Zephaniah 3:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZephaniah 3:5 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 →
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צַדִּיק֙
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּ
qereb
H7130
midst
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עַוְלָ֑ה
ʻevel
H5766
injustice
בַּבֹּ֨קֶר
bôqer
H1242
morning
בַּבֹּ֜קֶר
bôqer
H1242
morning
מִשְׁפָּט֨וֹ
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
יִתֵּ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָאוֹר֙
ʼôwr
H216
light
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נֶעְדָּ֔ר
ʻădar
H5737
to help
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוֹדֵ֥עַ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
עַוָּ֖ל
ʻavvâl
H5767
unjust one
בֹּֽשֶׁת
bôsheth
H1322
shame
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh, in the midst of her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn't fail, but the unjust know no shame.
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King James Version Public Domain
The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh righteous in her midst. He does not commit unrighteousness. In the morning, in the morning he gives his justice; at light he is not left out. Yet the unrighteous does not know shame.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).