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Gather like stubbleהִתְקוֹשְׁשׁוּand gather,וָקוֹשּׁוּnationהַגּוֹיthat does notלֹאfeel longing,נִכְסָף
Zephaniah 2:1
Study it in the app“Gather like stubble and gather, nation that does not feel longing,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zephaniah 2:1, word by word
- Gather like stubbleהִתְקוֹשְׁשׁוּhitkoshshu
gather
Gather from the ground (straw, wood).
Where else “hitkoshshu” appears- nationגּוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- feel longingנִכְסָףnichsaf
long for
Long for, yearn for strongly.
Where else “nichsaf” appears
Translation note
“That does not feel longing”: uncertain sense; it can also be understood as “without shame” or “undesired.”
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2before the decree gives birth —like chaff the day passes—, before there comes upon you the burning of the anger of YHWH, before there comes upon you the day of the anger of YHWH.