Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Their wealth will be plundered, their houses demolished. Though they build houses, they will not live in them; though they plant vineyards, they will not drink the wine.” New Living Translation So their property will be plundered, their homes will be ransacked. They will build new homes but never live in them. They will plant vineyards but never drink wine from them. English Standard Version Their goods shall be plundered, and their houses laid waste. Though they build houses, they shall not inhabit them; though they plant vineyards, they shall not drink wine from them.” Berean Standard Bible Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never 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. New King James Version Therefore their goods shall become booty, And their houses a desolation; They shall build houses, but not inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards, but not drink their wine.” New American Standard Bible “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.” NASB 1995 “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.” NASB 1977 “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.” Legacy Standard Bible And it will be that their wealth will become spoil And their houses desolate; Indeed, they will build houses but not inhabit them, And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.” Amplified Bible “Furthermore, their wealth will become plunder And their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses but not live in them, And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.” 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. 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. American Standard Version And their wealth shall become a spoil, and their houses a desolation: yea, they shall build houses, but shall not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine thereof. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Their possessions shall be for loot and their households for destruction, and they shall build houses and will not dwell in them, and they shall plant a vineyard and they shall not drink their wine Brenton Septuagint Translation And their power shall be for a spoil, and their houses for utter desolation; and they shall build houses, but shall not dwell in them; and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine of them. Contemporary English Version Their possessions will be taken, their homes left in ruins. They won't get to live in the houses they build, or drink wine from the grapes in their own vineyards. Douay-Rheims Bible And their strength shall become a booty, and their houses as a desert: and they shall build houses, and shall not dwell in them: and they shall plant vineyards, and shall not drink the wine of them. English Revised Version And their wealth shall become a spoil, and their houses a desolation: yea, they shall build houses, but shall not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine thereof. 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." Good News Translation Their wealth will be looted and their houses destroyed. They will never live in the houses they are building or drink wine from the vineyards they are planting." 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." JPS Tanakh 1917 Therefore their wealth shall become a booty, And their houses a desolation; Yea, they shall build houses, but shall not inhabit them, And they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine thereof. Literal Standard Version And their wealth has been for a spoil, | And their houses for desolation, | And they have built houses, and do not inhabit, | And they have planted vineyards, | And they do not drink their wine.” Majority Standard Bible Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine. New American Bible Their wealth shall be given to plunder and their houses to devastation; They will build houses, but not dwell in them; They will plant vineyards, but not 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. New Revised Standard Version Their wealth shall be plundered, and their houses laid waste. Though they build houses, they shall not inhabit them; though they plant vineyards, they shall not drink wine from them. New Heart English Bible Their wealth will become a spoil, and their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses, but won't inhabit them. They will plant vineyards, but won't drink their wine. Webster's Bible Translation 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 of them. World English Bible Their wealth will become a plunder, and their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses, but won’t inhabit them. They will plant vineyards, but won’t drink their wine. Young's Literal Translation And their wealth hath been for a spoil, And their houses for desolation, And they have built houses, and do not inhabit, And they have planted vineyards, And they do not drink their wine. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Day of the LORD…12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’ 13Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine. 14The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.… Cross References Jeremiah 15:13 Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders. Jeremiah 17:3 O My mountain in the countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, because of the sin of your high places, within all your borders. Lamentations 5:2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. Amos 5:11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. Micah 6:15 You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine. Treasury of Scripture 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. their goods. Zephaniah 1:9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit. Isaiah 6:11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, Isaiah 24:1-3 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof… build. Deuteronomy 28:30,39,51 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof… Isaiah 5:8,9 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! … Isaiah 65:21,22 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them… Jump to Previous Booty Build Building Built Demolished Desolate Desolation Drink Drinking Goods Houses Inhabit Laid Moreover Plant Planted Planting Plunder Plundered Spoil Thereof Vine-Gardens Vineyards Violently Waste Wealth Wine Won'tJump to Next Booty Build Building Built Demolished Desolate Desolation Drink Drinking Goods Houses Inhabit Laid Moreover Plant Planted Planting Plunder Plundered Spoil Thereof Vine-Gardens Vineyards Violently Waste Wealth Wine Won'tZephaniah 1 1. The time when Zephaniah prophesied.2. God's severe judgments against Judah. Verse 13. - Their goods; literally, their strength; their wealth in which they trusted shall become the prey of the enemy, and thus they shall learn that God ruleth in the affairs of men. They shall also build houses, etc. They shall prove in their own case the reality of the punishment threatened in the Law (Leviticus 26:32, etc.; Deuteronomy 28:30, 39; comp. Amos 5:11; Micah 6:15). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Their wealthחֵילָם֙ (ḥê·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength will be וְהָיָ֤ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be plundered לִמְשִׁסָּ֔ה (lim·šis·sāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4933: Booty, plunder and their houses וּבָתֵּיהֶ֖ם (ū·ḇāt·tê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house laid waste. לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה (liš·mā·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8077: Devastation, astonishment They will build וּבָנ֤וּ (ū·ḇā·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1129: To build houses בָתִּים֙ (ḇāt·tîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house but not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no inhabit [them], יֵשֵׁ֔בוּ (yê·šê·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry and plant וְנָטְע֣וּ (wə·nā·ṭə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant vineyards כְרָמִ֔ים (ḵə·rā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard but never וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no drink יִשְׁתּ֖וּ (yiš·tū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8354: To imbibe their wine. יֵינָֽם׃ (yê·nām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication Links Zephaniah 1:13 NIVZephaniah 1:13 NLT Zephaniah 1:13 ESV Zephaniah 1:13 NASB Zephaniah 1:13 KJV Zephaniah 1:13 BibleApps.com Zephaniah 1:13 Biblia Paralela Zephaniah 1:13 Chinese Bible Zephaniah 1:13 French Bible Zephaniah 1:13 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zephaniah 1:13 Their wealth will become a spoil (Zeph. 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