Zephaniah
Zephaniah 3:5
5The LORD within her is righteous;
He does no wrong.
He applies His justice morning by morning;
He does not fail at dawn,
yet the unjust know no shame.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| within her | בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּ | bə·qir·bāh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
| is righteous | צַדִּיק֙ | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| He does | יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| no | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| wrong | עַוְלָ֑ה | ‘aw·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5766 injustice, unrighteousness |
| He applies | יִתֵּ֤ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| His justice | מִשְׁפָּט֨וֹ | miš·pā·ṭōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| morning | בַּבֹּ֨קֶר | bab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| by morning | בַּבֹּ֜קֶר | bab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| He does not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| fail | נֶעְדָּ֔ר | ne‘·dār | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5737 help |
| at dawn | לָאוֹר֙ | lā·’ō·wr | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| yet the unjust | עַוָּ֖ל | ‘aw·wāl | Noun - masculine singular | H5767 unjust, unrighteous one |
| know | יוֹדֵ֥עַ | yō·w·ḏê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| no | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| shame | בֹּֽשֶׁת׃ | bō·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1322 shame |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 32:4 · Lamentations 3:23 · Psalm 145:17 · Zephaniah 3:15 · Isaiah 28:19 · Isaiah 12:6 · Zephaniah 3:17 · Deuteronomy 23:14 · Psalm 99:3–4 · 1 Peter 1:17 · Job 34:10 · Ecclesiastes 3:16–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.