Zephaniah
Zephaniah 3:13
13The remnant of Israel
will no longer do wrong or speak lies,
nor will a deceitful tongue
be found in their mouths.
But they will feed and lie down,
with no one to make them tremble.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The remnant | שְׁאֵרִ֨ית | šə·’ê·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| will no longer | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| do | יַעֲשׂ֤וּ | ya·‘ă·śū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| wrong | עַוְלָה֙ | ‘aw·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5766 injustice, unrighteousness |
| speak | יְדַבְּר֣וּ | yə·ḏab·bə·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| lies | כָזָ֔ב | ḵā·zāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing |
| nor will | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a deceitful | תַּרְמִ֑ית | tar·mîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H8649 fraud |
| tongue | לְשׁ֣וֹן | lə·šō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H3956 tongue |
| be found | יִמָּצֵ֥א | yim·mā·ṣê | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| in their mouths | בְּפִיהֶ֖ם | bə·p̄î·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6310 mouth |
| But | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | הֵ֛מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| will feed | יִרְע֥וּ | yir·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| and lie down | וְרָבְצ֖וּ | wə·rā·ḇə·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out |
| with no one | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| to make them tremble | מַחֲרִֽיד׃ס | ma·ḥă·rîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H2729 tremble, be terrified |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 14:5 · Isaiah 60:21 · Micah 4:7 · Zephaniah 2:7 · Ezekiel 34:13–15 · Micah 4:4 · Isaiah 17:2 · John 1:47 · Jeremiah 23:4 · Isaiah 54:14 · Jeremiah 31:33 · Joel 3:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.