Zephaniah
Zephaniah 2:11
11The LORD will be terrifying to them
when He starves all the gods of the earth.
Then the nations of every shore
will bow in worship to Him,
each in its own place.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will be terrifying | נוֹרָ֤א | nō·w·rā | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| to them | עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| when | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He starves | רָזָ֔ה | rā·zāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7329 be or grow lean |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the gods | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of the earth | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| Then the nations | הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| of every | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| shore | אִיֵּ֥י | ’î·yê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H339 coast, region |
| will bow in worship | וְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ | wə·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7812 bow down |
| to Him | לוֹ֙ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| each | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| in its own place | מִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹ | mim·mə·qō·w·mōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 13:2 · Micah 4:1–3 · Zechariah 14:9–21 · Psalm 72:8–11 · Psalm 117:1–2 · Isaiah 24:14–16 · Isaiah 2:2–4 · Genesis 10:5 · Psalm 138:4 · Zechariah 2:11 · Malachi 1:11 · Hosea 2:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.