Hebrew Interlinear

Zephaniah 1:13 Interlinear

Therefore their goods shall become a booty and their houses a desolation they shall also build and their houses but not inhabit them and they shall plant vineyards but not drink the wine

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְהָיָ֤הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2חֵילָם֙H2428Therefore their goodsprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
3לִמְשִׁסָּ֔הH4933shall become a bootyplunder
4בָתִּים֙H1004and their housesa house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
5לִשְׁמָמָ֑הH8077a desolationdevastation; figuratively, astonishment
6וּבָנ֤וּH1129they shall also buildto build (literally and figuratively)
7בָתִּים֙H1004and their housesa house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
8וְלֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
9יֵשֵׁ֔בוּH3427but not inhabitproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
10וְנָטְע֣וּH5193them and they shall plantproperly, to strike in, i.e., fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
11כְרָמִ֔יםH3754vineyardsa garden or vineyard
12וְלֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
13יִשְׁתּ֖וּH8354but not drinkto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
14אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
15יֵינָֽם׃H3196the winewine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication

Verse Context

Zephaniah 1:12 And it shall come to pass at that time that I will search Jerusalem...
Zephaniah 1:13 (current) Therefore their goods shall become a booty and their houses a desolation they shall also build and their houses but not inhabit them and they shall plant vineyards but not drink the wine
Zephaniah 1:14is near day of the LORD The great is near and hasteth...

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