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Zephaniah 3

Zeph. 3:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
thy God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
in the midst
qereb (Hebrew #7130)
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
KJV usage: X among, X before, bowels, X unto charge, + eat (up), X heart, X him, X in, inward (X -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, + out of, purtenance, X therein, X through, X within self.
Pronounce: keh'-reb
Origin: from 7126
of thee is mighty
gibbowr (Hebrew #1368)
intensive from the same as 1397; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
KJV usage: champion, chief, X excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
Pronounce: ghib-bore'
Origin: or (shortened) gibbor {ghib-bore'}
; he will save
yasha` (Hebrew #3467)
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
KJV usage: X at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
Pronounce: yaw-shah'
Origin: a primitive root
, he will rejoice
suws (Hebrew #7797)
a primitive root; to be bright, i.e. cheerful
KJV usage: be glad, X greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice.
Pronounce: soos
Origin: or siys {sece}
h over thee with joy
simchah (Hebrew #8057)
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
KJV usage: X exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).
Pronounce: sim-khaw'
Origin: from 8056
; he will ζrest
charash (Hebrew #2790)
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness)
KJV usage: X altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.
Pronounce: khaw-rash'
Origin: a primitive root
in his love
'ahabah (Hebrew #160)
feminine of 158 and meaning the same
KJV usage: love.
Pronounce: a-hab-aw
, he will joy
giyl (Hebrew #1523)
a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
KJV usage: be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
Pronounce: gheel
Origin: or (by permutation) guwl {gool}
over thee with singing
rinnah (Hebrew #7440)
properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
KJV usage: cry, gladness, joy, proclamation, rejoicing, shouting, sing(-ing), triumph.
Pronounce: rin-naw'
Origin: from 7442
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Isa. 62:5• 5For [as] a young man marrieth a virgin, shall thy sons marry thee; and with the joy of the bridegroom over the bride shall thy God rejoice over thee. (Isa. 62:5)
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Jer. 32:41• 41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. (Jer. 32:41)
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be silent.

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Ministry on This Verse

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in the.
Zeph. 3:5,15• 5The just Jehovah 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.
 15Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil anymore. (Zeph. 3:5,15)
is mighty.
Gen. 17:1• 1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me and be thou perfect. (Gen. 17:1)
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Gen. 18:14• 14Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. (Gen. 18:14)
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Psa. 24:8‑10• 8Who [is] this king of glory?{HR}Jehovah strong and mighty,{HR}Jehovah mighty in battle.
 9Lift up, O gates, your heads, and lift up yourselves,{HR}O doors of eternity, and the king of glory shall come in.
 10Who [is] he, this king of glory?{HR}Jehovah of hosts, he [is] the king of glory. Selah. (Psa. 24:8‑10)
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Isa. 9:6• 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of eternity , Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6)
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Isa. 12:2,6• 2Behold, God [is] my salvation:{HR}I will trust and not be afraid;{HR}For Jah Jehovah [is] my strength and song;{HR}And he is become my salvation.
 6Cry out and shout, O inhabitress of Zion;{HR}For great in the midst of thee [is] the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 12:2,6)
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Isa. 63:12• 12his glorious arm leading [them] by the hand of Moses, dividing the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name, (Isa. 63:12)
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Heb. 7:25• 25Whence also he is able to save completely those that approach God through him, as ever living to intercede for them. (Heb. 7:25)
will rejoice.
Num. 14:8• 8If Jehovah delight in us, then he will bring us into this land and give it us — a land, which floweth with milk and honey. (Num. 14:8)
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Deut. 30:9• 9And Jehovah thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, for good; for Jehovah will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers; (Deut. 30:9)
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Psa. 147:11• 11Jehovah taketh pleasure in those fearing him,{HR}In those hoping in his mercy. (Psa. 147:11)
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Psa. 149:4• 4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people;{HR}He honoureth the meek with salvation. (Psa. 149:4)
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Isa. 62:4‑5• 4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken, neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah; for Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
 5For [as] a young man marrieth a virgin, shall thy sons marry thee; and with the joy of the bridegroom over the bride shall thy God rejoice over thee. (Isa. 62:4‑5)
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Isa. 65:19• 19And I will rejoice over Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. (Isa. 65:19)
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Jer. 32:41• 41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. (Jer. 32:41)
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Luke 15:5‑6,23‑24,32• 5and having found it, he layeth it upon his own shoulders rejoicing;
 6and having come to the house, he calleth together the friends and the neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.
 23and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
 24for this my son was dead, and has come to life,—was lost, and has been found. And they began to be merry.
 32But it was right to make merry and rejoice because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found. (Luke 15:5‑6,23‑24,32)
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John 15:11• 11These things have I spoken to you that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be fulfilled. (John 15:11)
he will.
Gen. 1:31• 31And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. (Gen. 1:31)
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Gen. 2:2• 2And God had finished on the seventh day his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. (Gen. 2:2)
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Isa. 18:4• 4For thus Jehovah said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will observe in my dwelling-place like clear heat upon herbs, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. (Isa. 18:4)
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John 13:1• 1Now, before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own that [were] in the world, loved them unto [the] end . (John 13:1)
rest.
Heb. be silent.
• There is no finer description in the Bible of His complacent satisfaction when mercy has done all for the people that He loved. (“Zephaniah 3” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a mighty one that will save: he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will exult over thee with singing.

W. Kelly Translation

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Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.