Zephaniah

Zephaniah 1:2–3

²“I will completely sweep away

everything from the face of the earth,”

declares the LORD.

³“I will sweep away man and beast;

I will sweep away the birds of the air,

and the fish of the sea,

and the idols with their wicked worshipers.^a

I will cut off mankind

from the face of the earth,”

declares the LORD.

Footnotes

a 1:3 Or and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble

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Zephaniah 1:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will completely sweep away	אָסֹ֨ף	’ā·sōp̄	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H622 gather, remove
everything	כֹּ֗ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
from	מֵעַ֛ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the face	פְּנֵ֥י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the earth	הָאֲדָמָ֖ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Zephaniah 1:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will sweep away	אָסֵ֨ף	’ā·sêp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - first person common singular	H5486 come to an end, cease
man	אָדָ֜ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
and beast	וּבְהֵמָ֗ה	ū·ḇə·hê·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
I will sweep away	אָסֵ֤ף	’ā·sêp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - first person common singular	H5486 come to an end, cease
the birds	עוֹף־	‘ō·wp̄-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and the fish	וּדְגֵ֣י	ū·ḏə·ḡê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1709 fish
of the sea	הַיָּ֔ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and the idols	וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹת	wə·ham·maḵ·šê·lō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4384 overthrown mass
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
their wicked	הָרְשָׁעִ֑ים	hā·rə·šā·‘îm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
I will cut off	וְהִכְרַתִּ֣י	wə·hiḵ·rat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
mankind	הָאָדָ֗ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
from	מֵעַ֛ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the face	פְּנֵ֥י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the earth	הָאֲדָמָ֖ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Zephaniah 1:2 2 Kings 22:16–17 · Micah 7:13 · Jeremiah 36:29 · Ezekiel 33:27–29 · Genesis 6:7 · Jeremiah 6:8–9 · Jeremiah 34:22 · Jeremiah 24:8–10 · 2 Chronicles 36:21 · Isaiah 6:11

Zephaniah 1:3 Hosea 4:3 · Ezekiel 7:19 · Matthew 23:39 · Isaiah 27:9 · Ezekiel 14:13–21 · Jeremiah 12:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.