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She has notלֹאlistenedשָׁמְעָהto the voice;בְּקוֹלshe has notלֹאacceptedלָקְחָהcorrection;מוּסָרin YHWHבַּיהוָהshe has notלֹאtrusted;בָטָחָהtoאֶלher Elohimאֱלֹהֶיהָshe has notלֹאdrawn near.קָרֵבָה
Zephaniah 3:2
Study it in the app“She has not listened to the voice; she has not accepted correction; in YHWH she has not trusted; to her Elohim she has not drawn near.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zephaniah 3:2, word by word
- listenedשָׁמְעָהshama
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shama” appears- to the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- acceptedלָקְחָהlakcha
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “lakcha” appears- correctionמוּסָרmusar
discipline, correction
Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."
Where else “musar” appears- in YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- trustedבָטָחָהvatacha
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “vatacha” appears- her Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- drawn nearקָרֵבָהkareva
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “kareva” appears
The context
1Woe to the rebellious and defiled one, the oppressing city!
2 · This verse (above)
3Her officials in her midst are roaring lions; her judges, wolves of the evening that do not leave a bone for the morning.