Zephaniah 1:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZephaniah 1:13 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 →
וְהָיָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
חֵילָם֙
chayil
H2428
strength
לִמְשִׁסָּ֔ה
mᵉshiççâh
H4933
spoil
וּבָתֵּיהֶ֖ם
bayith
H1004
house
לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
וּבָנ֤וּ
bânâh
H1129
to build
בָתִּים֙
bayith
H1004
house
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵשֵׁ֔בוּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
וְנָטְע֣וּ
nâṭaʻ
H5193
to plant
כְרָמִ֔ים
kerem
H3754
vineyard
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִשְׁתּ֖וּ
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יֵינָֽם
yayin
H3196
wine
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World English Bible Public Domain
Their wealth will become a spoil, and their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses, but won't inhabit them. They will plant vineyards, but won't drink their wine.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and their wealth will become plunder and their houses a ruin, and they will build houses, but they will not inhabit, and they will plant vineyards, but they will not drink their wine.
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