Zephaniah 1:13

“And their wealth will become spoil, and their houses a desolation; and they will build houses but not dwell in them; and they will plant vineyards but not drink their wine.””

Zephaniah 1:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zephaniah 1:13, word by word

And their wealthחֵילָchela

wealth

The goods and wealth someone gathers.

Where else “chela” appears
will becomeהָיָהhaya

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

Where else “haya” appears
spoilמְשִׁסָּהmeshisa

spoil, plunder

Spoil: what an enemy snatches when plundering, and also the people itself left exposed to plunder (2 Kings 21:14; Isaiah 42:22; Jeremiah 30:16).

Where else “meshisa” appears
and their housesבָתֵּיvate

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

Where else “vate” appears
a desolationשְׁמָמָהshemama

desolation

Desolation: a land left empty and uncultivated; also horror.

Where else “shemama” appears
and they will buildבָנוּvanu

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

Where else “vanu” appears
dwell in themיֵשֵׁבוּyeshevu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yeshevu” appears
and they will plantנָטְעוּnatu

plant

Plant; set firmly.

Where else “natu” appears
vineyardsכְרָמִיםcheramim

vineyard

Vineyard.

Where else “cheramim” appears
drinkיִשְׁתּוּyishtu

drink

Drink.

Where else “yishtu” appears
their wineיֵינָyena

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

Where else “yena” appears

The context

12And it will happen at that time that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will call to account the men who are congealed on their dregs, who say in their heart, ‘YHWH will not do good, nor will he do evil.’

13 · This verse (above)

14Near is the great day of YHWH, near and hastening greatly; the sound of the day of YHWH: bitterly there the mighty man raises the war cry.

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