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and those who turn backוְ הַנְּסוֹגִיםfrom followingמֵאַחֲרֵיYHWH,יְהוָהand whoוַאֲשֶׁרhave notלֹאsoughtבִקְשׁוּYHWHיְהוָהnorוְלֹאconsulted him.”דְרָשֻׁהוּ
Zephaniah 1:6
Study it in the app“and those who turn back from following YHWH, and who have not sought YHWH nor consulted him.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Zephaniah 1:6, word by word
- and those who turn backנְּסוֹגִיםnesogim
turn back, draw back
To turn back, to draw back: to turn away from a path or from someone.
Where else “nesogim” appears- 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- soughtבִקְשׁוּvikshu
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “vikshu” appears- consulted himדְרָשֻׁderashu
consult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “derashu” appears
The context
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;
6 · This verse (above)
7Silence before Adonai YHWH! For near is the day of YHWH; for YHWH has prepared a sacrifice, he has consecrated his guests.