Zephaniah 3:8

"Therefore, you must wait patiently for me," proclaims (says, declares) the Lord (Yahweh).
"Wait for the day when I rise up to attack and plunder [and take back what belongs to me].
I have decided to gather the nations
and kingdoms [to attack Jerusalem, see Zech. 14:2],
so that I may pour out my wrath upon them,
all my boiling anger,
for on that day the whole earth shall be consumed
by my jealous fire.
[Seph 3:8 is the only verse in the entire Bible that contains all 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In addition, Hebrew has five special letters that are written differently at the end of words, called soffit, and all five of these soffit forms are included in this single verse. Immediately after this unique verse listing the entire Hebrew alphabet, verse 9 states that God will "restore a pure language" to His people! A partial fulfillment of this prophecy occurred when Eliezer Ben Yehudah revived the Hebrew language in the late 1800s.]

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

לָכֵן   חַכּוּ   לִי   נְאֻם   יְהוָה   לְיוֹם   קוּמִי   לְעַד   כִּי   מִשְׁפָּטִי   לֶאֱסֹף   גּוֹיִם   לְקָבְצִי   מַמְלָכוֹת   לִשְׁפֹּךְ   עֲלֵיהֶם   זַעְמִי   כֹּל   חֲרוֹן   אַפִּי   כִּי   בְּאֵשׁ   קִנְאָתִי   תֵּאָכֵל   כָּל   הָאָרֶץ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

διὰ τοῦτο ὑπόμεινόν με λέγει κύριος εἰς ἡμέραν ἀναστάσεώς μου εἰς μαρτύριον διότι τὸ κρίμα μου εἰς συναγωγὰς ἐθνῶν τοῦ εἰσδέξασθαι βασιλεῖς τοῦ ἐκχέαι ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς πᾶσαν ὀργὴν θυμοῦ μου διότι ἐν πυρὶ ζήλους μου καταναλωθήσεται πᾶσα ἡ γῆ


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9005
H3651c
לָ (la)
כֵ֤ן (khen)
to
so
Prep. Preposition

Adv. Adverb

R
D
H2442
H9014
חַכּוּ (chako-)
־
to wait
link
Verb Verb
piel pl. piel second person masculine plural

Vpv2mp
H9005
H9030
לִ (li)
י֙ (j)
to
me
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

R
Sp1bs
H5002
H9014
נְאֻם (neum-)
־
utterance
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3068
יְהוָ֔ה (jehvah)
YHWH Yahweh
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt
H9005
H3117
לְ (le)
י֖וֹם (jvóm)
to
day
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H6965b
H9040
קוּמִ֣ (qomi)
י (j)
to arise
I
Verb Verb
qal qal

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Vqcc
Sp1bs
H9005
H5706
לְ (le)
עַ֑ד (ad)
to
prey
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H3588a
כִּ֣י (ki)
for
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H4941
H9020
מִשְׁפָּטִ (mishepati)
י֩ (j)
justice
my
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp1bs
H9005
H0622
לֶ (le)
אֱסֹ֨ף (esóf)
to
to gather
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H1471a
גּוֹיִ֜ם (gvójim)
nation
Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa
H9005
H6908
H9040
לְ (le)
קָבְצִ֣ (qavetzi)
י (j)
to
to gather
I
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

R
Vqcc
Sp1bs
H4467
מַמְלָכ֗וֹת (mamelakhvót)
kingdom
Noun Noun
pl. feminine plural Absolute state

Ncfpa
H9005
H8210
לִ (li)
שְׁפֹּ֨ךְ (shepókhe)
to
to pour
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H5921a
H9038
עֲלֵי (alei)
הֶ֤ם (hem)
upon
them
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

R
Sp3mp
H2195
H9020
זַעְמִ (zaemi)
י֙ (j)
indignation
my
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp1bs
H3605
כֹּ֚ל (kól)
all
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H2740
חֲר֣וֹן (charvón)
burning anger
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H0639
H9020
אַפִּ֔ (api)
י (j)
anger
my
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp1bs
H3588a
כִּ֚י (ki)
for
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H9003
H0784
בְּ (be)
אֵ֣שׁ (esh)
in
fire
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H7068
H9020
קִנְאָתִ֔ (qineati)
י (j)
jealousy
my
Noun Noun
sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncfsc
Sp1bs
H0398
תֵּאָכֵ֖ל (teakhel)
to eat
Verb Verb
niphal 3p sing. niphal third person feminine singular

VNi3fs
H3605
H9014
כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H0776
H9016
הָ (ha)
אָֽרֶץ (aretz)
׃
the
land
verseEnd
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa

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