Zephaniah 1:12
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
רָעַע
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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יָטַב
he will do good
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יָטַב
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
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חָפַשׂ
I will search
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חָפַשׂ
to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask
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שֶׁמֶר
lees/ their
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שֶׁמֶר
something preserved, i.e. the settlings (plural only) of wine
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerusalem
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
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