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And I will call to accountוּפָקַדְתִּי עַלallכָּלwho leapהַדּוֹלֵגoverעַלthe thresholdהַמִּפְתָּןon that day,בַּיּוֹם הַהוּאwho fillהַמְמַלְאִיםthe houseבֵּיתof their mastersאֲדֹנֵיהֶםwith violenceחָמָסand deceit.וּמִרְמָה
Zephaniah 1:9
Study it in the app“And I will call to account all who leap over the threshold on that day, who fill the house of their masters with violence and deceit.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zephaniah 1:9, word by word
- And I will call to accountפָקַדְתִּיfakadti
punish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “fakadti” appears- who leapדּוֹלֵגdoleg
leap
Leap, spring; jump over something.
Where else “doleg” appears- the thresholdמִּפְתָּןmiftan
threshold
Threshold: the stone or wooden piece on the floor of a doorway.
Where else “miftan” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- who fillמְמַלְאִיםmemalim
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “memalim” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of their mastersאֲדֹנֵיadone
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appears- with violenceחָמָסchamas
violence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamas” appears- and deceitמִרְמָהmirma
deceit
Deceit, fraud, treachery.
Where else “mirma” appears
Translation note
“Leap over the threshold”: it may refer to a pagan custom; compare 1 Samuel 5:5, where the priests of Dagon do not tread on the threshold.
The context
8“And it will happen on the day of the sacrifice of YHWH that I will call to account the officials and the sons of the king and all who wear foreign clothing.
9 · This verse (above)
10And it will happen on that day, declares YHWH, that there will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, and wailing from the Second Quarter, and a great crash from the hills.