Zephaniah 3:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZephaniah 3:9 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 →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אָ֛ז
ʼâz
H227
then
אֶהְפֹּ֥ךְ
hâphak
H2015
to overturn
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עַמִּ֖ים
ʻam
H5971
people
שָׂפָ֣ה
sâphâh
H8193
lip
בְרוּרָ֑ה
bârar
H1305
to purify
לִקְרֹ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
כֻלָּם֙
kôl
H3605
all
בְּשֵׁ֣ם
shêm
H8034
name
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְעָבְד֖וֹ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
שְׁכֶ֥ם
shᵉkem
H7926
shoulder
אֶחָֽד
ʼechâd
H259
one
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on the name of Yahweh, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.
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King James Version Public Domain
For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then I will surely give to the peoples a pure lip, for all of them to call upon the name of Yahweh, to serve him one shoulder.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).