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Zephaniah 2:15

This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
Zephaniah 2:15
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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)

זֹ֠את הָעִ֤יר הָעַלִּיזָה֙ הַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת לָבֶ֔טַח הָאֹֽמְרָה֙ בִּלְבָבָ֔הּ אֲנִ֖י וְאַפְסִ֣י ע֑וֹד אֵ֣יךְ׀ הָיְתָ֣ה לְשַׁמָּ֗ה מַרְבֵּץ֙ לַֽחַיָּ֔ה כֹּ֚ל עוֹבֵ֣ר עָלֶ֔יהָ יִשְׁרֹ֖ק יָנִ֥יעַ יָדֽוֹ׃ ס

  1. זֹ֠אתzoT“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  2. הָעִ֤ירha.'Ir“[is] the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  3. הָעַלִּיזָה֙ha.'a.li.Zah“<the> jubilant”
    Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַלִּיז · “jubilant” · Strong's H5947
  4. הַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vet“which dwells”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  5. לָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tach“to security”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֶּ֫טַח · “security” · Strong's H0983
  6. הָאֹֽמְרָה֙ha.'o.me.Rah“which says”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  7. בִּלְבָבָ֔הּbil.va.Vah“in heart its”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לֵבָב · “heart” · Strong's H3824
  8. אֲנִ֖י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  9. וְאַפְסִ֣יve.'af.Si“and only I”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶ֫פֶס · “end” · Strong's H0657A
  10. ע֑וֹדod“[am] yet”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  11. אֵ֣יךְ׀'eikh“how!”
    Particle, interrogative · from אֵיךְ · “how?” · Strong's H0349A
  12. הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.Tah“it has become”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  13. לְשַׁמָּ֗הle.sha.Mah“<into> a waste”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שַׁמָּה · “destroyed” · Strong's H8047G
  14. מַרְבֵּץ֙mar.Betz“a resting place”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַרְבֵּץ · “resting” · Strong's H4769
  15. לַֽחַיָּ֔הla.chai.Yah“for <the> animal[s]”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חַיָּה · “living thing” · Strong's H2416C
  16. כֹּ֚לkol“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  17. עוֹבֵ֣רo.Ver“[one who] passes by”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  18. עָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.ha“at it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  19. יִשְׁרֹ֖קyish.Rok“he will hiss”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁרַק · “to whistle” · Strong's H8319
  20. יָנִ֥יעַya.Ni.a'“he will shake”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּעַ · “to shake” · Strong's H5128
  21. יָדֽוֹ׃ סya.Do“hand his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)