Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Zephaniah 2:3

NETBible	Seek the Lord’s favor,¹ all you humble people² of the land who have obeyed his commands!³ Strive to do what is right!⁴ Strive to be humble!⁵ Maybe you will be protected⁶ on the day of the Lord’s angry judgment.
NIV © biblegateway Zep 2:3	Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.
NASB © biblegateway Zep 2:3	Seek the LORD, All you humble of the earth Who have carried out His ordinances; Seek righteousness, seek humility. Perhaps you will be hidden In the day of the LORD’S anger.
NLT © biblegateway Zep 2:3	Beg the LORD to save you––all you who are humble, all you who uphold justice. Walk humbly and do what is right. Perhaps even yet the LORD will protect you from his anger on that day of destruction.
MSG © biblegateway Zep 2:3	Seek GOD, all you quietly disciplined people who live by GOD's justice. Seek GOD's right ways. Seek a quiet and disciplined life. Perhaps you'll be hidden on the Day of GOD's anger.
BBE © SABDAweb Zep 2:3	Make search for the Lord, all you quiet ones of the earth, who have done what is right in his eyes; make search for righteousness and a quiet heart: it may be that you will be safely covered in the day of the Lord’s wrath.
NRSV © bibleoremus Zep 2:3	Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, who do his commands; seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the Lord’s wrath.
NKJV © biblegateway Zep 2:3	Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the day of the LORD’S anger.
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KJV	Seek <01245> (8761) ye the LORD <03068>_, all ye meek <06035> of the earth <0776>_, which have wrought <06466> (8804) his judgment <04941>_; seek <01245> (8761) righteousness <06664>_, seek <01245> (8761) meekness <06038>_: it may be <0194> ye shall be hid <05641> (8735) in the day <03117> of the LORD'S <03068> anger <0639>_.
NASB © biblegateway Zep 2:3	Seek <01245> the LORD <03068> , All <03605> you humble <06035> of the earth <0776> Who <0834> have carried <06466> out His ordinances <04941> ; Seek <01245> righteousness <06664> , seek <01245> humility <06038> . Perhaps <0194> you will be hidden <05641> In the day <03117> of the LORD'S <03068> anger <0639> .
LXXM	zhthsate <2212> V-AAD-2P ton <3588> T-ASM kurion <2962> N-ASM pantev <3956> A-VPM tapeinoi <5011> A-VPM ghv <1065> N-GSF krima <2917> N-ASN ergazesye <2038> V-PMD-2P kai <2532> CONJ dikaiosunhn <1343> N-ASF zhthsate <2212> V-AAD-2P kai <2532> CONJ apokrinesye {V-PMI-2P} auta <846> D-APN opwv <3704> CONJ skepasyhte {V-APS-2P} en <1722> PREP hmera <2250> N-DSF orghv <3709> N-GSF kuriou <2962> N-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	Seek <01245> the Lord’s <03068> favor, all <03605> you humble <06035> people of the land <0776> who <0834> have obeyed his commands <04941> ! Strive <01245> to do <06466> what is right <06664> ! Strive <01245> to be humble <06038> ! Maybe <0194> you will be protected <05641> on the day <03117> of the Lord’s <03068> angry <0639> judgment.
HEBREW	hwhy <03068> Pa <0639> Mwyb <03117> wrtot <05641> ylwa <0194> hwne <06038> wsqb <01245> qdu <06664> wsqb <01245> wlep <06466> wjpsm <04941> rsa <0834> Urah <0776> ywne <06035> lk <03605> hwhy <03068> ta <0853> wsqb (2:3) <01245>

NETBible

Seek the Lord’s favor,¹ all you humble people² of the land who have obeyed his commands!³ Strive to do what is right!⁴ Strive to be humble!⁵ Maybe you will be protected⁶ on the day of the Lord’s angry judgment.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “seek the Lord,” but “favor” seems to be implied from the final line of the verse.

²tn Or “poor.” The precise referent of this Hebrew term is unclear. The word may refer to the economically poor or to the spiritually humble.

³tn The present translation assumes the Hebrew term מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) here refers to God’s covenantal requirements and is a synonym for the Law. The word can mean “justice” and could refer more specifically to the principles of justice contained in the Law. In this case the phrase could be translated, “who have promoted the justice God demands.”

⁴tn Heb “Seek what is right.”

⁵tn Heb “Seek humility.”

⁶tn Heb “hidden.” Cf. NEB “it may be that you will find shelter”; NRSV “perhaps you may be hidden.”