Zephaniah

Zephaniah 2:13

¹³And He will stretch out His hand against the north

and destroy Assyria;

He will make Nineveh a desolation,

as dry as a desert.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And He will stretch out	וְיֵ֤ט	wə·yêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
His hand	יָדוֹ֙	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the north	צָפ֔וֹן	ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
and destroy	וִֽיאַבֵּ֖ד	wî·’ab·bêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6 perish
Assyria	אַשּׁ֑וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
He will make	וְיָשֵׂ֤ם	wə·yā·śêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
Nineveh	נִֽינְוֵה֙	nî·nə·wêh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5210 Nineveh
a desolation	לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה	liš·mā·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
as dry	צִיָּ֖ה	ṣî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6723 dryness, drought
as a desert	כַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃	kam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.