Zephaniah
Zephaniah 3:9
9For then I will restore
pure lips to the peoples,
that all may call upon the name of the LORD
and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| then | אָ֛ז | ’āz | Adverb | H227 at that time, then |
| I will restore | אֶהְפֹּ֥ךְ | ’eh·pōḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| pure | בְרוּרָ֑ה | ḇə·rū·rāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H1305 purify, select |
| lips | שָׂפָ֣ה | śā·p̄āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the peoples | עַמִּ֖ים | ‘am·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| that all | כֻלָּם֙ | ḵul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| may call | לִקְרֹ֤א | liq·rō | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| upon the name | בְּשֵׁ֣ם | bə·šêm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and serve Him | לְעָבְד֖וֹ | lə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| shoulder | שְׁכֶ֥ם | šə·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular | H7926 shoulder |
| to shoulder | אֶחָֽד׃ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 11:1 · Psalm 22:27 · Isaiah 19:18 · Zechariah 2:11 · Acts 2:4–13 · Psalm 86:9–10 · Zechariah 8:20–23 · Habakkuk 2:14 · Romans 15:6–11 · Ephesians 4:29 · Matthew 12:35 · Zechariah 14:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.