Hebrew Interlinear
Zephaniah 3:7 Interlinear
“I said Surely thou wilt fear me thou wilt receive instruction should not be cut off so their dwelling howsoever I punished them but they rose early and corrupted all their doings”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אָמַ֜רְתִּי | H559 | I said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | אַךְ | H389 | a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only | |
| 3 | תִּירְאִ֤י | H3372 | Surely thou wilt fear | to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten |
| 4 | אוֹתִי֙ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 5 | תִּקְחִ֣י | H3947 | me thou wilt receive | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 6 | מוּסָ֔ר | H4148 | instruction | properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint |
| 7 | וְלֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 8 | יִכָּרֵ֣ת | H3772 | should not be cut off | to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt |
| 9 | מְעוֹנָ֔הּ | H4583 | so their dwelling | an abode, of god (the tabernacle or the temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum) |
| 10 | כֹּ֥ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 11 | אֲשֶׁר | H834 | howsoever | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc |
| 12 | פָּקַ֖דְתִּי | H6485 | I punished | to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc |
| 13 | עָלֶ֑יהָ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 14 | אָכֵן֙ | H403 | them but | firmly; figuratively, surely; also (adversative) but |
| 15 | הִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ | H7925 | they rose early | literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e., to start early in the morning |
| 16 | הִשְׁחִ֔יתוּ | H7843 | and corrupted | to decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) |
| 17 | כֹּ֖ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 18 | עֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃ | H5949 | all their doings | an exploit (of god), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity |
Verse Context
Zephaniah 3:6I have cut off the nations are desolate their towers waste I made their streets...
Zephaniah 3:7 (current)I said Surely thou wilt fear me thou wilt receive instruction should not be cut off so their dwelling howsoever I punished them but they rose early and corrupted all their doings
Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore wait ye upon me saith the LORD until the day...