Zephaniah 1:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZephaniah 1:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָיָה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בָּעֵ֣ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
הַהִ֔יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
אֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ
châphas
H2664
to search
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
בַּנֵּר֑וֹת
nîyr
H5216
lamp
וּפָקַדְתִּ֣י
pâqad
H6485
to visit
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַקֹּֽפְאִים֙
qâphâʼ
H7087
to condense
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔ם
shemer
H8105
dregs
הָאֹֽמְרִים֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בִּלְבָבָ֔ם
lêbâb
H3824
heart
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵיטִ֥יב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָרֵֽעַ
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
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World English Bible Public Domain
It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, "Yahweh will not do good, neither will he do evil."
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it will happen at that time, I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will visit upon the men thickening on their sediment, the ones saying in their heart, ‘Yahweh will not do good, and he will not do bad,’
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