Book of Zephaniah

Secret-of-Yʜᴡ ­

the·speech·of ­Yʜᴡʜ ­that ­he·was ­to ­Secret-of-Yʜᴡ ­the·son·of ­Kushïte ­the·son·of ­Great-Yʜ

the·son·of ­Said-of-Yᴡh ­the·son·of ­Firm-by-Yʜᴡ

in·the·days⁺·of ­Buttressed-by-Yʜᴡ ­the·son·of ­Truth ­the·king·of ­Gloryhand :

gathering ­blasting ­all ­from·upon ­the·face⁺·of ­the·adamah ­the·revelation·of ­Yʜᴡʜ :

blasting ­adam ­and·beast ­blasting ­the·flyer·of ­the·skies⁺ ­and·the·fish⁺·of ­the·sea

and·the·stumbleblocks⁺ ­with ­the·wicked⁺

and·I·cut·down ­°the·adam ­from·upon ­the·face⁺·of ­the·adamah ­the·revelation·of ­Yʜᴡʜ :

and·I·branched·out ­my·hand ­upon ­Gloryhand

and·upon ­all·of ­the·settling⁺·of ­Torahshalom

and·I·cut·down ­from ­the·rising·place ­this ­°the·survivor·of ­the·Master

°the·name·of ­the·Nexuses⁺ ­near ­the·priests⁺ :

and·°that·prostrate·themselves⁺ ­upon ­the·roofs⁺ ­to·the·host·of ­the·skies⁺

and·°that·prostrate·themselves⁺ ­that·vow·seven⁺ ­to·Yʜᴡʜ

and·that·vow·seven⁺ ­in·King :

and·°that·are·skimmed·away⁺ ­from·after⁺ ­Yʜᴡʜ

and·that ­they·did·not·seek⁺ ­°Yʜᴡʜ ­and ­they·did·not·investigate⁺·him :

ꜝshush ­from·the·face⁺·of ­My·Lord ­Yʜᴡʜ

as ­present ­the·day·of ­Yʜᴡʜ

as ­he·made·sure ­Yʜᴡʜ ­offering ­he·made·sacred ­that·are·called⁺·him :

and·he·was ­in·the·day·of ­the·offering·of ­Yʜᴡʜ

and·I·reckoned ­upon ­the·princes⁺ ­and·upon ­the·sons⁺·of ­the·king

and·upon ­all ­the·robed·in⁺ ­robe ­unrecognized :

and·I·reckoned ­upon ­all·of ­that·leaps ­upon ­the·sill ­in·the·day ­he

that·fill⁺ ­the·house·of ­their·lords⁺ ­violence ­and·trickery :

and·he·was ­in·the·day ­he ­the·revelation·of ­Yʜᴡʜ ­voice·of ­cry ­from·the·gate·of ­the·fish⁺

and·yowling ­from ­the·Second·House

and·break ­great ­from·the·hills⁺ :

ꜝyowl⁺ ­the·settling⁺·of ­the·pestle

as ­he·was·silenced ­all·of ­the·people·of ­Cashiers⁺

they·were·cut·down⁺ ­all·of ­hoisting⁺·of ­silver :

and·he·was ­in·the·season ­she

I·search ­°Torahshalom ­in·the·lamps⁺

and·I·reckoned ­upon ­the·mortals⁺ ­the·congealeds⁺ ­upon ­their·watchlees⁺

that·say⁺ ­in·their·heart

he·does·not·do·good ­Yʜᴡʜ ­and ­he·does·not·do·bad :

and·he·was ­their·strength ­to·looting

and·their·houses⁺ ­to·desolation

and·they·built⁺ ­houses⁺ ­and ­they·do·not·settle⁺

and·they·planted⁺ ­orchards⁺

and ­they·do·not·drink⁺ ­°their·wine :

present ­the·day·of ­Yʜᴡʜ ­the·great

present ­and·speeding ­very

the·voice·of ­the·day·of ­Yʜᴡʜ

bitter ­hollering ­there ­hero :

day·of ­crossness ­the·day ­he

day·of ­rockiness ­and·overpouring ­day·of ­vanity ­and·vainness

day·of ­darkness ­and·blackness

day·of ­cloud ­and·sprinkling·cloud :

day·of ­shofair ­and·cheer

upon ­the·cities⁺ ­that·are·fortified⁺

and·upon ­the·corners⁺ ­the·climbing⁺ :

and·I·rocked·in ­to·the·adam ­and·they·walked⁺ ­as·the·blind⁺

as ­to·Yʜᴡʜ ­they·sinned⁺

and·he·was·spilled·out ­their·blood ­as·the·dust

and·their·bread ­as·the·dungrolls⁺ :

also ­their·silver ­also ­their·gold ­he·is·not·able ­to·snatch·them·away ­in·the·day·of ­the·crossness·of ­Yʜᴡʜ

and·in·the·fire·of ­his·jealousy

she·is·eaten ­all·of ­the·land

as ­altogether ­surely ­agitated ­he·does

with ­all·of ­the·settling⁺·of ­the·land :

ꜝstubble·yourselves·together⁺ ­and·ꜝstubble·together⁺

the·clan ­not ­silver :

in·ere ­enchilding ­prescription

as·chaff ­he·crossed·over ­day

in·ere ­he·does·not·enter ­upon·you⁺ ­the·scorching·of ­the·nostrils·of ­Yʜᴡʜ

in·ere ­he·does·not·enter ­upon·you⁺

the·day·of ­the·nostrils·of ­Yʜᴡʜ :

ꜝseek⁺ ­°Yʜᴡʜ ­all·of ­the·humiliated⁺·of ­the·land

that ­his·judgment ­they·worked⁺

ꜝseek⁺ ­justice ­ꜝseek⁺ ­humble

¿maybe ­you·are·hidden⁺

in·the·day·of ­the·nostrils·of ­Yʜᴡʜ :

as ­Mighty ­abandoned ­she·is

and·Shekelry ­to·desolation

Breaster ­in·the·noonpeak² ­they·drive·her·off⁺

and·Sterile ­she·is·sterilized :

¡oweh! ­the·settling⁺·of ­the·rope·of ­the·sea ­the·clan·of ­Cutters⁺

the·speech·of ­Yʜᴡʜ ­upon·you⁺ ­Cashiers⁺ ­the·land·of ­Palestinians⁺

and·I·caused·you·to·be·lost ­from·there·is·ńot ­settling :

and·she·was ­the·rope·of ­the·sea ­habitations⁺·of ­goathouses⁺·of ­tendents⁺ ­and·fences⁺·of ­sheep :

and·he·was ­rope ­to·the·survivor·of ­the·house·of ­Gloryhand ­upon·them ­they·tend⁺

in·the·houses⁺·of ­Shekelry ­in·the·evening ­they·lie·down⁺

as ­he·reckons·them ­Yʜᴡʜ ­their·Powers⁺ ­and·he·returned ­their·captives⁺ :

I·heard ­the·detraction·of ­From-Father

and·the·blasphemies⁺·of ­the·sons⁺·of ­Peopled

that ­they·detracted⁺ ­°my·people

and·they·make·great⁺ ­upon ­their·border :

to·surely ­living ­I ­the·revelation·of ­Yʜᴡʜ ­of·hosts⁺ ­Powers⁺·of ­Princepowr ­as ­From-Father ­as·Sodom ­she·is ­and·the·sons⁺·of ­Peopled ­as·Gomorrah

estate·of ­nettle ­and·drilling·place·of ­salt ­and·desolation ­unto ­eternity

the·survivor·of ­my·people ­they·spoil⁺·them

and·the·remainder·of ­my·clan ­they·derive⁺·them :

this ­to·them ­under ­their·majesty

as ­they·detracted⁺ ­and·they·make·great⁺

upon ­the·people·of ­Yʜᴡʜ ­of·hosts⁺ :

fearsome ­Yʜᴡʜ ­upon·them

as ­he·made·lean

°all·of ­Powers⁺·of ­the·land

and·they·prostrate·themselves⁺ ­to·him ­man ­from·his·rising·place

all·of ­the·islands⁺·of ­the·clans⁺ :

also ­you⁺ ­Kushïtes⁺

the·pierced⁺·of ­my·sword ­they⁺ :

and·ꜝlet·him·branch·out ­his·hand ­upon ­north

and·he·loses ­°Blessed

and·ꜝlet·him·place ­°Nineveh ­to·desolation

desert ­as·the·outspeak :

and·they·lay·down⁺ ­in·her·midst ­flocks⁺ ­all·of ­life·of ­clan

also ­vomitbird ­also ­severingbird

in·her·kaftowrs⁺ ­they·repose⁺

voice ­he·sings ­in·the·window-piercing ­withering ­in·the·portal

as ­cedarwork ­he·layed·bare :

this ­the·city ­the·exultant ­that·settles ­to·trust

that·says ­in·her·heart

I ­and·my·limit ­again

¿ħow ­she·was ­to·desolation ­lying·place ­to·the·life

all ­crosser ­upon·her

he·whistles ­he·rattles·around ­his·hand :

¡oweh! ­imperious ­and·goeled

the·city ­the·exiler :

she·did·not·hear ­in·voice

she·did·not·take ­instruction

in·Yʜᴡʜ ­she·did·not·trust

to ­her·Powers⁺ ­she·was·not·present :

her·princes⁺ ­in·her·impresence

lions⁺·of ­roaring⁺

her·judges⁺ ­jackals⁺·of ­evening

they·did·not·have·frame⁺ ­to·the·dayplow :

her·prophets⁺ ­raunchy⁺

mortals⁺·of ­covertness⁺

her·priests⁺ ­they·pierced⁺ ­sanctuary

they·did·violence⁺ ­torah :

Yʜᴡʜ ­just ­in·her·impresence

he·does·not·do ­evil

in·the·dayplow ­in·the·dayplow ­his·judgment ­he·gives ­to·the·light ­he·was·not·deflocked

and·not ­knowing ­evil ­shame :

I·cut·down ­clans⁺ ­they·were·desolated⁺ ­their·corners⁺

I·withered ­their·exteriors⁺ ­from·no ­crosser

they·fell·to·plots⁺ ­their·cities⁺ ­from·no ­man ­from·there·is·ńot ­settling :

I·said ­surely ­you·fear ­°me ­you·take ­instruction

and ­he·is·not·cut·down ­her·home

all ­that ­I·reckoned ­upon·her

surely ­they·yoked·up⁺ ­they·ruined⁺

all·of ­their·exploits⁺ :

to·surely ­ꜝlinger⁺ ­to·me ­the·revelation·of ­Yʜᴡʜ

to·the·day·of ­my·arising ­to·witness

as ­my·judgment ­to·gather ­clans⁺ ­to·collect·me ­kingdoms⁺ ­to·spill·out ­upon·them ­my·damnation ­all·of ­the·scorching·of ­my·nostrils

as ­in·the·fire·of ­my·jealousy

she·is·eaten ­all·of ­the·land :

as ­then ­I·convert ­to ­people⁺ ­lip ­clean

to·call ­all·of·them ­in·the·name·of ­Yʜᴡʜ

to·serve·him ­yoke ­one :

from·region·across ­to·the·streams⁺·of ­Kush

my·supplicants⁺ ­the·daughter·of ­my·been·scattered

they·make·course⁺ ­my·tribute :

in·the·day ­he ­you·are·not·ashamed ­from·all·of ­your·exploits⁺

that ­you·rebelled ­in·me

as ­then ­I·remove ­from·your·impresence ­the·exultant⁺·of ­your·majesty

and ­you·do·not·add ­to·climb ­again ­in·the·mount·of ­my·sanctuary :

and·I·let·survive ­in·your·impresence

people ­humiliated ­and·pulled·down

and·they·refuged⁺ ­in·the·name·of ­Yʜᴡʜ :

the·survivor·of ­Princepowr ­they·do·not·do⁺ ­evil ­and ­they·do·not·speak⁺ ­a·lie

and ­he·is·not·found ­in·their·mouth ­tongue·of ­trickery

as ­they⁺ ­they·tend⁺ ­and·they·lay·down⁺ ­and·there·is·ńot ­cause·for·shuddering :

ꜝshout ­the·daughter·of ­Tzion

ꜝcheer⁺ ­Princepowr

ꜝbe·glad ­and·ꜝexult ­in·all·of ­heart

the·daughter·of ­Torahshalom :

he·removed ­Yʜᴡʜ ­your·judgments⁺

he·refaced ­your·enemy

the·king·of ­Princepowr ­Yʜᴡʜ ­in·your·impresence

you·do·not·fear ­bad ­again :

in·the·day ­he

he·is·said ­to·Torahshalom ­ꜝdo·not·fear

Tzion ­ꜝlet·them·not·go·slack⁺ ­your·hands² :

Yʜᴡʜ ­your·Powers⁺ ­in·your·impresence ­hero ­he·saves

he·rejoices ­upon·you ­in·gladness ­he·crafts·silence ­in·his·love

he·twirls ­upon·you ­in·shouting :

sorrowing⁺ ­from·assembly ­I·gathered ­from·you ­they·were⁺

burden ­upon·her ­detraction :

¡lo!·me ­doing ­°all·of ­that·humiliate⁺·you ­in·the·season ­she

and·I·saved ­°that·limps ­and·that·is·banished ­I·collect

and·I·placed·them ­to·praise ­and·to·name

in·all·of ­the·land ­their·shame :

in·the·season ­she ­I·bring·in ­°you⁺

and·in·the·season ­my·collecting ­°you⁺

as ­I·give ­°you⁺ ­to·name ­and·to·praise ­in·all·of ­the·people⁺·of ­the·land

when·I·return ­°your⁺·captives⁺ ­to·your⁺·eyes² ­he·said ­Yʜᴡʜ :