Zephaniah

Zephaniah 3:8

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.

Footnotes

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

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֤ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
wait	חַכּוּ־	ḥak·kū-	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H2442 wait, await
for Me	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
until the day	לְי֖וֹם	lə·yō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
I rise	קוּמִ֣י	qū·mî	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to testify	לְעַ֑ד	lə·‘aḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5706 booty, prey
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
My decision	מִשְׁפָּטִי֩	miš·pā·ṭî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
is to gather	לֶאֱסֹ֨ף	le·’ĕ·sōp̄	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H622 gather, remove
nations	גּוֹיִ֜ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
to assemble	לְקָבְצִ֣י	lə·qā·ḇə·ṣî	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H6908 gather, collect
kingdoms	מַמְלָכ֗וֹת	mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
to pour out	לִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ	liš·pōḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8210 pour out, pour
upon them	עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
My indignation	זַעְמִי֙	za‘·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2195 indignation
all	כֹּ֚ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
My burning anger	חֲר֣וֹן	ḥă·rō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2740 (burning of) anger
For	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will be consumed	תֵּאָכֵ֖ל	tê·’ā·ḵêl	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
by the fire	בְּאֵ֣שׁ	bə·’êš	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H784 fire
of My jealousy	קִנְאָתִ֔י	qin·’ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy

Cross-references

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.