Zephaniah 3:7

“I said, ‘Surely you will fear me, you will accept correction’; and her dwelling would not be cut off, with all that I charged her; but surely they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.”

Zephaniah 3:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zephaniah 3:7, word by word

I saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amarti” appears
you will fearתִּירְאִיtiri

revere

To revere God, or honor one's parents.

Where else “tiri” appears
you will acceptתִּקְחִיtikchi

accept

To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.

Where else “tikchi” appears
correction’מוּסָרmusar

discipline, correction

Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."

Where else “musar” appears
and her dwellingמְעוֹנָmeona

dwelling

A place to live; God's people find it in God himself.

Where else “meona” appears
be cut offיִכָּרֵתyikaret

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

Where else “yikaret” appears
I chargedפָּקַדְתִּיpakadti

appoint

To put someone in charge.

Where else “pakadti” appears
but surelyאָכֵןachen

but

A word that contrasts with what came before: «but», «even so».

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they rose earlyהִשְׁכִּימוּhishkimu

rise early

To get up early to do something.

Where else “hishkimu” appears
to corruptהִשְׁחִיתוּhishchitu

corrupt

To spoil: to stop being useful, or to turn from good and become wicked.

Where else “hishchitu” appears
their deedsעֲלִילוֹתָalilota

deed

What someone does, above all his deeds, good or bad, which others can see.

Where else “alilota” appears

The context

6“I have cut off nations; their corners are desolate; I have laid waste their streets, with no one passing through; their cities are destroyed, without a man, without an inhabitant.

7 · This verse (above)

8Therefore wait for me, declares YHWH, for the day when I rise up for the plunder; for my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out on them my indignation, all the burning of my anger; for by the fire of my jealousy all the earth will be devoured.

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