Zephaniahchapter 3
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Original Language
Zephaniah 3— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
In Jewish life
Jewish practice and Jewish teaching both have something to say about Zephaniah 3. Three things follow: where it is read, what is done because of it, and how the rabbis have taught it. The purpose is to inform a Christian reader what Jews believe and how Judaism was and is practised.
Where the rabbis cite this chapter
4 rows sit beside their verses in the text, on 4 verses of this chapter. No row that speaks to the chapter as a whole is recorded. Every quote links to its full source.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria (sefaria.org); excerpts follow each version’s license, and every passage opens at its source.
How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.
Woe to the rebellious city that takes no correction1
Zephaniah 3:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on Zephaniah 3:1
Woe to her who is filthy and polluted Until now, Zephaniah was speaking of Ninveh, but now he refers to Jerusalem: Woe to her who is destined to be plundered and sullied like dung. It will be polluted with the filth of its iniquity.
Read it in full at Sefaria · The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg
Zephaniah 3:2· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:3· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:4· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:5· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:6· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:7· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
A pure language, and a meek remnant left in her midst8
Zephaniah 3:8· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:9· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:10· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on Zephaniah 3:10
From the other side of the rivers of Cush They will bring Me an offering.
Read it in full at Sefaria · The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg
Zephaniah 3:11· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on Zephaniah 3:11
you shall not be ashamed of all your deeds Because you have already suffered, and your iniquity has been expiated.
Read it in full at Sefaria · The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg
Zephaniah 3:12· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on Zephaniah 3:12
a humble and poor people A humble people that submits to humiliation.
Read it in full at Sefaria · The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg
Zephaniah 3:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Sing, daughter of Zion — he will rejoice over you with singing14
Zephaniah 3:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:15· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:16· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:17· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:18· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:19· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Zephaniah 3:20· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible