Zephaniah 2:3
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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.Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.
In other translations
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.Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.
Hebrew words
בַּקְּשׁוּbakeshuseekH1245אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068כָּל־kol-O allH3605עַנְוֵי'anvei[the] humble [people] ofH6035הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834מִשְׁפָּטוֹmishpatojudgment hisH4941פָּעָלוּpa'aluthey have doneH6466בַּקְּשׁוּ־bakeshu-seekH1245צֶדֶקtzedekrighteousnessH6664בַּקְּשׁוּbakeshuseekH1245עֲנָוָה'anavahhumilityH6038אוּלַי'ulaiperhapsH194תִּסָּתְרוּtisateruyou will be hiddenH5641בְּיוֹםbeyomon [the] day ofH3117אַף־'af-[the] anger ofH639יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Jeremiah 39:18For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord.For I will surely rescue you so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted in Me, you will escape with your life like a spoil of war, declares the LORD.’”
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