Zephaniah

Zephaniah 3:7

⁷I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me

and accept correction.’

Then her dwelling place would not be cut off

despite all for which I punished her.

But they rose early

to corrupt all their deeds.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I said	אָמַ֜רְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
Surely	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
you will fear	תִּירְאִ֤י	tî·rə·’î	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3372 fear
Me	אוֹתִי֙	’ō·w·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and accept	תִּקְחִ֣י	tiq·ḥî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3947 take
correction	מוּסָ֔ר	mū·sār	Noun - masculine singular	H4148 discipline
Then her dwelling place	מְעוֹנָ֔הּ	mə·‘ō·w·nāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4583 dwelling, habitation
would not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be cut off	יִכָּרֵ֣ת	yik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
all	כֹּ֥ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
for which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I punished	פָּקַ֖דְתִּי	pā·qaḏ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
her	עָלֶ֑יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
But	אָכֵן֙	’ā·ḵên	Adverb	H403 surely, truly
they rose early	הִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ	hiš·kî·mū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7925 start, rise, early
to corrupt	הִשְׁחִ֔יתוּ	hiš·ḥî·ṯū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7843 go to ruin (?)
all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their deeds	עֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃	‘ă·lî·lō·w·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5949 wantonness, deed

Cross-references

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

Hosea 9:9 · Jeremiah 36:3 · Jeremiah 7:7 · Zephaniah 3:2 · Jeremiah 25:5 · Micah 2:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.