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Zephaniah 3:6

“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.

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ASV

I have cut off nations; their battlements are desolate; I have made their streets waste, so that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.

KJV

I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הִכְרַ֣תִּיhikh.Ra.tiI have cut offH3772 →
גוֹיִ֗םgo.YimnationsH1471 →
נָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muthey are desolateH8074 →
פִּנּוֹתָ֔םpi.no.Tamcorners theirH6438 →
הֶחֱרַ֥בְתִּיhe.che.Rav.tiI have made desolateH2717 →
חֽוּצוֹתָ֖םchu.tzo.Tamstreets theirH2351 →
מִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.Libecause notH1097 →
עוֹבֵ֑רo.Ver[one who] passes byH5674 →
נִצְדּ֧וּnitz.Duthey have been laid wasteH6658 →
עָרֵיהֶ֛ם'a.rei.Hemcities theirH5892 →
מִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-because notH1097 →
אִ֖ישׁ'ishanyoneH376 →
מֵאֵ֥יןme.'Einfrom notH369 →
יוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevinhabitantH3427 →

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Psalms 76:12He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.Zephaniah 2:5Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.”1 Corinthians 10:6These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.Jeremiah 25:9–11behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.Isaiah 37:24–26Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.1 Corinthians 10:11Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.Isaiah 15:1–9This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!Jeremiah 25:18–26to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;Isaiah 19:1–25This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!Zechariah 7:14But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”Isaiah 10:1–34Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,Leviticus 26:31I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.Isaiah 37:11–13Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared?Nahum 2:1–3One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!Jeremiah 2:15The young lions have roared at him; they have growled with a loud voice. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.Jeremiah 5:17They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”Deuteronomy 8:19If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.

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