Zephaniah 1:18

“Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the day of the wrath of YHWH; and by the fire of his jealousy all the earth will be devoured; for an extermination, yes, a terrifying one, he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.”

Zephaniah 1:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zephaniah 1:18, word by word

their silverכַּסְפָּkaspa

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

Where else “kaspa” appears
their goldזְהָבָzehava

gold

Gold.

Where else “zehava” appears
will be ableיוּכַלyuchal

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

Where else “yuchal” appears
to deliver themהַצִּילָhatsila

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

Where else “hatsila” appears
on the dayיוֹםyom

day of YHWH

"The day of YHWH", when he comes to judge.

Where else “yom” appears
of the wrathעֶבְרַתevrat

fury

Overflowing rage, fury.

Where else “evrat” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
and by the fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears
of his jealousyקִנְאָתkinat

jealousy

A husband's burning that tolerates no rivals; so is YHWH with his people.

Where else “kinat” appears
the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
will be devouredתֵּאָכֵלteachel

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

Where else “teachel” appears
an exterminationכָלָהchala

extermination

A complete destruction that leaves nothing.

Where else “chala” appears
a terrifying oneנִבְהָלָהnivhala

be dismayed

To be struck with dread, or frighten others.

Where else “nivhala” appears
he will makeיַעֲשֶׂהyaase

make

To build or create something.

Where else “yaase” appears
the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yoshve” appears

The context

17“And I will bring distress on human beings, and they will walk like the blind, for against YHWH they have sinned; and their blood will be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.”

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