13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Zephaniah 2:13:1 ⧉וְיֵ֤טveyetand he will stretch out Zephaniah 2:13:2 ⧉יָדוֹ֙yadohis hand Zephaniah 2:13:3 ⧉עַל־צָפ֔וֹןaltsafonagainst the north Zephaniah 2:13:4 ⧉וִֽיאַבֵּ֖דviabedand he will destroy Zephaniah 2:13:5 ⧉אֶת־אַשּׁ֑וּרetashurAssyria {direct object marker} Zephaniah 2:13:6 ⧉וְיָשֵׂ֤םveyasemand he will make Zephaniah 2:13:7 ⧉אֶת־נִֽינְוֵה֙etninveNineveh {direct object marker} Zephaniah 2:13:8 ⧉לִשְׁמָמָ֔הlishemamainto desolation Zephaniah 2:13:9 ⧉צִיָּ֖הtsiyadryness or dry land Zephaniah 2:13:10 ⧉כַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃kamidbarlike the wilderness or desert |
13. Formal Translation And He {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria, and He will make Nineveh a desolation, a dry waste like the wilderness. |
13. Dynamic Translation He {Yahweh, Enemy Overthrower} will raise His hand over the north and wipe out Assyria. He will turn Nineveh into a barren ruin, a parched desert like the wilderness. |