KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So here's what's going to happen: everything they own will get taken by someone else, and their houses will sit empty and broken. They'll build new homes but never get to live in them, plant vineyards but never taste the wine they made.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When you live against God's way, you end up losing everything you worked for.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The prophet Zephaniah wrote this message to the people of Judah and Jerusalem during the reign of King Josiah in the late 7th century BCE. It was written to warn them of impending judgment and destruction due to their widespread idolatry, corruption, and social injustice.
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