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Zephaniah 3:4 Interlinear

“Her prophets are light persons and treacherous her priests have polluted the sanctuary they have done violence to the law”

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Zephaniah 3 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	נְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙	H5030	Her prophets	a prophet or (generally) inspired man
2	פֹּֽחֲזִ֔ים	H6348	are light	to bubble up or froth (as boiling water), i.e., (figuratively) to be unimportant
3	אַנְשֵׁ֖י	H582	persons	properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
4	בֹּֽגְד֑וֹת	H900	and treacherous	treacheries
5	כֹּהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙	H3548	her priests	literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
6	חִלְּלוּ	H2490	have polluted	properly, to bore, i.e., (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin
7	קֹ֔דֶשׁ	H6944	the sanctuary	a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
8	חָמְס֖וּ	H2554	they have done violence	to be violent; by implication, to maltreat
9	תּוֹרָֽה׃	H8451	to the law	a precept or statute, especially the decalogue or pentateuch

Zephaniah 3:4 (current)Her prophets are light persons and treacherous her priests have polluted the sanctuary they have done violence to the law