Zephaniah 2:9
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
חַי
by the life
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חַי
Life, living. Chay. The quality of being alive. The same root as Chayim, life in its fullness. God breathed chay into Adam's nostrils and he became a living soul.
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שְׁאֵרִית
the remnant of
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שְׁאֵרִית
Remnant, that which remains. Sheerith. To preserve you a remnant in the earth. God always preserves a remnant. His purposes are never completely destroyed.
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נָחַל
they will take possession of/ them
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נָחַל
they will take possession of/ them
to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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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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עַם
people/ my
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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צָבָא
of hosts
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צָבָא
Host, army, warfare. Tsaba. The LORD of hosts. The commander of angel armies. His forces are beyond counting.
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עוֹלָם
perpetuity
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עוֹלָם
Forever, eternity, everlasting. Olam. God's love endures forever. It had no beginning and will have no end.
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גּוֹי
nation/ my
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גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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מֶלַח
salt
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מֶלַח
properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)
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מוֹאָב
Moab
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מוֹאָב
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
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עַמּוֹן
Ammon
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עַמּוֹן
Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country
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חָרוּל
nettles
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חָרוּל
properly, pointed, i.e. a bramble or other thorny weed
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מִמְשָׁק
a place possessed of
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מִמְשָׁק
a possession
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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