Zephaniah 2:7
{ "verseID": "Zephaniah.2.7", "source": "וְהָ֣יָה חֶ֗בֶל לִשְׁאֵרִ֛ית בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם יִרְע֑וּן בְּבָתֵּ֣י אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ יִרְבָּצ֔וּן כִּ֧י יִפְקְדֵ֛ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם וְשָׁ֥ב שְׁבִיתָֽם׃", "text": "And-*hāyâ ḥeḇel lišəʾērîth bêth yəhûdâ ʿălêhem yirʿûn bəḇāttê ʾašqəlôn bāʿereḇ yirbāṣûn kî yip̄qədēm YHWH ʾĕlōhêhem wəšāḇ šəḇîthām*", "grammar": { "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and will be", "*ḥeḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - region/district", "*lišəʾērîth*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - for the remnant of", "*bêth*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah", "*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them", "*yirʿûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural (paragogic nun) - they will feed/they will pasture", "*bəḇāttê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in houses of", "*ʾašqəlôn*": "proper noun - Ashkelon", "*bāʿereḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with definite article - in the evening", "*yirbāṣûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural (paragogic nun) - they will lie down", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when", "*yip̄qədēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he will visit them", "*ʾĕlōhêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their God", "*wəšāḇ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he will return", "*šəḇîthām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their captivity" }, "variants": { "*lišəʾērîth*": "for the remnant/for those remaining", "*yirʿûn*": "they will feed/they will pasture/they will shepherd", "*yirbāṣûn*": "they will lie down/they will rest", "*yip̄qədēm*": "he will visit them/he will attend to them/he will care for them", "*šəḇîthām*": "their captivity/their fortunes/their restoration" } }