉 qadeshi my-holy my holiness HNcmsc/Sp1cs
Verse 19 הִנְ/נִ֥י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold, I Look—here I am! HTm/Sp1cs עֹשֶׂ֛ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh am dealing one doing, one making, he who does HVqrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with (definite object-marker) HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc מְעַנַּ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤉/𐤊 meanayikhe your oppressors your afflicters HVprmpc/Sp2fs בָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at that time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֑יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she herself HTd/Pp3fs וְ/הוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏𐤕𐤉 vehoshaeti and I will save and I will cause to be free HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/צֹּלֵעָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤑𐤋𐤏𐤄 hatsoleah the lame the limping woman HTd/Vqrfsa וְ/הַ/נִּדָּחָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤃𐤇𐤄 vehanidachah and the outcast and the driven-away woman HC/Td/VNsfsa אֲקַבֵּ֔ץ 𐤀𐤒𐤁𐤑 aqabets I will gather I will gather together HVpi1cs וְ/שַׂמְתִּי/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vesametim and I will make them and I will set them HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3mp לִ/תְהִלָּ֣ה 𐤋/𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤄 litehilah for praise for a praise-song HR/Ncfsa וּ/לְ/שֵׁ֔ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤌 uleshem and for renown and for a name HC/R/Ncmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in all HR/Ncmsc הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa בָּשְׁתָּֽ/ם 𐤁𐤔𐤕/𐤌 bashetam their shame their shame HNcfsc/Sp3mp
Verse 20 בָּ/עֵ֤ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at-that-time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִיא֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she herself HTd/Pp3fs אָבִ֣יא 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤀 avi I-will-bring father-of HVhi1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you-all HTo/Sp2mp וּ/בָ/עֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤕 uvaet and-at-the-time and in the appointed time HC/Rd/Ncbsa קַבְּצִ֣/י 𐤒𐤁𐤑/𐤉 qabetsi I-gather Gather me! HVpc/Sp1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem-2 you you-all HTo/Sp2mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC אֶתֵּ֨ן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I-will-give I will give HVqi1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem-3 you you-all HTo/Sp2mp לְ/שֵׁ֣ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤌 leshem for-a-name for the Name of HR/Ncmsa וְ/לִ/תְהִלָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤄 velitehilah and-for-praise and for a praise-song HC/R/Ncfsa בְּ/כֹל֙ 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol among-all in the whole HR/Ncmsc עַמֵּ֣י 𐤏𐤌𐤉 amey peoples peoples of HNcmpc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-earth the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa בְּ/שׁוּבִ֧/י 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤁/𐤉 beshuvi in-my-returning in my turning-back HR/Vqc/Sp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct-object-marker] (definite object-marker) HTo שְׁבוּתֵי/כֶ֛ם 𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 shevuteykhem your-captivities your captivities HNcfpc/Sp2mp לְ/עֵינֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 leeyneykhem before-your-eyes to your eyes (you men) HR/Ncbdc/Sp2mp אָמַ֥ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar has-said he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp