3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Zephaniah 1:3:1 ⧉אָסֵ֨ףasefI will sweep away Zephaniah 1:3:2 ⧉אָדָ֜םadamman or mankind Zephaniah 1:3:3 ⧉וּבְהֵמָ֗הuvehemaand beast Zephaniah 1:3:4 ⧉אָסֵ֤ףasefI will sweep away Zephaniah 1:3:5 ⧉עוֹף־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ofhashamayimbird of the heavens Zephaniah 1:3:6 ⧉וּדְגֵ֣יudegeand fish of Zephaniah 1:3:7 ⧉הַיָּ֔םhayamthe sea Zephaniah 1:3:8 ⧉וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹתvehammakhshelotand the stumbling blocks Zephaniah 1:3:9 ⧉אֶת־הָרְשָׁעִ֑יםethareshaimwith the wicked Zephaniah 1:3:10 ⧉וְהִכְרַתִּ֣יvehikhrattiand I will cut off Zephaniah 1:3:11 ⧉אֶת־הָאָדָ֗םethaadammankind Zephaniah 1:3:12 ⧉מֵעַ֛לmealfrom upon Zephaniah 1:3:13 ⧉פְּנֵ֥יpenethe face of Zephaniah 1:3:14 ⧉הָאֲדָמָ֖הhaadamathe ground or the land Zephaniah 1:3:15 ⧉נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃neumyahwehutterance of the LORD |
3. Formal Translation I will completely sweep away humans and beasts; I will likewise sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, and I will remove the stumbling blocks together with the wicked. I will cut off humanity from the face of the land, declares the LORD {Yahweh, Supreme Judge}. |
3. Dynamic Translation I will wipe out all people and animals; I will take away the birds that fly in the sky and the fish in the sea. I will clear away whatever causes people to stumble, along with the wicked. I will eradicate humankind from the surface of the earth, says the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Authority}. |