And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert.Zephaniah 2:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְיֵ֤ט יָדוֹ֙ עַל־צָפ֔וֹן וִֽיאַבֵּ֖ד אֶת־אַשּׁ֑וּר וְיָשֵׂ֤ם אֶת־נִֽינְוֵה֙ לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה צִיָּ֖ה כַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
- וְיֵ֤טve.Yet“and he may stretch out”Conjunction + Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
- יָדוֹ֙ya.Do“hand his”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- צָפ֔וֹןtza.Fon“[the] north”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צָפוֹן · “north” · Strong's H6828G
- וִֽיאַבֵּ֖דvi.'a.Bed“so he may destroy”Conjunction + Verb, piel, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָבַד · “to perish” · Strong's H0006
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אַשּׁ֑וּר'a.Shur“Assyria”Noun, proper name of a place · from אַשּׁוּר · “Assyria” · Strong's H0804G
- וְיָשֵׂ֤םve.ya.Sem“and he may make”Conjunction + Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “make” · Strong's H7760A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- נִֽינְוֵה֙ni.ne.Veh“Nineveh”Noun, proper name of a place · from נִינְוֵה · “Nineveh” · Strong's H5210
- לִשְׁמָמָ֔הlish.ma.Mah“<into> a waste”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁמָמָה · “devastation” · Strong's H8077A
- צִיָּ֖הtzi.Yah“a dry region”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צִיָּה · “dryness” · Strong's H6723
- כַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ka.mid.Bar“like the wilderness”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
Places named in this verse
- Assyriaregion · Identification: certain · Map of Assyria (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Assyria on OpenBible.info
- Ninevehsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Nineveh (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Nineveh on OpenBible.info