Zephaniah 1:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Moreover, their wealthחֵילָם֙
(chei·lam)
2428: strength, efficiency, wealth, armyfrom chul
will becomeוְהָיָ֤ה
(ve·ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
plunderלִמְשִׁסָּ֔ה
(lim·shis·sah,)
4933: booty, plunderfrom shasas
And their housesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֖ם
(u·vat·tei·hem)
1004: a housea prim. root
desolate;לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה
(lish·ma·mah;)
8077: devastation, wastefrom shamem
Yes, they will buildוּבָנ֤וּ
(u·va·nu)
1129: to builda prim. root
housesבָתִּים֙
(vat·tim)
1004: a housea prim. root
but not inhabitיֵשֵׁ֔בוּ
(ye·she·vu,)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
[them], And plantוְנָטְע֣וּ
(ve·na·te·'u)
5193: to planta prim. root
vineyardsכְרָמִ֔ים
(che·ra·mim,)
3754: a vineyardof uncertain derivation
but not drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּ
(yish·tu)
8354: to drinka prim. root
their wine."יֵינָֽם׃
(yei·nam.)
3196: winefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Therefore their goods
chayil  (khah'-yil)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
shall become a booty
mchiccah  (mesh-is-saw')
plunder -- booty, spoil.
and their houses
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
a desolation
shmamah  (shem-aw-maw')
devastation; figuratively, astonishment -- (laid, most) desolate(-ion), waste.
they shall also build
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
houses
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
but not inhabit
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
them and they shall plant
nata`  (naw-tah')
to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant -- fastened, plant(-er).
vineyards
kerem  (keh'-rem)
a garden or vineyard -- vines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage.
but not drink
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
the wine
yayin  (yah'-yin)
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication -- banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Moreover, their wealth will become plunder And their houses desolate; Yes, they will build houses but not inhabit them, And plant vineyards but not drink their wine."

King James Bible
Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Their wealth will become plunder and their houses a ruin. They will build houses but never live in them, plant vineyards but never drink their wine.

International Standard Version
Therefore their possessions will be seized as plunder and their homes left in ruins. They may build houses, but they won't live in them. They may plant vineyards, but they won't drink their wine."

NET Bible
Their wealth will be stolen and their houses ruined! They will not live in the houses they have built, nor will they drink the wine from the vineyards they have planted.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Their wealth will be looted. Their homes will be demolished. They will build houses, but they won't live in them. They will plant vineyards, but they won't drink their wine."

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore their goods shall become booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink their wine.
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