13{
"verseID": "Zephaniah.2.13",
"source": "וְיֵ֤ט יָדוֹ֙ עַל־צָפ֔וֹן וִֽיאַבֵּ֖ד אֶת־אַשּׁ֑וּר וְיָשֵׂ֤ם אֶת־נִֽינְוֵה֙ לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה צִיָּ֖ה כַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃",
"text": "And-*yēṭ yādô ʿal-ṣāp̄ôn wîʾabbēd ʾeth-ʾaššûr wəyāśēm ʾeth-nînəwēh lišəmāmâ ṣiyyâ kammidbar*",
"grammar": {
"*yēṭ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he will stretch out",
"*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand",
"*ʿal-ṣāp̄ôn*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - against north",
"*wîʾabbēd*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he will destroy",
"*ʾeth-ʾaššûr*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Assyria",
"*wəyāśēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he will make",
"*ʾeth-nînəwēh*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Nineveh",
"*lišəmāmâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for desolation",
"*ṣiyyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - dry/parched region",
"*kammidbar*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - like the wilderness"
},
"variants": {
"*yēṭ yādô*": "stretch out his hand/extend his hand",
"*ʿal-ṣāp̄ôn*": "against the north/against the northern kingdom",
"*wîʾabbēd*": "and destroy/and cause to perish",
"*lišəmāmâ*": "for desolation/for waste/for horror",
"*ṣiyyâ*": "dry land/parched ground/drought"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Zephaniah.2.14",
"source": "וְרָבְצ֨וּ בְתוֹכָ֤הּ עֲדָרִים֙ כָּל־חַיְתוֹ־ג֔וֹי גַּם־קָאַת֙ גַּם־קִפֹּ֔ד בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ יָלִ֑ינוּ ק֠וֹל יְשׁוֹרֵ֤ר בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ חֹ֣רֶב בַּסַּ֔ף כִּ֥י אַרְזָ֖ה עֵרָֽה׃",
"text": "And-*rāḇəṣû ḇəthôḵāh ʿădārîm kol-ḥayəthô-ḡôy gam-qāʾath gam-qippōd bəḵap̄tōrêhā yālînû qôl yəšôrēr baḥallôn ḥōreḇ bassap̄ kî ʾarzâ ʿērâ*",
"grammar": {
"*rāḇəṣû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural with waw consecutive - and they will lie down",
"*ḇəthôḵāh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in her midst",
"*ʿădārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - flocks/herds",
"*kol-ḥayəthô-ḡôy*": "noun construct chain: all + living thing of + nation",
"*gam-qāʾath*": "adverb + noun, feminine singular - also pelican",
"*gam-qippōd*": "adverb + noun, masculine singular - also hedgehog/porcupine",
"*bəḵap̄tōrêhā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in her capitals (of columns)",
"*yālînû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will lodge",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular - voice/sound",
"*yəšôrēr*": "polel participle, masculine singular - singing/one who sings",
"*baḥallôn*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with definite article - in the window",
"*ḥōreḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - desolation/waste",
"*bassap̄*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with definite article - in the threshold",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾarzâ*": "noun, masculine singular with directional he - cedar work",
"*ʿērâ*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has laid bare/exposed"
},
"variants": {
"*rāḇəṣû*": "lie down/rest/make their lair",
"*ʿădārîm*": "flocks/herds",
"*ḥayəthô-ḡôy*": "beasts of the nation/wild animals",
"*qāʾath*": "pelican/desert owl",
"*qippōd*": "hedgehog/porcupine/bittern",
"*kap̄tōrêhā*": "capitals (of columns)/tops of pillars",
"*yəšôrēr*": "singing/will sing",
"*ḥōreḇ*": "desolation/waste/ruin",
"*ʾarzâ*": "cedar work/cedar paneling",
"*ʿērâ*": "laid bare/exposed/uncovered"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Zephaniah.2.15",
"source": "זֹ֞את הָעִ֤יר הָעַלִּיזָה֙ הַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת לָבֶ֔טַח הָאֹֽמְרָה֙ בִּלְבָבָ֔הּ אֲנִ֖י וְאַפְסִ֣י ע֑וֹד אֵ֣יךְ ׀ הָיְתָ֣ה לְשַׁמָּ֗ה מַרְבֵּץ֙ לַֽחַיָּ֔ה כֹּ֚ל עוֹבֵ֣ר עָלֶ֔יהָ יִשְׁרֹ֖ק יָנִ֥יעַ יָדֽוֹ׃",
"text": "This the-*ʿîr hāʿallîzâ hayyôšeḇeth lāḇeṭaḥ hāʾōmərâ bilḇāḇāh ʾănî wəʾap̄sî ʿôd ʾêḵ hāyəthâ ləšammâ marbēṣ laḥayyâ kōl ʿôḇēr ʿālêhā yišrōq yānîaʿ yādô*",
"grammar": {
"*zōʾth*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*hāʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*hāʿallîzâ*": "adjective, feminine singular with definite article - the joyous/exultant",
"*hayyôšeḇeth*": "qal participle, feminine singular with definite article - the one sitting/dwelling",
"*lāḇeṭaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in security/confidence",
"*hāʾōmərâ*": "qal participle, feminine singular with definite article - the one saying",
"*bilḇāḇāh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in her heart",
"*ʾănî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I",
"*wəʾap̄sî*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my end/there is none but me",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet/besides",
"*ʾêḵ*": "interrogative adverb - how",
"*hāyəthâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she has become",
"*ləšammâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for desolation/horror",
"*marbēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - resting place of",
"*laḥayyâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with definite article - for the beast",
"*kōl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - every/all",
"*ʿôḇēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - one passing by",
"*ʿālêhā*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - over her",
"*yišrōq*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will hiss/whistle",
"*yānîaʿ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will shake/wag",
"*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand"
},
"variants": {
"*hāʿallîzâ*": "joyous/exultant/jubilant",
"*hayyôšeḇeth lāḇeṭaḥ*": "dwelling securely/sitting confidently",
"*ʾap̄sî*": "my end/there is none besides me/no one else",
"*ləšammâ*": "for desolation/for horror/for waste",
"*marbēṣ*": "resting place/lair/den",
"*yišrōq*": "hiss/whistle (in derision)",
"*yānîaʿ yādô*": "shake his hand/wave his hand (in mockery)"
}
}