Zephaniah

Zephaniah 2:8–9

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.”

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Zephaniah 2:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙šā·ma‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH8085 hear
the reproachחֶרְפַּ֣תḥer·paṯNoun - feminine singular constructH2781 reproach
of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH4124 Moab
and the insultsוְגִדּוּפֵ֖יwə·ḡid·dū·p̄êConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1421 vilification
of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
have tauntedחֵֽרְפוּ֙ḥê·rə·p̄ūVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralH2778 reproach
My peopleעַמִּ֔י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
and threatenedוַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּway·yaḡ·dî·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1431 grow up, become great
their bordersגְּבוּלָֽם׃gə·ḇū·lāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH1366 border, boundary, territory

Zephaniah 2:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןlā·ḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
as surely as Iאָ֡נִי’ā·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
liveחַי־ḥay-Noun - masculine singularH2416 alive, living
declaresנְאֻם֩nə·’umNoun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯNoun - common pluralH6635 army, war, warfare
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
surelyכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Moabמוֹאָ֞בmō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH4124 Moab
will beתִּֽהְיֶה֙tih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like Sodomכִּסְדֹ֤םkis·ḏōmPreposition-k; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5467 Sodom
and the Ammonitesוּבְנֵ֤יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
like Gomorrahכַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔הka·‘ă·mō·rāhPreposition-k; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6017 Gomorrah
a placeמִמְשַׁ֥קmim·šaqNoun - masculine singular constructH4476 possession
of weedsחָר֛וּלḥā·rūlNoun - masculine singularH2738 chickpea
andוּמִכְרֵה־ū·miḵ·rêh-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH4379 pit (?)
salt pitsמֶ֥לַחme·laḥNoun - masculine singularH4417 salt
a perpetualעוֹלָ֑ם‘ō·w·lāmNoun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
wastelandוּשְׁמָמָ֖הū·šə·mā·māhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH8077 a devastation, waste
The remnantשְׁאֵרִ֤יתšə·’ê·rîṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
of My peopleעַמִּי֙‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
will plunder themיְבָזּ֔וּםyə·ḇāz·zūmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine pluralH962 spoil, plunder
the remainderוְיֶ֥תֶרwə·ye·ṯerConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3499 remainder, excellence, excess
of My nationגּוֹיgoyNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1471 nation, people
will dispossess themיִנְחָלֽוּם׃yin·ḥā·lūmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine pluralH5157 get or take as a possession

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.