Zephaniah
Zephaniah 1:11
11Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow,f
for all your merchantsg will be silenced;
all who weigh out silver will be cut off.
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wail | הֵילִ֖ילוּ | hê·lî·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H3213 howl, make a howling |
| O dwellers | יֹשְׁבֵ֣י | yō·šə·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| of the Hollow | הַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁ | ham·maḵ·têš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4389 mortar |
| for | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your merchants | עַ֣ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| will be silenced | נִדְמָה֙ | niḏ·māh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1820 cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who weigh out | נְטִ֥ילֵי | nə·ṭî·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5187 laden |
| silver | כָֽסֶף׃ | ḵā·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| will be cut off | נִכְרְת֖וּ | niḵ·rə·ṯū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3772 cut off, cut down |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 5:1 · Ezekiel 21:12 · Hosea 12:7–8 · Jeremiah 25:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.