Zephaniah

Zephaniah 3:8–9

8Therefore wait for Me,”

declares the LORD,

“until the day

I rise to testify.a

For My decision is to gather nations,

to assemble kingdoms,

to pour out upon them My indignation —

all My burning anger.

For all the earth will be consumed

by the fire of My jealousy.

9For then I will restore

pure lips to the peoples,

that all may call upon the name of the LORD

and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.

Footnotes

  • a 3:8 LXX and Syriac; Hebrew rise up to plunder

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Zephaniah 3:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeלָכֵ֤ןlā·ḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
waitחַכּוּ־ḥak·kū-Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH2442 wait, await
for Meלִי֙lîPreposition; first person common singular
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
until the dayלְי֖וֹםlə·yō·wmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
I riseקוּמִ֣יqū·mîVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
to testifyלְעַ֑דlə·‘aḏPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5706 booty, prey
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
My decisionמִשְׁפָּטִי֩miš·pā·ṭîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH4941 judgment
is to gatherלֶאֱסֹ֨ףle·’ĕ·sōp̄Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH622 gather, remove
nationsגּוֹיִ֜םgō·w·yimNoun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
to assembleלְקָבְצִ֣יlə·qā·ḇə·ṣîPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH6908 gather, collect
kingdomsמַמְלָכ֗וֹתmam·lā·ḵō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
to pour outלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְliš·pōḵPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8210 pour out, pour
upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֤ם‘ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH5921 height
My indignationזַעְמִי֙za‘·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH2195 indignation
allכֹּ֚לkōlNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
My burning angerחֲר֣וֹןḥă·rō·wnNoun - masculine singular constructH2740 (burning of) anger
Forכִּ֚יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃hā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
will be consumedתֵּאָכֵ֖לtê·’ā·ḵêlVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
by the fireבְּאֵ֣שׁbə·’êšPreposition-b; Noun - common singular constructH784 fire
of My jealousyקִנְאָתִ֔יqin·’ā·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy

Zephaniah 3:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
thenאָ֛ז’āzAdverbH227 at that time, then
I will restoreאֶהְפֹּ֥ךְ’eh·pōḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH2015 turn, overturn
pureבְרוּרָ֑הḇə·rū·rāhVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularH1305 purify, select
lipsשָׂפָ֣הśā·p̄āhNoun - feminine singularH8193 lip, speech, edge
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the peoplesעַמִּ֖ים‘am·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH5971 people
that allכֻלָּם֙ḵul·lāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3605 the whole, all
may callלִקְרֹ֤אliq·rōPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7121 call, proclaim, read
upon the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbə·šêmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and serve Himלְעָבְד֖וֹlə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏōwPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH5647 work, serve
shoulderשְׁכֶ֥םšə·ḵemNoun - masculine singularH7926 shoulder
to shoulderאֶחָֽד׃’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one

Cross-references

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Zephaniah 3:8 Zephaniah 1:18 · Joel 3:2 · Psalm 27:14 · Micah 7:7 · 2 Peter 3:10 · Zechariah 14:2–3 · Hosea 12:6 · Matthew 25:32 · Joel 3:9–16 · Revelation 16:14 · Lamentations 3:25–26 · Habakkuk 2:3

Zephaniah 3:9 Genesis 11:1 · Psalm 22:27 · Isaiah 19:18 · Zechariah 2:11 · Acts 2:4–13 · Psalm 86:9–10 · Zechariah 8:20–23 · Habakkuk 2:14 · Romans 15:6–11 · Ephesians 4:29 · Matthew 12:35 · Zechariah 14:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.