Zephaniah

Zephaniah 2:8–10

⁸“I have heard the reproach of Moab

and the insults of the Ammonites,

who have taunted My people

and threatened their borders.

⁹Therefore, as surely as I live,”

declares the LORD of Hosts,

the God of Israel,

“surely Moab will be like Sodom

and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—

a place of weeds and salt pits,

a perpetual wasteland.

The remnant of My people will plunder them;

the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”

¹⁰This they shall have in return for their pride,

for taunting and mocking the people

of the LORD of Hosts.

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Zephaniah 2:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have heard	שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙	šā·ma‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
the reproach	חֶרְפַּ֣ת	ḥer·paṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2781 reproach
of Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
and the insults	וְגִדּוּפֵ֖י	wə·ḡid·dū·p̄ê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1421 vilification
of the Ammonites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
who	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
have taunted	חֵֽרְפוּ֙	ḥê·rə·p̄ū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2778 reproach
My people	עַמִּ֔י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
and threatened	וַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּ	way·yaḡ·dî·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1431 grow up, become great
their borders	גְּבוּלָֽם׃	gə·ḇū·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1366 border, boundary, territory

Zephaniah 2:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֣ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
as surely as I	אָ֡נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
live	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
declares	נְאֻם֩	nə·’um	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֜וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
surely	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Moab	מוֹאָ֞ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
will be	תִּֽהְיֶה֙	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like Sodom	כִּסְדֹ֤ם	kis·ḏōm	Preposition-k; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
and the Ammonites	וּבְנֵ֤י	ū·ḇə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
like Gomorrah	כַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔ה	ka·‘ă·mō·rāh	Preposition-k; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6017 Gomorrah
a place	מִמְשַׁ֥ק	mim·šaq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4476 possession
of weeds	חָר֛וּל	ḥā·rūl	Noun - masculine singular	H2738 chickpea
and	וּמִכְרֵה־	ū·miḵ·rêh-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4379 pit (?)
salt pits	מֶ֥לַח	me·laḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4417 salt
a perpetual	עוֹלָ֑ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
wasteland	וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה	ū·šə·mā·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
The remnant	שְׁאֵרִ֤ית	šə·’ê·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
of My people	עַמִּי֙	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
will plunder them	יְבָזּ֔וּם	yə·ḇāz·zūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H962 spoil, plunder
the remainder	וְיֶ֥תֶר	wə·ye·ṯer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
of My nation	גּוֹי	goy	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1471 nation, people
will dispossess them	יִנְחָלֽוּם׃	yin·ḥā·lūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H5157 get or take as a possession

Zephaniah 2:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	זֹ֥את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
they shall have	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
in return for	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
their pride	גְּאוֹנָ֑ם	gə·’ō·w·nām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1347 exaltation
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
taunting	חֵֽרְפוּ֙	ḥê·rə·p̄ū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2778 reproach
and mocking	וַיַּגְדִּ֔לוּ	way·yaḡ·di·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1431 grow up, become great
the people	עַ֖ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
of the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת׃	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Cross-references

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Zephaniah 2:8 Psalm 83:4–7 · Ezekiel 25:3–11 · Amos 1:13 · Jeremiah 49:1 · Jeremiah 48:27–29

Zephaniah 2:9 Isaiah 15:1–9 · Isaiah 11:14 · Deuteronomy 29:23 · Isaiah 25:10 · Jeremiah 48:1–49:6 · Isaiah 49:18 · Zephaniah 3:13 · Joel 3:19–20 · Zephaniah 2:14 · Jeremiah 49:18 · Zephaniah 2:7 · Amos 1:13–2:3

Zephaniah 2:10 Isaiah 16:6 · Jeremiah 48:29 · Zephaniah 2:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.