Zephaniah
Zephaniah 3:15–17
15The LORD has taken away your punishment;
He has turned back your enemy.
Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you;
no longer will you fear any harm.
16On that day they will say to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear, O Zion;
do not let your hands fall limp.
17The LORD your God is among you;
He is mighty to save.
He will rejoice over you with gladness;
He will quiet you with His love;c
He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Footnotes
- c 3:17 Or He will be silent in His love; LXX and Syriac He will renew you with His love
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Zephaniah 3:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has taken away | הֵסִ֤יר | hê·sîr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| your punishment | מִשְׁפָּטַ֔יִךְ | miš·pā·ṭa·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H4941 judgment |
| He has turned back | פִּנָּ֖ה | pin·nāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6437 turn |
| your enemy | אֹֽיְבֵ֑ךְ | ’ō·yə·ḇêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| Israel’s | יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| King | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is among you | בְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְ | bə·qir·bêḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
| no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | עֽוֹד׃ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| will you fear | תִֽירְאִ֥י | ṯî·rə·’î | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3372 fear |
| any harm | רָ֖ע | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
Zephaniah 3:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On that | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| they will say | יֵאָמֵ֥ר | yê·’ā·mêr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Jerusalem | לִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | lî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| fear | תִּירָ֑אִי | tî·rā·’î | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3372 fear |
| O Zion | צִיּ֖וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| let your hands | יָדָֽיִךְ׃ | yā·ḏā·yiḵ | Noun - feminine dual construct; second person feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| fall limp | יִרְפּ֥וּ | yir·pū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7503 sink, relax |
Zephaniah 3:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֧ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהַ֛יִךְ | ’ĕ·lō·ha·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H430 God |
| is among you | בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ך | bə·qir·bēḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
| He is mighty | גִּבּ֣וֹר | gib·bō·wr | Adjective - masculine singular | H1368 strong, mighty |
| to save | יוֹשִׁ֑יעַ | yō·wō·šî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3467 deliver |
| He will rejoice | יָשִׂ֨ישׂ | yā·śîś | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7797 exult, rejoice |
| over you | עָלַ֜יִךְ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| with gladness | בְּשִׂמְחָ֗ה | bə·śim·ḥāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H8057 joy, gladness, mirth |
| He will quiet | יַחֲרִישׁ֙ | ya·ḥă·rîš | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise |
| with His love | בְּאַ֣הֲבָת֔וֹ | bə·’a·hă·ḇā·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H160 love |
| He will rejoice | יָגִ֥יל | yā·ḡîl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1523 rejoice |
| over you | עָלַ֖יִךְ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| with singing | בְּרִנָּֽה׃ | bə·rin·nāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H7440 ringing cry |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zephaniah 3:15 Isaiah 51:22 · Isaiah 60:18 · Zephaniah 3:5 · Amos 9:15 · Ezekiel 39:29 · Isaiah 40:1–2 · Genesis 30:23 · Isaiah 33:22 · Ezekiel 37:24–28 · Isaiah 25:8 · Zechariah 14:11 · Joel 3:20–21
Zephaniah 3:16 Hebrews 12:12 · Isaiah 35:3–4 · Isaiah 41:10 · Ephesians 3:13 · Galatians 6:9 · Revelation 2:3 · 2 Corinthians 4:1 · Isaiah 44:2
Zephaniah 3:17 Psalm 149:4 · Psalm 147:11 · Hebrews 7:25 · Isaiah 62:4–5 · Jeremiah 32:41 · Isaiah 12:2 · Zephaniah 3:15 · Deuteronomy 30:9 · Isaiah 65:19 · John 15:11 · Isaiah 12:6 · Numbers 14:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.