4{
"verseID": "Zephaniah.2.4",
"source": "כִּ֤י עַזָּה֙ עֲזוּבָ֣ה תִֽהְיֶ֔ה וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָ וְעֶקְר֖וֹן תֵּעָקֵֽר׃",
"text": "For *ʿazzâ ʿăzûḇâ tihyeh* and-*ʾašqəlôn lišəmāmâ ʾašdôd baṣṣŏhŏrayim yəḡārəšûhā* and-*ʿeqrôn tēʿāqēr*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿazzâ*": "proper noun - Gaza",
"*ʿăzûḇâ*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - forsaken/abandoned",
"*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be",
"*ʾašqəlôn*": "proper noun - Ashkelon",
"*lišəmāmâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for desolation/waste",
"*ʾašdôd*": "proper noun - Ashdod",
"*baṣṣŏhŏrayim*": "preposition + noun, masculine dual with definite article - at noon/midday",
"*yəḡārəšûhā*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - they will drive her out",
"*ʿeqrôn*": "proper noun - Ekron",
"*tēʿāqēr*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be uprooted"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăzûḇâ*": "forsaken/abandoned/desolate",
"*lišəmāmâ*": "for desolation/for waste/for horror",
"*yəḡārəšûhā*": "drive out/expel/cast out",
"*tēʿāqēr*": "be uprooted/be rooted out/be plucked up"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Zephaniah.2.5",
"source": "ה֗וֹי יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י חֶ֥בֶל הַיָּ֖ם גּ֣וֹי כְּרֵתִ֑ים דְּבַר־יְהוָ֣ה עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם כְּנַ֙עַן֙ אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְ מֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃",
"text": "*hôy yōšəḇê ḥeḇel hayyām gôy kərētîm dəḇar-YHWH* upon-you *kənaʿan ʾereṣ pəlištîm wəhaʾăḇadtîḵ mēʾên yôšēḇ*",
"grammar": {
"*hôy*": "interjection - woe/alas",
"*yōšəḇê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - dwellers of/inhabitants of",
"*ḥeḇel*": "noun, masculine singular construct - region/district/territory",
"*hayyām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the sea",
"*gôy*": "noun, masculine singular - nation",
"*kərētîm*": "proper noun - Cherethites",
"*dəḇar-YHWH*": "noun, masculine singular construct + divine name - word of YHWH",
"*kənaʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*pəlištîm*": "proper noun - Philistines",
"*wəhaʾăḇadtîḵ*": "hiphil perfect, 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix with waw consecutive - and I will destroy you",
"*mēʾên*": "preposition + particle of negation - from there being no",
"*yôšēḇ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - inhabitant/dweller"
},
"variants": {
"*hôy*": "woe/alas/ah",
"*ḥeḇel*": "region/district/territory/coast",
"*kərētîm*": "Cherethites/Cretans/destroyers",
"*wəhaʾăḇadtîḵ*": "and I will destroy you/and I will cause you to perish",
"*mēʾên yôšēḇ*": "without inhabitant/so that none remains"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Zephaniah.2.6",
"source": "וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה חֶ֣בֶל הַיָּ֗ם נְוֺ֛ת כְּרֹ֥ת רֹעִ֖ים וְגִדְר֥וֹת צֹֽאן׃",
"text": "And-*hāyəthâ ḥeḇel hayyām nəwōth kərōth rōʿîm wəḡidrôth ṣōʾn*",
"grammar": {
"*hāyəthâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and will be",
"*ḥeḇel*": "noun, masculine singular construct - region/district of",
"*hayyām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the sea",
"*nəwōth*": "noun, feminine plural construct - pastures of",
"*kərōth*": "noun, feminine plural construct - excavations of/diggings of",
"*rōʿîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - shepherds",
"*wəḡidrôth*": "noun, feminine plural construct with waw conjunction - and folds of",
"*ṣōʾn*": "noun, both gender collective - flock/sheep"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥeḇel hayyām*": "seacoast/region of the sea",
"*nəwōth*": "pastures/dwellings/habitations",
"*kərōth*": "diggings/excavations/caves",
"*ḡidrôth*": "folds/enclosures/pens"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Zephaniah.2.7",
"source": "וְהָ֣יָה חֶ֗בֶל לִשְׁאֵרִ֛ית בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם יִרְע֑וּן בְּבָתֵּ֣י אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ יִרְבָּצ֔וּן כִּ֧י יִפְקְדֵ֛ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם וְשָׁ֥ב שְׁבִיתָֽם׃",
"text": "And-*hāyâ ḥeḇel lišəʾērîth bêth yəhûdâ ʿălêhem yirʿûn bəḇāttê ʾašqəlôn bāʿereḇ yirbāṣûn kî yip̄qədēm YHWH ʾĕlōhêhem wəšāḇ šəḇîthām*",
"grammar": {
"*hāyâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and will be",
"*ḥeḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - region/district",
"*lišəʾērîth*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - for the remnant of",
"*bêth*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them",
"*yirʿûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural (paragogic nun) - they will feed/they will pasture",
"*bəḇāttê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in houses of",
"*ʾašqəlôn*": "proper noun - Ashkelon",
"*bāʿereḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with definite article - in the evening",
"*yirbāṣûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural (paragogic nun) - they will lie down",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when",
"*yip̄qədēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he will visit them",
"*ʾĕlōhêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their God",
"*wəšāḇ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he will return",
"*šəḇîthām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their captivity"
},
"variants": {
"*lišəʾērîth*": "for the remnant/for those remaining",
"*yirʿûn*": "they will feed/they will pasture/they will shepherd",
"*yirbāṣûn*": "they will lie down/they will rest",
"*yip̄qədēm*": "he will visit them/he will attend to them/he will care for them",
"*šəḇîthām*": "their captivity/their fortunes/their restoration"
}
}