Zephaniah

Zephaniah 1:15–16

¹⁵That day will be

a day of wrath,

a day of trouble and distress,

a day of destruction and desolation,

a day of darkness and gloom,

a day of clouds and blackness,

¹⁶a day of horn blast and battle cry

against the fortified cities,

and against the high corner towers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
That	הַה֑וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day will be	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
a day	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of wrath	עֶבְרָ֖ה	‘eḇ·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5678 overflow, arrogance, fury
a day	י֧וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of trouble	צָרָ֣ה	ṣā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
and distress	וּמְצוּקָ֗ה	ū·mə·ṣū·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4691 id.
a day	י֤וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of destruction	שֹׁאָה֙	šō·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7722 ravage (?)
and desolation	וּמְשׁוֹאָ֔ה	ū·mə·šō·w·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4875 desolation
a day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of darkness	חֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
and gloom	וַאֲפֵלָ֔ה	wa·’ă·p̄ê·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H653 darkness, gloominess, calamity
a day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of clouds	עָנָ֖ן	‘ā·nān	Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
and blackness	וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃	wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6205 cloud, heavy cloud

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of horn	שׁוֹפָ֖ר	šō·w·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H7782 horn
and battle cry	וּתְרוּעָ֑ה	ū·ṯə·rū·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8643 shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy
against	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the fortified	הַבְּצֻר֔וֹת	hab·bə·ṣu·rō·wṯ	Article; Adjective - feminine plural	H1219 cut off, make inaccessible
cities	הֶעָרִ֣ים	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
and against	וְעַ֖ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the high	הַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃	hag·gə·ḇō·hō·wṯ	Article; Adjective - feminine plural	H1364 high, exalted
corner towers	הַפִּנּ֥וֹת	hap·pin·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H6438 corner

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Zephaniah 1:15 Joel 2:2 · Isaiah 22:5 · Revelation 6:17

Zephaniah 1:16 Hosea 8:1 · Isaiah 2:12–15 · Isaiah 32:14 · Amos 3:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.