Zephaniah 2:10

This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.
Zephaniah 2:10
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

זֹ֥את לָהֶ֖ם תַּ֣חַת גְּאוֹנָ֑ם כִּ֤י חֵֽרְפוּ֙ וַיַּגְדִּ֔לוּ עַל־עַ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

  1. זֹ֥אתzot“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  2. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“[will belong] to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  3. תַּ֣חַתTa.chat“in place of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  4. גְּאוֹנָ֑םge.'o.Nam“pride their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from גָּאוֹן · “pride” · Strong's H1347
  5. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. חֵֽרְפוּ֙che.re.Fu“they reproached”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָרַף · “to taunt” · Strong's H2778A
  7. וַיַּגְדִּ֔לוּvai.yag.Di.lu“and they magnified themselves”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from גָּדַל · “to magnify” · Strong's H1431
  8. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. עַ֖ם'am“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  10. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. צְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)