Zephaniah 1:12

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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.And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’

In other translations

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.And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’

Hebrew words

וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961בָּעֵתba'etat the timeH6256הַהִיאhahi'<the> thatH1931אֲחַפֵּשׂ'achapesI will searchH2664אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389בַּנֵּרוֹתbanerotwith <the> lampsH5216וּפָקַדְתִּיufakadtiand I will visit [judgment]H6485עַל־'al-onH5921הָאֲנָשִׁיםha'anashimthe peopleH582הַקֹּפְאִיםhakofe'imwho are thickeningH7087עַל־'al-onH5921שִׁמְרֵיהֶםshimreihemlees theirH8105הָאֹמְרִיםha'omerimwho are sayingH559בִּלְבָבָםbilvavamin heart theirH3824לֹא־lo'-notH3808יֵיטִיבyeitivhe will do goodH3190יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יָרֵעַ׃yarea'he will do harmH7489

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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Places: Jerusalem

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