Zephaniah

Zephaniah 1:12

¹²And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps

and punish the men settled in complacency,^h

who say to themselves,

‘The LORD will do nothing,

either good or bad.’

Footnotes

h 1:12 Or thickening on the dregs

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וְהָיָה֙	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
at that	הַהִ֔יא	ha·hî	Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
time	בָּעֵ֣ת	bā·‘êṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
I will search	אֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ	’ă·ḥap·pêś	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2664 search
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
with lamps	בַּנֵּר֑וֹת	ban·nê·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5216 lamp
and punish	וּפָקַדְתִּ֣י	ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
the men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
settled	הַקֹּֽפְאִים֙	haq·qō·p̄ə·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7087 thicken, condense, congeal
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
complacency	שִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔ם	šim·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8105 lees, dregs
who say	הָאֹֽמְרִים֙	hā·’ō·mə·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to themselves	בִּלְבָבָ֔ם	bil·ḇā·ḇām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
The LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will do nothing	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
either good	יֵיטִ֥יב	yê·ṭîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
or bad	יָרֵֽעַ׃	yā·rê·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7489 be evil, bad

Cross-references

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Amos 6:1 · Jeremiah 48:11 · Ezekiel 8:12 · Ezekiel 9:9 · Malachi 3:14–15 · Amos 9:1–3 · 2 Peter 3:4 · Obadiah 1:6 · Jeremiah 10:5 · Psalm 14:1 · Psalm 94:7 · Jeremiah 16:16–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.