Zephaniah 3:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.”

Zephaniah 3:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Zephaniah 3:213 words

HebrewMeaning

לֹ֤אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

שָֽׁמְעָה֙šāməʿāh

it has listenedverbH8085

attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···

בְּ/ק֔וֹלbəqwōl

to a voicepronH6963

aloud · crackling · cry · fame ···

לֹ֥אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

לָקְחָ֖הlāqəḥāh

it has acceptedverbH3947

bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···

מוּסָ֑רmwsār

correctionnounH4148

chastening · chastisement · check · correction ···

בַּֽ/יהוָה֙bayhwāh

in YahwehpronH3068

the Lord. Compare

לֹ֣אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

בָטָ֔חָהbāṭāḥāh

it has trustedverbH982

secure · sure) · careless (one · woman) ···

אֶלʾel

topronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

אֱלֹהֶ֖י/הָʾĕlōheyhā

God itsnounH430

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

לֹ֥אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

קָרֵֽבָהqārēbāh

it has drawn nearverbH7126

bring (forth · near) · come (near · nigh) ···

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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