Zephaniah

Zephaniah 1:18

¹⁸Neither their silver nor their gold

will be able to deliver them

on the Day of the LORD’s wrath.

The whole earth will be consumed

by the fire of His jealousy.”

For indeed, He will make a sudden end

of all who dwell on the earth.ⁱ

Footnotes

i 1:18 Or of all the people living in the land

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
their silver	כַּסְפָּ֨ם	kas·pām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3701 silver, money
nor	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
their gold	זְהָבָ֜ם	zə·hā·ḇām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2091 gold
will be able	יוּכַ֣ל	yū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to deliver them	לְהַצִּילָ֗ם	lə·haṣ·ṣî·lām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5337 strip, plunder
on the Day	בְּיוֹם֙	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of the LORD’s	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
wrath	עֶבְרַ֣ת	‘eḇ·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5678 overflow, arrogance, fury
The whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will be consumed	תֵּאָכֵ֖ל	tê·’ā·ḵêl	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
by the fire	וּבְאֵשׁ֙	ū·ḇə·’êš	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H784 fire
of His jealousy	קִנְאָת֔וֹ	qin·’ā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
indeed	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
He will make	יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a sudden	נִבְהָלָה֙	niḇ·hā·lāh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H926 alarm, dismay
end	כָלָ֤ה	ḵā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3617 completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation
of	אֵ֥ת	’êṯ	Direct object marker	H854 with
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who dwell	יֹשְׁבֵ֖י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃ס	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Zephaniah 3:8 · Ezekiel 7:19 · Proverbs 11:4 · Zephaniah 1:2–3 · Zephaniah 1:15 · Zephaniah 1:11 · Matthew 16:26 · Jeremiah 9:11 · Proverbs 18:11 · Jeremiah 9:23–24 · Ezekiel 16:38 · Isaiah 1:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.