Fearsomeנוֹרָאwill be YHWHיְהוָהagainst them,עֲלֵיהֶםforכִּיhe will make leanרָזָהallכָּלthe godsאֱלֹהֵיof the earth;הָאָרֶץand they will bow downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּto him,לוֹeachאִישׁfrom his place,מִמְּקוֹמוֹallכֹּלthe coastlandsאִיֵּיof the nations.הַגּוֹיִם
Zephaniah 2:11
Study it in the app“Fearsome will be YHWH against them, for he will make lean all the gods of the earth; and they will bow down to him, each from his place, all the coastlands of the nations.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zephaniah 2:11, word by word
- Fearsomeנוֹרָאnora
be fearsome
To be so great or powerful that one inspires awe and respect.
Where else “nora” appears- will be 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- he will make leanרָזָהraza
make lean, waste
To make lean, to waste away.
Where else “raza” appears- the godsאֱלֹהֵיelohe
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- and they will bow downיִשְׁתַּחֲווּyishtachavu
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “yishtachavu” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- from his placeמְּקוֹמmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- the coastlandsאִיֵּיiye
coast, island
Coast, island: the lands along the sea.
Where else “iye” appears- of the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears
The context
10This will be theirs in place of their pride, because they reproached and made themselves great against the people of YHWH Tsevaot.
11 · This verse (above)
12“You too, Cushites, they will be pierced by my sword.”