Zephaniah

Zephaniah 1:4–5

4“I will stretch out My hand against Judah

and against all who dwell in Jerusalem.

I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal,

the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests —

5those who bow on the rooftops

to worship the host of heaven,

those who bow down and swear by the LORD

but also swear by Milcom,b

Footnotes

  • b 1:5 Or by their king; Milcom is a variant of Molech; see Leviticus 18:21|LEV 18:21and 1 Kings 11:7.

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Zephaniah 1:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will stretch outוְנָטִ֤יתִיwə·nā·ṭî·ṯîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
My handיָדִי֙yā·ḏîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3027 hand
againstעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Judahיְהוּדָ֔הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
and againstוְעַ֖לwə·‘alConjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
who dwellיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyō·wō·šə·ḇêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֞יwə·hiḵ·rat·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH3772 cut off, cut down
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
thisהַזֶּה֙haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
placeהַמָּק֤וֹםham·mā·qō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
every remnantשְׁאָ֣רšə·’ārNoun - masculine singular constructH7605 remain, be left over
of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלhab·ba·‘alArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1168 owner, lord
the namesשֵׁ֥םšêmNoun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
of the idolatrousהַכְּמָרִ֖יםhak·kə·mā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3649 (idol-)priest
andעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃hak·kō·hă·nîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3548 priest

Zephaniah 1:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
those who bowהַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יםham·miš·ta·ḥă·wîmArticle; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine pluralH7812 bow down
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the rooftopsהַגַּגּ֖וֹתhag·gag·gō·wṯArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1406 roof, top
the hostלִצְבָ֣אliṣ·ḇāPreposition-l; Noun - common singular constructH6635 army, war, warfare
of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםhaš·šā·mā·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
those who bow downהַמִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ham·miš·ta·ḥă·wîmArticle; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine pluralH7812 bow down
and swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣יםhan·niš·bā·‘îmArticle; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralH7650 swear
by the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
but also swearוְהַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםwə·han·niš·bā·‘îmConjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralH7650 swear
by Milcomבְּמַלְכָּֽם׃bə·mal·kāmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH4428 king

Cross-references

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Zephaniah 1:4 Hosea 10:5 · 2 Kings 23:4–5 · Micah 5:13

Zephaniah 1:5 2 Kings 17:33 · Jeremiah 19:13 · 2 Kings 23:12 · 1 Kings 18:21 · 1 Kings 11:33 · 2 Kings 17:41 · Amos 5:26 · Joshua 23:7 · Jeremiah 4:2 · Jeremiah 5:7 · Isaiah 45:23 · Isaiah 44:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.