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Zephaniah 2:3
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Before the decree bring forth, [before] the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.
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Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
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For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
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Verse Text
SeekH1245 ye the LORDH3068, all ye meekH6035 of the earthH776, which have wroughtH6466 his judgmentH4941; seekH1245 righteousnessH6664, seekH1245 meeknessH6038: it may beH194 ye shall be hidH5641 in the dayH3117 of the LORD'SH3068 angerH639.
בַּקְּשׁוּ אֶת־יְהוָה כָּל־עַנְוֵי הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר מִשְׁפָּטֹו פָּעָלוּ בַּקְּשׁוּ־צֶדֶק בַּקְּשׁוּ עֲנָוָה אוּלַי תִּסָּתְרוּ בְּיֹום אַף־יְהוָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
בַּקְּשׁ֤וּ |
ba.ke.Shu | H1245 | HVpv2mp | seek |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
יְהוָה֙ |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | Yahweh |
כָּל |
kol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | O all |
עַנְוֵ֣י |
'an.Vei | H6035 | HAampc | (the) humble (people) of |
הָ/אָ֔רֶץ |
ha./'A.retz | H776 | HTd/Ncbsa | the/ land |
אֲשֶׁ֥ר |
'a.Sher | H834 | HTr | who |
מִשְׁפָּט֖/וֹ |
mish.pa.T/o | H4941 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | judgment/ his |
פָּעָ֑לוּ |
pa.'A.lu | H6466 | HVqp3cp | they have done |
בַּקְּשׁוּ |
ba.ke.shu- | H1245 | HVpv2mp | seek |
צֶ֨דֶק֙ |
tze.dek | H6664 | HNcmsa | righteousness |
בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ |
ba.ke.Shu | H1245 | HVpv2mp | seek |
עֲנָוָ֔ה |
'a.na.Vah | H6038 | HNcfsa | humility |
אוּלַי֙ |
'u.Lai | H194 | HD | perhaps |
תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ |
ti.Sa.te.Ru | H5641 | HVNi2mp | you will be hidden |
בְּ/י֖וֹם |
be./Yom | H3117 | HR/Ncmsc | on/ (the) day of |
אַף |
'af- | H639 | HTa | (the) anger of |
יְהוָֽה |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | Yahweh |
- H194 — אוּלַי (ʼûwlay, oo-lah'ee): or (shortened) אֻלַי; from אוֹ; if not; hence perhaps; if so be, may be, peradventure, unless.
- H639 — אַף (ʼaph, af): from אָנַף; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire; anger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
- H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
- H4941 — מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ, mish-pawt'): from שָׁפַט; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.
- H5641 — סָתַר (çâthar, saw-thar'): a primitive root; to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively; be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.
- H6035 — עָנָו (ʻânâv, aw-nawv'): or (by intermixture with עָנִי) עָנָיו; from עָנָה; depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly); humble, lowly, meek, poor. Compare עָנִי.
- H6038 — עֲנָוָה (ʻănâvâh, an-aw-vaw'): from עָנָו; condescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency); gentleness, humility, meekness.
- H6466 — פָּעַל (pâʻal, paw-al'): a primitive root; to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise; commit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).
- H6664 — צֶדֶק (tsedeq, tseh'-dek): from צָדַק; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity; [idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- all — 2 Chronicles 34:27-28, Psalms 22:26, Psalms 25:8-9, Psalms 76:9, Psalms 149:4, Isaiah 61:1, Jeremiah 22:15-16, Zechariah 8:19, Matthew 5:5, James 1:21-22, 1 Peter 3:4
- hid — Genesis 7:15-16, Exodus 12:27, Psalms 31:20, Psalms 32:6-7, Psalms 57:1, Psalms 91:1, Proverbs 18:10, Isaiah 26:20-21, Jeremiah 39:18, Jeremiah 45:5, Colossians 3:2-4
- it may — 2 Samuel 12:22, Joel 2:13-14, Amos 5:15, Jonah 3:9
- seek righteousness — 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:10, 1 Peter 1:22, 2 Peter 3:18
- Seek ye — Psalms 105:4, Isaiah 55:6-7, Jeremiah 3:13-14, Jeremiah 4:1-2, Jeremiah 29:12-13, Hosea 7:10, Hosea 10:12, Amos 5:4-6, Amos 5:14-15, Matthew 7:7-8
Reciprocal references (23): 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Chronicles 16:11, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 25:10, Psalms 147:6, Isaiah 1:17, Isaiah 3:10, Isaiah 11:4, Isaiah 13:6, Isaiah 29:19, Isaiah 51:1, Jeremiah 5:31, Jeremiah 36:3, Lamentations 3:29, Ezekiel 13:5, Ezekiel 14:20, Daniel 4:27, Amos 5:13, Micah 6:8, Acts 2:20, Ephesians 4:2, James 3:13, Revelation 7:3
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: MEEKNESS-RETALIATION, SEEING GOD
- Torrey’s: MEEKNESS, SEEKING GOD
- Nave’s: DAY, HOLINESS, MEEKNESS, PRAYER, SEEKERS
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- Zephaniah 2
- Strong's H194 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H639 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H776 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H834 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H853 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H1245 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H3068 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H3117 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H3605 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H4941 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H5641 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H6035 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H6038 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H6466 (Hebrew)
- Strong's H6664 (Hebrew)