Zephaniah

Zephaniah 3:1–2

1Woe to the city of oppressors,

rebellious and defiled!

2She heeded no voice;

she accepted no correction.

She does not trust in the LORD;

she has not drawn near to her God.

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Zephaniah 3:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Woeה֥וֹיhō·wInterjectionH1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to the cityהָעִ֖ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
of oppressorsהַיּוֹנָֽה׃hay·yō·w·nāhArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat
rebelliousמֹרְאָ֖הmō·rə·’āhVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH4754 rebel, whip, lash
and defiledוְנִגְאָלָ֑הwə·niḡ·’ā·lāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singularH1351 defile

Zephaniah 3:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
She heededשָֽׁמְעָה֙šā·mə·‘āhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH8085 hear
noלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
voiceבְּק֔וֹלbə·qō·wlPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
she acceptedלָקְחָ֖הlā·qə·ḥāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH3947 take
noלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
correctionמוּסָ֑רmū·sārNoun - masculine singularH4148 discipline
She does notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
trustבָטָ֔חָהḇā·ṭā·ḥāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH982 trust
in the LORDבַּֽיהוָה֙Yah·wehPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
she has notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
drawn nearקָרֵֽבָה׃qā·rê·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH7126 come near, approach
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
her Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ’ĕ·lō·he·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH430 God

Cross-references

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Zephaniah 3:1 Jeremiah 6:6 · Isaiah 30:12 · Isaiah 59:13 · Malachi 3:5 · Zechariah 7:10 · Ezekiel 22:7 · Jeremiah 22:17 · Leviticus 1:16 · Micah 2:2 · Isaiah 5:7

Zephaniah 3:2 Jeremiah 22:21 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Jeremiah 7:23–28 · Psalm 73:28 · Psalm 78:22 · Proverbs 5:12 · Jeremiah 32:33 · Psalm 10:4 · Deuteronomy 28:15–68 · Isaiah 43:22 · John 3:18–19 · Isaiah 29:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.