Zephaniah 1:4

“And I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal, the name of the pagan priests along with the priests;”

Zephaniah 1:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zephaniah 1:4, word by word

And I will stretch outנָטִיתִיnatiti

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

Where else “natiti” appears
my handיָדִyadi

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yadi” appears
Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
and I will cut offהִכְרַתִּיhichrati

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

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placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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the remnantשְׁאָרshear

rest, remainder

Rest: what is left of something.

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of Baalבַּעַלbaal

Baal

Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.

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the nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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of the pagan priestsכְּמָרִיםkemarim

idolatrous priests

A priest of a worship foreign to YHWH. The Bible uses this word, always in the plural, only for priests of idols (2 Kings 23:5; Hosea 10:5; Zephaniah 1:4); for the priests of YHWH it uses another word.

Where else “kemarim” appears
the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

pagan priest

A priest of other gods.

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

3I will gather human being and livestock; I will gather the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked; and I will cut off human beings from upon the face of the ground, declares YHWH.

4 · This verse (above)

5and those who bow down on the roofs to the army of the heavens, and those who bow down, who swear to YHWH and swear by their king;

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