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This work is still being revised, if you have comments or questions please email them to help@ door43.org Version: 11 Published: 2017-11-29 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents Copyrights & Licensing ................................... 1 translationNotes ...................................... 7 Introduction to Zephaniah .................................. 7 Zephaniah 01 General Notes ................................. 9 Zephaniah 1:1-3 ........................................ 10 Zephaniah 1:4-6 ........................................ 13 Zephaniah 1:7-9 ........................................ 16 Zephaniah 1:10-11 ....................................... 19 Zephaniah 1:12-13 ....................................... 21 Zephaniah 1:14-16 ....................................... 23 Zephaniah 1:17-18 ....................................... 26 Zephaniah 02 General Notes ................................. 28 Zephaniah 2:1-3 ........................................ 29 Zephaniah 2:4-5 ........................................ 32 Zephaniah 2:6-7 ........................................ 34 Zephaniah 2:8-9 ........................................ 36 Zephaniah 2:10-11 ....................................... 38 Zephaniah 2:12-14 ....................................... 40 Zephaniah 2:15 ........................................ 43 Zephaniah 03 General Notes ................................. 45 Zephaniah 3:1-2 ........................................ 46 Zephaniah 3:3-4 ........................................ 48 Zephaniah 3:5 ......................................... 50 Zephaniah 3:6-7 ........................................ 52 Zephaniah 3:8 ......................................... 54 Zephaniah 3:9-11 ....................................... 56 Zephaniah 3:12-13 ....................................... 58 Zephaniah 3:14-16 ....................................... 60 Zephaniah 3:17-18 ....................................... 62 Zephaniah 3:19-20 ....................................... 64 translationQuestions .................................... 66 Zephaniah 1 .......................................... 66 Zephaniah 2 .......................................... 68 Zephaniah 3 .......................................... 69 translationWords ...................................... 70 Absalom ............................................ 71 Ammon, Ammonite, Ammonites ............................... 72 anger, angered, angry ..................................... 73 arrogant, arrogantly, arrogance ................................ 74 Ashdod, Azotus ........................................ 75 Ashkelon ............................................ 76 2 Table of Contents Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrians, Assyrian Empire ........................ 77 Baal .............................................. 78 Benaiah ............................................ 80 blood .............................................. 81 Canaan, Canaanite, Canaanites ................................ 83 cedar, cedars, cedarwood ................................... 85 chaff .............................................. 86 Christ, Messiah ........................................ 87 column, columns, pillar, pillars ................................ 89 corrupt, corrupts, corrupted, corrupting, corruption, corruptly, incorruptibility . 90 crime, crimes, criminal, criminals .............................. 91 Cush .............................................. 92 cut off, cuts off, cutting off .................................. 93 darkness ............................................ 94 David .............................................. 96 day of the Lord, day of Yahweh ................................ 98 deceive, deceives, deceived, deceiving, deceit, deceiver, deceivers, deceitful, deceitfully, deceitfulness, deception, deceptive . 100 decree, decrees, decreed ...................................102 defile, defiles, defiled, defiling, be defiled, are defiled, was defiled, were defiled . 103 desert, deserts, deserted, deserting, wilderness, wildernesses . 105 devastate, devastated, devastating, devastation, devastations . 106 devour, devours, devoured, devouring ............................107 dung, manure .........................................108 earth, earthen, earthly ....................................109 Ekron, Ekronites ........................................111 eternity, everlasting, eternal, forever .............................112 Ethiopia, Ethiopian ......................................114 evil, wicked, wickedness ...................................115 ewe, ewes, ram, rams, sheep, sheepfold, sheepfolds, sheepshearers, sheepskins . 117 exult, exults, exulting, exultant ................................119 fear, fears, afraid .......................................120 feast, feasts, feasting ......................................122 fire, fires, firebrands, firepans, fireplaces, firepot, firepots . 123 flocks, flock, flocking, herd, herds ...............................124 Gaza ..............................................125 God ...............................................126 god, false god, gods, goddess, idol, idols, idolater, idolaters, idolatrous, idolatry . 129 gold, golden ..........................................131 Gomorrah ...........................................132 hand, hands, handed, handing, by the hand of, lay a hand on, lays his hand on, right hand, right hands, from the hand of ..............................133 heart, hearts ..........................................135 3 Table of Contents heaven, sky, skies, heavens, heavenly ............................137 Hezekiah ............................................139 holy, holiness, unholy, sacred .................................140 humble, humbles, humbled, humility ............................142 Israel, Israelites ........................................143 Jerusalem ...........................................145 Josiah .............................................147 joy, joyful, joyfully, joyfulness, enjoy, enjoys, enjoyed, enjoying, enjoyment, rejoice, re- joices, rejoiced, rejoicing .................................148 Judah ..............................................150 judge, judges, judgment, judgments ..............................151 just, justice, unjust, unjustly, injustice, justly, justify, justification . 153 Kerethites ...........................................156 king, kings, kingdom, kingdoms, kingship, kingly . 157 kingdom, kingdoms ......................................159 lamp, lamps ..........................................161 law, law of Moses, God’s law, law of Yahweh . 162 life, live, lived, lives, living, alive ...............................164 light, lights, lighting, lightning, daylight, sunlight, twilight, enlighten, enlightened . 166 lions, lion, lioness, lionesses ..................................168 Lord Yahweh, Yahweh God ..................................169 lord, lords, Lord, master, masters, sir, sirs . 171 love, loves, loving, loved ....................................174 lowly, lowliest, lowliness ...................................177 might, mighty, mightier, mightily ...............................178 Moab, Moabite, Moabitess ...................................180 mock, mocks, mocked, mocking, mocker, mockers, mockery, ridicule, ridiculed, scoff at, scoffed at .........................................181 name, names, named .....................................183 nation, nations .........................................185 Nineveh, Ninevite .......................................187 Philistines ...........................................188 priest, priests, priesthood ...................................189 prince, princes, princess, princesses .............................191 profane, profaned, profaning .................................193 prophet, prophets, prophecy, prophesy, seer, prophetess . 194 proud, proudly, pride, prideful ................................196 punish, punishes, punished, punishing, punishment, unpunished . 198 pure, purify, purification ...................................200 rebel, rebels, rebelled, rebelling, rebellion, rebellious, rebelliousness . 202 refuge, refugee, refugees, shelter, shelters, sheltered, sheltering . 204 remnant ............................................206 restore, restores, restored, restoration ............................207 4 Table of Contents righteous, righteousness, unrighteous, unrighteousness, upright, uprightness . 208