Zephaniah 3:8
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Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation— all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
In other translations
Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation— all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
Hebrew words
לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651חַכּוּ־chaku-waitH2442לִיlifor meנְאֻם־ne'um-[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לְיוֹםleyomfor [the] dayH3117קוּמִיkumito arise IH6965לְעַדle'adfor bootyH5707כִּיkiforH3588מִשְׁפָּטִיmishpatijudgment myH4941לֶאֱסֹףle'esof[is] to gatherH622גּוֹיִםgoyimnationsH1471לְקָבְצִיlekavetzito assemble IH6908מַמְלָכוֹתmamlakhotkingdomsH4467לִשְׁפֹּךְlishpokhto pour outH8210עֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemon themH5921זַעְמִיza'miindignation myH2195כֹּלkolallH3605חֲרוֹןcharon[the] burning ofH2740אַפִּי'apianger myH639כִּיkiforH3588בְּאֵשׁbe'eshin [the] fire ofH784קִנְאָתִיkin'atijealousy myH7068תֵּאָכֵלte'akhelit will be consumedH398כָּל־kol-allH3605הָאָרֶץ׃ha'aretzthe earthH776
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