Zephaniah 2:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.”

Zephaniah 2:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Zephaniah 2:718 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/הָ֣יָהwəhāyāh

and it will belongconjH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

חֶ֗בֶלḥebel

the regionnounH2256

coast · company · cord · country ···

לִ/שְׁאֵרִ֛יתlišəʾēriyt

to the remnant ofpronH7611

be left · posterity · remain · remnant ···

בֵּ֥יתbēyt

the house ofnounH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

יְהוּדָ֖הyəhwdāh

JudahnounH3063

עֲלֵי/הֶ֣םʿălēyhem

on thempronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

יִרְע֑וּ/ןyirəʿwn

they will graze !verbH7462

break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···

בְּ/בָתֵּ֣יbəbātēy

in the houses ofpronH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

אַשְׁקְל֗וֹןʾašəqəlwōn

AshkelonnounH831

Askalon

בָּ/עֶ֨רֶב֙bāʿereb

in the eveningpronH6153

day · tide) · night

יִרְבָּצ֔וּ/ןyirəbāṣwn

they will lie down !verbH7257

fall down · make a fold · lay · (cause to ···

כִּ֧יkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

יִפְקְדֵ֛/םyipəqədēm

he will visit themverbH6485

at all · avenge · bestow · (appoint to have the ···

יְהוָ֥הyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֖םʾĕlōhēyhem

God theirnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

וְ/שָׁ֥בwəšāb

and he will turn backconjH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

שבות/םšbwtm

captivenounH7622

שְׁבִיתָֽ/םšəbiytām

captivenounH7622

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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