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Though they build houses, they will not live in them; though they plant vineyards, they will not drink the wine.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zephaniah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zephaniah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zephaniah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zephaniah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit <i>them</i>; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zephaniah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore their goods shall become booty, And their houses a desolation; They shall build houses, but not inhabit <i>them;</i> They shall plant vineyards, but not drink their wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zephaniah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Their wealth will become plunder, And their houses desolate; Yes, they will build houses but not inhabit <i>them,</i> And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zephaniah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Moreover, 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.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zephaniah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Moreover, their wealth will become plunder, And their houses desolate; Yes, they will build houses but not inhabit <i>them</i>, And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zephaniah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it will be that their wealth will become spoil And their houses desolate; Indeed, they will build houses but not inhabit <i>them</i>, And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zephaniah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zephaniah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zephaniah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zephaniah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zephaniah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zephaniah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zephaniah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zephaniah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zephaniah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zephaniah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zephaniah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zephaniah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zephaniah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zephaniah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zephaniah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zephaniah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zephaniah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And their wealth was for plunder, and their houses for desolation: and they built houses, and they inhabited not; and they planted vineyards, and they shall not drink their wine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zephaniah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zephaniah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And their strength will be in plundering, and their houses in the desert. And they will build houses and not dwell in them, and they will plant vineyards and not drink their wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zephaniah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zephaniah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zephaniah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zephaniah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zephaniah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zephaniah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T0cd_1JKnyY?start=139" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zephaniah/1.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>And 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.’ <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥê·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">Their wealth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/4933.htm" title="4933: lim·šis·sāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Booty, plunder. From shacac; plunder.">plundered</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇāt·tê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and their houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: liš·mā·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">laid waste.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: ū·ḇā·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">They will build</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇāt·tîm (N-mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yê·šê·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">inhabit them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: wə·nā·ṭə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">and plant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: ḵə·rā·mîm (N-mp) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">vineyards</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but never</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: yiš·tū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: yê·nām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">their wine.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>The 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30</a></span><br />You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Micah 6:15</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-21.htm">Isaiah 65:21-22</a></span><br />They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. / No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Jeremiah 8:10</a></span><br />Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Habakkuk 2:6-7</a></span><br />Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’ / Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32-33</a></span><br />And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled. / But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-6.htm">Haggai 1:6</a></span><br />You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Jeremiah 6:12</a></span><br />Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19</a></span><br />They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-20</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Luke 12:20-21</a></span><br />But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ / This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-3</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-12.htm">1 Corinthians 3:12-15</a></span><br />If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, / his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. / If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-14.htm">Revelation 18:14-17</a></span><br />And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.” / The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, / saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">their goods.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/1-9.htm">Zephaniah 1:9</a></b></br> In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11</a></b></br> 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,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Isaiah 24:1-3</a></b></br> Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof… </p><p class="hdg">build.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30,39,51</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8,9</a></b></br> Woe unto them that join house to house, <i>that</i> lay field to field, till <i>there be</i> no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-21.htm">Isaiah 65:21,22</a></b></br> And they shall build houses, and inhabit <i>them</i>; 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The plundering of wealth is a common theme in prophetic literature, symbolizing the loss of security and divine favor. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled during the Babylonian invasion when Jerusalem was sacked, and its treasures were taken. This echoes the warnings given in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30-31</a>, where disobedience leads to loss and destruction.<p><b>and their houses laid waste</b><br>The destruction of houses signifies the complete upheaval of daily life and security. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a house was not just a dwelling but a symbol of stability and legacy. The laying waste of houses indicates a total dismantling of societal structures. This devastation is reminiscent of the curses for covenant unfaithfulness outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31-33</a>.<p><b>They will build houses but not inhabit them</b><br>This phrase underscores the futility of human efforts when they are not aligned with God's will. It reflects the curse of unfulfilled labor found in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30</a>, where the Israelites are warned that disobedience will lead to others enjoying the fruits of their labor. This serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God.<p><b>and plant vineyards but never drink their wine</b><br>Vineyards were a sign of prosperity and blessing in ancient Israel. The inability to enjoy the fruits of one's labor is a direct consequence of divine judgment. This imagery is also found in <a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11</a>, where the prophet warns of similar outcomes for those who oppress the poor and turn away from righteousness. The vineyard can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the true vine (<a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1</a>), and the judgment here foreshadows the ultimate separation from the blessings found in Him for those who reject God's covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zephaniah.htm">Zephaniah</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament, Zephaniah's ministry took place during the reign of King Josiah of Judah. He is known for his messages of judgment and the coming "Day of the Lord."<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Zephaniah's prophecies. The people of Judah are warned of impending judgment due to their idolatry and disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/day_of_the_lord.htm">Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A significant theme in Zephaniah, referring to a future time of divine judgment and restoration. It is a day of reckoning for the nations and a call to repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_materialism.htm">The Futility of Materialism</a></b><br>The verse highlights the futility of accumulating wealth and possessions without God's blessing. Material success is meaningless if it is not aligned with God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Zephaniah warns of the tangible consequences of turning away from God. Disobedience leads to loss and unfulfilled efforts, reminding us of the importance of living in accordance with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>The impending judgment serves as a call to repentance. Believers are encouraged to examine their lives and turn back to God, seeking His mercy and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the dire warnings, there is an underlying assurance of God's control over all events. Trusting in His sovereignty brings peace, even in times of judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of judgment, the broader context of Zephaniah includes promises of restoration for those who repent. God's ultimate plan is one of redemption and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zephaniah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zephaniah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_stress_about_tomorrow_now.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_obed-edom_blessed,_uzza_killed.htm">(1 Chronicles 13:13) Why is Obed-edom blessed for housing the Ark even though Uzza was killed for a seemingly minor infraction involving the same object?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_zephaniah_1_18_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">How does Zephaniah 1:18's claim that wealth can't save on the 'day of the Lord' align with biblical texts showing God's mercy and willingness to relent from punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_albertus_magnus.htm">What does the Bible teach about covetousness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zephaniah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Their goods;</span> literally, <span class="accented">their strength</span>; 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. <span class="cmt_word">They shall also build houses,</span> etc. They shall prove in their own case the reality of the punishment threatened in the Law (<a href="/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32</a>, etc.; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30, 39</a>; comp. <a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11</a>; <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Micah 6:15</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Their wealth</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵילָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plundered</span><br /><span class="heb">לִמְשִׁסָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(lim·šis·sāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4933.htm">Strong's 4933: </a> </span><span class="str2">Booty, plunder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their houses</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָתֵּיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇāt·tê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">laid waste.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(liš·mā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> </span><span class="str2">Devastation, astonishment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They will build</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָנ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">houses</span><br /><span class="heb">בָתִּים֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇāt·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inhabit [them],</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵשֵׁ֔בוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·šê·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and plant</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָטְע֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṭə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike in, fix, to plant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vineyards</span><br /><span class="heb">כְרָמִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·rā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but never</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drink</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁתּ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·tū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their wine.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵינָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yê·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">OT Prophets: Zephaniah 1:13 Their wealth will become a spoil (Zeph. 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