Gather like stubbleהִתְקוֹשְׁשׁוּand gather,וָקוֹשּׁוּnationהַגּוֹיthat does notלֹאfeel longing,נִכְסָף
beforeבְּטֶרֶםthe decreeחֹקgives birthלֶדֶת—like chaffכְּמֹץthe dayיוֹםpasses—,עָבַרbeforeבְּטֶרֶם לֹאthere comesיָבוֹאupon youעֲלֵיכֶםthe burningחֲרוֹןof the angerאַףof YHWH,יְהוָהbeforeבְּטֶרֶם לֹאthere comesיָבוֹאupon youעֲלֵיכֶםthe dayיוֹםof the angerאַףof YHWH.יְהוָה
SeekבַּקְּשׁוּYHWH,יְהוָהallכָּלthe humbleעַנְוֵיof the earth,הָאָרֶץwhoאֲשֶׁרpracticeפָּעָלוּhis justice;מִשְׁפָּטוֹseekבַּקְּשׁוּrighteousness,צֶדֶקseekבַּקְּשׁוּhumility;עֲנָוָהperhapsאוּלַיyou will be hiddenתִּסָּתְרוּon the dayבְּיוֹםof the angerאַףof YHWH.יְהוָה
ForכִּיGazaעַזָּהwill be abandoned,עֲזוּבָה תִהְיֶהand Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְלוֹןa desolation;לִשְׁמָמָהAshdod,אַשְׁדּוֹדat noonבַּצָּהֳרַיִםthey will drive her out,יְגָרְשׁוּהָand Ekronוְעֶקְרוֹןwill be uprooted.תֵּעָקֵר
Woeהוֹיto the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the stripחֶבֶלof the sea,הַיָּםnationגּוֹיof the Cherethites!כְּרֵתִיםThe wordדְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהis against you:עֲלֵיכֶם“Canaan,כְּנַעַןlandאֶרֶץof the Philistines,פְּלִשְׁתִּיםI will destroy youוְהַאֲבַדְתִּיךְuntil there is noמֵאֵיןinhabitant.”יוֹשֵׁב
And the stripוְ חֶבֶלof the seaהַיָּםwill becomeהָיְתָהpastures,נְוֺתmeadowsכְּרֹתfor shepherds,רֹעִיםand foldsוְגִדְרוֹתfor sheep.צֹאן
And the stripוְ חֶבֶלwill belongהָיָהto the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִיתof the houseבֵּיתof Judah;יְהוּדָהon themעֲלֵיהֶםthey will graze;יִרְעוּןin the housesבְּבָתֵּיof Ashkelonאַשְׁקְלוֹןin the eveningבָּעֶרֶבthey will lie down;יִרְבָּצוּןforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohimאֱלֹהֵיהֶםwill attend to themיִפְקְדֵםand turn backוְשָׁבtheir captivity.שְׁבִיתָם
“I have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיthe reproachחֶרְפַּתof Moabמוֹאָבand the revilingsוְגִדּוּפֵיof the sonsבְּנֵיof Ammon,עַמּוֹןwith whichאֲשֶׁרthey reproachedחֵרְפוּmy peopleעַמִּיand made themselves greatוַיַּגְדִּילוּagainstעַלtheir territory.גְּבוּלָם
Therefore,לָכֵןas I live,חַי אָנִיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsurelyכִּיMoabמוֹאָבwill beתִּהְיֶהlike Sodom,כִּסְדֹםand the sonsוּבְנֵיof Ammonעַמּוֹןlike Gomorrah,כַּעֲמֹרָהa possessionמִמְשַׁקof nettlesחָרוּלand a pitוּמִכְרֵהof salt,מֶלַחand a desolationוּשְׁמָמָהforever;עַד עוֹלָםthe remnantשְׁאֵרִיתof my peopleעַמִּיwill plunder them,יְבָזּוּםand the restוְיֶתֶרof my nationגּוֹיִיwill inherit them.”יִנְחָלוּם
Thisזֹאתwill be theirsלָהֶםin place ofתַּחַתtheir pride,גְּאוֹנָםbecauseכִּיthey reproachedחֵרְפוּand made themselves greatוַיַּגְדִּלוּagainstעַלthe peopleעַםof YHWHיְהוָהTsevaot.צְבָאוֹת
Fearsomeנוֹרָאwill be YHWHיְהוָהagainst them,עֲלֵיהֶםforכִּיhe will make leanרָזָהallכָּלthe godsאֱלֹהֵיof the earth;הָאָרֶץand they will bow downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּto him,לוֹeachאִישׁfrom his place,מִמְּקוֹמוֹallכֹּלthe coastlandsאִיֵּיof the nations.הַגּוֹיִם
“You too,גַּם אַתֶּםCushites,כּוּשִׁיםtheyהֵמָּהwill be piercedחַלְלֵיby my sword.”חַרְבִּי
And he will stretch outוְיֵטhis handיָדוֹagainstעַלthe north,צָפוֹןand destroyוִיאַבֵּדAssyria,אַשּׁוּרand he will makeוְיָשֵׂםNinevehנִינְוֵהa desolation,לִשְׁמָמָהdryצִיָּהas the wilderness.כַּמִּדְבָּר
And flocksעֲדָרִיםwill lie downוְרָבְצוּin her midst,בְתוֹכָהּevery animalכָּל חַיְתוֹof the nations;גוֹיboth the pelicanגַּם קָאַתand the hedgehogגַּם קִפֹּדwill lodgeיָלִינוּin her capitals;בְּכַפְתֹּרֶיהָa voiceקוֹלwill singיְשׁוֹרֵרin the window;בַּחַלּוֹןdrynessחֹרֶבwill be on the threshold;בַּסַּףforכִּיher cedar workאַרְזָהhas been laid bare.עֵרָה
Thisזֹאתis the exultantהָעַלִּיזָהcityהָעִירwho satהַיּוֹשֶׁבֶתin security,לָבֶטַחwho saidהָאֹמְרָהin her heart,בִּלְבָבָהּ“I,אֲנִיand no oneוְאַפְסִיelse.”עוֹדHowאֵיךְshe has becomeהָיְתָהa horror,לְשַׁמָּהa resting placeמַרְבֵּץfor animals!לַחַיָּהEveryoneכֹּלwho passesעוֹבֵרby herעָלֶיהָwill hissיִשְׁרֹקand shakeיָנִיעַhis hand.יָדוֹ