Zephaniah 2:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZephaniah 2:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בַּקְּשׁ֤וּ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עַנְוֵ֣י
ʻânâv
H6035
poor
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מִשְׁפָּט֖וֹ
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
פָּעָ֑לוּ
pâʻal
H6466
to do
בַּקְּשׁוּ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
צֶ֨דֶק֙
tsedeq
H6664
righteousness
בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
עֲנָוָ֔ה
ʻănâvâh
H6038
meekness
אוּלַי֙
ʼûwlay
H194
perhaps
תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ
çâthar
H5641
to hide
בְּי֖וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אַף
ʼaph
H639
nose
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
Seek Yahweh, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of Yahweh's anger.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Seek Yahweh, all the humble of the earth who do his justice. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. Perhaps you will be hidden on the day of the nose of Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).