Zephaniah

Zephaniah 3:6

⁶“I have cut off the nations;

their corner towers are destroyed.

I have made their streets deserted

with no one to pass through.

Their cities are laid waste,

with no man, no inhabitant.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have cut off	הִכְרַ֣תִּי	hiḵ·rat·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
the nations	גוֹיִ֗ם	ḡō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
their corner towers	פִּנּוֹתָ֔ם	pin·nō·w·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6438 corner
are destroyed	נָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙	nā·šam·mū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
I have made	הֶחֱרַ֥בְתִּי	he·ḥĕ·raḇ·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H2717 be dry, dried up
their streets	חֽוּצוֹתָ֖ם	ḥū·ṣō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2351 the outside
with no one	מִבְּלִ֣י	mib·bə·lî	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
to pass through	עוֹבֵ֑ר	‘ō·w·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
Their cities	עָרֵיהֶ֛ם	‘ā·rê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5892 excitement
are laid waste	נִצְדּ֧וּ	niṣ·dū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6658 lie in wait
with no	מִבְּלִי־	mib·bə·lî-	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
man	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
no	מֵאֵ֥ין	mê·’ên	Preposition-m; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
inhabitant	יוֹשֵֽׁב׃	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Zephaniah 2:5 · 1 Corinthians 10:6 · Isaiah 37:24–26 · Jeremiah 25:9–11 · 1 Corinthians 10:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.