Tanach
Tzefanyah 1:12-18 צפניה א׳:י״ב-י״ח
Part of: Chapter 1
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וְהָיָה בָּעֵת הַהִיא אֲחַפֵּשׂ אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בַּנֵּרוֹת וּפָקַדְתִּי עַל־הָאֲנָשִׁים הַקֹּֽפְאִים עַל־שִׁמְרֵיהֶם הָאֹֽמְרִים בִּלְבָבָם לֹא־יֵיטִיב יְהֹוָה וְלֹא יָרֵֽעַ׃
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Yerushalayim with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord does neither good, nor evil.
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Yerushalayim with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord does neither good, nor evil.
Rashi
הַקֹּפְאִים. הַצָּפִים עַל שִׁמְרֵיהֶם. ״וַיָּצֶף הַבַּרְזֶל״ (מלכים ב ו:ו) מְתַרְגְּמִינַן: ״וּקְפָא פַרְזְלָא״.
who are settled float on their lees. [As in] (II Kings 6:6) “And the axe blade floated,” rendered in Aramaic: וּקְפָא פַרְזְלָה.
הָאֹמְרִים בִּלְבָבָם לֹא יֵיטִיב ה׳. לְעוֹשֵׂי רְצוֹנוֹ.
who say in their heart, “The Lord shall do neither good...” to those who obey His will.
וְלֹא יָרֵעַ. לְעוֹבְרֵי רְצוֹנוֹ.
nor harm to those who transgress His will.
וְהָיָה חֵילָם לִמְשִׁסָּה וּבָתֵּיהֶם לִשְׁמָמָה וּבָנוּ בָתִּים וְלֹא יֵשֵׁבוּ וְנָטְעוּ כְרָמִים וְלֹא יִשְׁתּוּ אֶת־יֵינָֽם׃
Therefore their wealth shall become a prey, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine of them.
Therefore their wealth shall become a prey, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine of them.
קָרוֹב יוֹם־יְהֹוָה הַגָּדוֹל קָרוֹב וּמַהֵר מְאֹד קוֹל יוֹם יְהֹוָה מַר צֹרֵחַ שָׁם גִּבּֽוֹר׃
The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hastens greatly, the sound of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hastens greatly, the sound of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
Rashi
מַר צֹרֵחַ שָׁם גִּבּוֹר. הַגִּבּוֹר יִצְרַח שָׁם בְּקוֹל מַר.
wherein the mighty man cries bitterly The mighty man will cry out with a bitter voice.
יוֹם עֶבְרָה הַיּוֹם הַהוּא יוֹם צָרָה וּמְצוּקָה יוֹם שֹׁאָה וּמְשׁוֹאָה יוֹם חֹשֶׁךְ וַאֲפֵלָה יוֹם עָנָן וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness.
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness.
Rashi
יוֹם שׁוֹאָה. לְשׁוֹן ׳שִׁמָּמוֹן׳.
a day of ruin, an expression of desolation.
וּמְשׁוֹאָה. שִׁמָּמוֹן יוֹתֵר.
and desolation A greater degree of desolation.
יוֹם שׁוֹפָר וּתְרוּעָה עַל הֶעָרִים הַבְּצֻרוֹת וְעַל הַפִּנּוֹת הַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃
A day of shofar and alarm against the fortified cities, and against the high towers.
A day of shofar and alarm against the fortified cities, and against the high towers.
וַהֲצֵרֹתִי לָאָדָם וְהָֽלְכוּ כַּֽעִוְרִים כִּי לַֽיהֹוָה חָטָאוּ וְשֻׁפַּךְ דָּמָם כֶּעָפָר וּלְחֻמָם כַּגְּלָלִֽים׃
And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.
And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.
Rashi
וַהֲצֵרֹתִי לָאָדָם. לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הַקְּרוּיִים אָדָם.
And I will bring distress upon men Upon Israel, who is called “man.”
וּלְחֻמָּם. בְּשָׂרָם. וּלְשׁוֹן עַרְבִי, בָּשָׂר קוֹרִין ׳אַל לַחַם׳.
and their flesh their flesh. In Arabic, flesh is called al laham.
כַּגְּלָלִים. רְעִי.
like dung dung.
גַּם־כַּסְפָּם גַּם־זְהָבָם לֹא־יוּכַל לְהַצִּילָם בְּיוֹם עֶבְרַת יְהֹוָה וּבְאֵשׁ קִנְאָתוֹ תֵּאָכֵל כׇּל־הָאָרֶץ כִּֽי־כָלָה אַךְ־נִבְהָלָה יַעֲשֶׂה אֵת כׇּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָֽרֶץ׃ {ס}
Nor shall their silver or their gold be able to deliver them on the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make an end, indeed, a frightful end of all that dwell in the land.
Nor shall their silver or their gold be able to deliver them on the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make an end, indeed, a frightful end of all that dwell in the land.
אֲחַפֵּשׂ אֶת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בַּנֵּרוֹת. אֲדַקְדֵּק בַּעֲוֹנוֹתֵיהֶם.
I will search Jerusalem with candles I will judge their iniquities strictly.