Hebrew Interlinear
Zephaniah 3:8 Interlinear
“ Therefore wait ye upon me saith the LORD until the day that I rise up to the prey for my determination is to gather the nations that I may assemble the kingdoms to pour upon them mine indignation even all my fierce anger with the fire of my jealousy shall be devoured for all the earth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לָכֵ֤ן | H3651 | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner | |
| 2 | חַכּוּ | H2442 | Therefore wait | properly, to adhere to; hence, to await |
| 3 | לִי֙ | H0 | ||
| 4 | נְאֻם | H5002 | ye upon me saith | an oracle |
| 5 | יְהוָ֔ה | H3068 | the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 6 | לְי֖וֹם | H3117 | until the day | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 7 | קוּמִ֣י | H6965 | that I rise up | to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) |
| 8 | לְעַ֑ד | H5706 | to the prey | booty |
| 9 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 10 | מִשְׁפָּטִי֩ | H4941 | for my determination | properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind |
| 11 | לֶאֱסֹ֨ף | H622 | is to gather | to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e., remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.) |
| 12 | גּוֹיִ֜ם | H1471 | the nations | a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts |
| 13 | לְקָבְצִ֣י | H6908 | that I may assemble | to grasp, i.e., collect |
| 14 | מַמְלָכ֗וֹת | H4467 | the kingdoms | dominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) |
| 15 | לִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ | H8210 | to pour | to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e., to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc |
| 16 | עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 17 | זַעְמִי֙ | H2195 | upon them mine indignation | strictly froth at the mouth, i.e., (figuratively) fury (especially of god's displeasure with sin) |
| 18 | כֹּ֚ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 19 | חֲר֣וֹן | H2740 | even all my fierce | a burning of anger |
| 20 | אַפִּ֔י | H639 | anger | properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire |
| 21 | כִּ֚י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 22 | בְּאֵ֣שׁ | H784 | with the fire | fire (literally or figuratively) |
| 23 | קִנְאָתִ֔י | H7068 | of my jealousy | jealousy or envy |
| 24 | תֵּאָכֵ֖ל | H398 | shall be devoured | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 25 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 26 | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | H776 | for all the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
Verse Context
Zephaniah 3:7I said Surely thou wilt fear me thou wilt receive instruction...
Zephaniah 3:8 (current) Therefore wait ye upon me saith the LORD until the day that I rise up to the prey for my determination is to gather the nations that I may assemble the kingdoms to pour upon them mine indignation even all my fierce anger with the fire of my jealousy shall be devoured for all the earth
Zephaniah 3:9 For then will I turn to the people language...