The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. LA PAROLE DU SEIGNEUR QUI VINT À SOPHONIE ... AU TEMPS DE JOSIAS. Si leurs idolâtries avaient été sous d'anciens roi... [ Continuer la lecture ]
I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD. JE CONSOMMERAI COMPLÈTEMENT - à partir d'une racine [ cuwp (H5486)] pour balayer ou gratter totalement. Voir la marge, Jérémie 8:13 ("Je vais sûrement les consommer"), en rassemblant je vais consommer, et ici. DE LA TERRE - d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling-blocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD. JE VAIS CONSOMMER L'HOMME ET LA BÊTE. Énumération en détail du "tout" (Sophonie 1:2: cf . Jérémie 9... [ Continuer la lecture ]
I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests; JE VAIS ÉGALEMENT ÉTIRER MA MAIN - indiquant un travail de vengeance remarquable et inhabituel (Ésaïe 5... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham; ET CEUX QUI ADORENT L'ARMÉE DU CIEL - Saba: d'où, contrairement au sabéisme, Yahvé est appelé Seigneur de Sabaoth. SUR LE DESSUS DES MAISONS - qui étaient pl... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired for him. ET CEUX QUI SE SONT DÉTOURNÉS DU SEIGNEUR; ET CEUX QUI N'ONT PAS CHERCHÉ LE SEIGNEUR - apo... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. TAIS-TOI EN PRÉSENCE DU SEIGNEUR DIEU - (Habacuc 2:20, "Le Seigneur est dans son temple saint que toute la terre se taise devant lui »). Que la terr... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel. JE PUNIRAI LES PRINCES - qui auraient dû être un exemple de bien pour les autres, mais qui étaient les meneurs de tout le mal.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit. CEUX QUI SAUTENT SUR LE SEUIL - les serviteurs des princes qui, après avoir pris la proie, comme des chiens pour leurs maîtres, sautent avec joie sur les seuils de l... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills. IL DOIT Y AVOIR LE BRUIT D'UN CRI PROVENANT DE LA PORTE DU POISSON - (2 Chroniques 33:14; Néhémie 3:3. Lors de la... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off. HURLEZ, HABITANTS DE MAKTESH - plutôt, "le mortier", un nom appliqué à la vallée de Siloé par sa forme creuse (Jérôme). L'article préfixé prouve qu'il ne s'agit pas d'un nom propre ... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil. À CE MOMENT-LÀ ... JE FOUILLERAI JÉRUSALEM AVEC DES BOUGIES - ou des lampes; afin de n... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof. ILS DOIVENT ... CONSTRUIRE DES MAISONS, MAIS PAS LES HABITER; ET ILS PLANTERONT DES VIGNES, MAIS N'EN BOI... [ Continuer la lecture ]
The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. LA VOIX DU JOUR DU SEIGNEUR - i: e., Yahweh inaugure ce jour avec un rugissement de vengeance contre les coupables (Jérémie 25:30; Amos 1:2," Le Sei... [ Continuer la lecture ]
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, UN JOUR DE GASPILLAGE ET DE DÉSOLATION. Les termes hébreux, par leur similitude de sons, Shoah, Umeshoah, expriment la morne monoton... [ Continuer la lecture ]
A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. UN JOUR DE TROMPETTE - à savoir, de l'ennemi assiégeant (Amos 2:2, "Moab mourra avec tumulte, avec des cris et avec le son de la trompette "). ET ALARME - le cri de guerre (Maurer). ET CONTRE LES HAUTES TO... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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 as dust, and their flesh as the dung. ILS MARCHERONT COMME DES AVEUGLES - incapables de voir où se tourner, afin de trouver une échappatoire aux... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. NI LEUR ARGENT NI LEUR OR NE POURRONT LES DÉLIVRER AU J... [ Continuer la lecture ]