14 {
"verseID": "Zephaniah.1.14",
"source": "קָר֤וֹב יוֹם־יְהוָה֙ הַגָּד֔וֹל קָר֖וֹב וּמַהֵ֣ר מְאֹ֑ד ק֚וֹל י֣וֹם יְהוָ֔ה מַ֥ר צֹרֵ֖חַ שָׁ֥ם גִּבּֽוֹר׃",
"text": "*qārôḇ* *yôm*-*YHWH* *haggāḏôl*, *qārôḇ* *ûmahēr* *məʾōḏ*. *qôl* *yôm* *YHWH* *mar* *ṣōrēaḥ* *šām* *gibbôr*.",
"grammar": {
"*qārôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - near/at hand",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton",
"*haggāḏôl*": "adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the great",
"*ûmahēr*": "conjunction + piel participle, masculine singular absolute - and hastening",
"*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very/exceedingly",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sound of",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day of",
"*mar*": "adjective, masculine singular - bitter",
"*ṣōrēaḥ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - crying out",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*gibbôr*": "adjective/noun, masculine singular - mighty warrior"
},
"variants": {
"*qārôḇ*": "near/imminent/approaching",
"*haggāḏôl*": "the great/mighty/important",
"*ûmahēr*": "and hastening/rushing/coming quickly",
"*mar*": "bitter/severe/harsh",
"*ṣōrēaḥ*": "crying out/shouting/screaming",
"*gibbôr*": "mighty warrior/mighty man/hero"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Zephaniah.1.15",
"source": "י֥וֹם עֶבְרָ֖ה הַיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא י֧וֹם צָרָ֣ה וּמְצוּקָ֗ה י֤וֹם שֹׁאָה֙ וּמְשׁוֹאָ֔ה י֥וֹם חֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ וַאֲפֵלָ֔ה י֥וֹם עָנָ֖ן וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃",
"text": "*yôm* *ʿeḇrāh* *hayyôm* *hahûʾ*, *yôm* *ṣārāh* *ûməṣûqāh*, *yôm* *šôʾāh* *ûməšôʾāh*, *yôm* *ḥōšeḵ* *waʾăp̄ēlāh*, *yôm* *ʿānān* *waʿărāp̄el*.",
"grammar": {
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day of",
"*ʿeḇrāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wrath",
"*hayyôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day",
"*hahûʾ*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*ṣārāh*": "noun, feminine singular - distress/trouble",
"*ûməṣûqāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and anguish",
"*šôʾāh*": "noun, feminine singular - devastation",
"*ûməšôʾāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and desolation",
"*ḥōšeḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness",
"*waʾăp̄ēlāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and gloom",
"*ʿānān*": "noun, masculine singular - cloud",
"*waʿărāp̄el*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and thick darkness"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿeḇrāh*": "wrath/fury/rage/anger",
"*ṣārāh*": "distress/trouble/adversity",
"*ûməṣûqāh*": "and anguish/straits/distress",
"*šôʾāh*": "devastation/ruin/destruction",
"*ûməšôʾāh*": "and desolation/ruin/destruction",
"*ḥōšeḵ*": "darkness/obscurity",
"*waʾăp̄ēlāh*": "and gloom/darkness",
"*ʿānān*": "cloud/cloudiness",
"*waʿărāp̄el*": "and thick darkness/heavy cloud"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Zephaniah.1.16",
"source": "י֥וֹם שׁוֹפָ֖ר וּתְרוּעָ֑ה עַ֚ל הֶעָרִ֣ים הַבְּצֻר֔וֹת וְעַ֖ל הַפִּנּ֥וֹת הַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃",
"text": "*yôm* *šôp̄ār* *ûṯərûʿāh* *ʿal* *heʿārîm* *habəṣurôṯ* *wəʿal* *happinnôṯ* *haggəḇōhôṯ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day of",
"*šôp̄ār*": "noun, masculine singular - trumpet/horn",
"*ûṯərûʿāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and alarm/battle cry",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - against",
"*heʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural with definite article - the cities",
"*habəṣurôṯ*": "adjective, feminine plural with definite article - the fortified",
"*wəʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and against",
"*happinnôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural with definite article - the corners/towers",
"*haggəḇōhôṯ*": "adjective, feminine plural with definite article - the high"
},
"variants": {
"*šôp̄ār*": "trumpet/ram's horn/shofar",
"*ûṯərûʿāh*": "and alarm/battle cry/shout",
"*habəṣurôṯ*": "the fortified/defended",
"*happinnôṯ*": "the corners/towers/pinnacles",
"*haggəḇōhôṯ*": "the high/tall/lofty"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Zephaniah.1.17",
"source": "וַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִי לָאָדָ֗ם וְהָֽלְכוּ֙ כַּֽעִוְרִ֔ים כִּ֥י לַֽיהוָ֖ה חָטָ֑אוּ וְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְ דָּמָם֙ כֶּֽעָפָ֔ר וּלְחֻמָ֖ם כַּגְּלָלִֽים׃",
"text": "*wahăṣērōṯî* *lāʾāḏām* *wəhāləḵû* *kaʿiwrîm*, *kî* *la-YHWH* *ḥāṭāʾû*; *wəšuppaḵ* *dāmām* *keʿāp̄ār* *ûləḥumām* *kaggəlālîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wahăṣērōṯî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will bring distress",
"*lāʾāḏām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with definite article - to mankind",
"*wəhāləḵû*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person plural - and they will walk",
"*kaʿiwrîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - like blind men",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because",
"*la-YHWH*": "preposition + divine name - against YHWH",
"*ḥāṭāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they have sinned",
"*wəšuppaḵ*": "conjunction + pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and will be poured out",
"*dāmām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their blood",
"*keʿāp̄ār*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like dust",
"*ûləḥumām*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their flesh",
"*kaggəlālîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with definite article - like dung"
},
"variants": {
"*wahăṣērōṯî*": "and I will bring distress/cause distress/make narrow",
"*kaʿiwrîm*": "like blind men/as the blind",
"*ḥāṭāʾû*": "they have sinned/transgressed/offended",
"*wəšuppaḵ*": "and will be poured out/spilled",
"*keʿāp̄ār*": "like dust/dirt/powder",
"*ûləḥumām*": "and their flesh/internal organs/body",
"*kaggəlālîm*": "like dung/excrement/refuse"
}
}