Zephaniah 3:5 BSB — MannaFest

Zephaniah 3:5

The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.

BSB

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ASV

Jehovah in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; every morning doth he bring his justice to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Zephaniah (420)

(Chapter 3, verses 1 onwards) Woe to the provoking and redeemed city: the dove did not hear the voice and did not receive discipline. It did not trust in the Lord and did not approach its God. Its princes are in its midst, like roaring lions. Its judges are wolves of the evening, they do not leave anything for the morning. Its prophets are insane, unfaithful men. Its priests have defiled the holy, they have acted unjustly against the law. The Lord is righteous; he will not do injustice.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

But, beside these “evening wolves in the midst of her,” there standeth Another “in the midst of her,” whom they knew not, and so, very near to them although they would not draw near to Him. But He was near, to behold all the iniquities which they did in the very city and place called by His Name and in His very presence; He was in her to protect, foster her with a father’s love, but she, presuming on His mercy, had cast it off.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The just Lord--Why then are ye so unjust? is in the midst thereof--He retorts on them their own boast, "Is not the Lord among us" (Mic 3:11)? True He is, but it is for another end from what ye think [CALVIN]; namely, to lead you by the example of His righteousness to be righteous.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יְהוָ֤ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
צַדִּיק֙	tza.Dik	[is] righteous	H6662 →
בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּ	be.kir.Bah	in midst its	H7130 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה	ya.'a.Seh	he does	H6213 →
עַוְלָ֑ה	'av.Lah	injustice	H5766 →
בַּבֹּ֨קֶר	ba.Bo.ker	in the morning	H1242 →
בַּבֹּ֜קֶר	ba.Bo.ker	in the morning	H1242 →
מִשְׁפָּט֨וֹ	mish.pa.To	judgment his	H4941 →
יִתֵּ֤ן	yi.Ten	he gives	H5414 →
לָאוֹר֙	la.'Or	to the light	H216 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
נֶעְדָּ֔ר	ne'.Dar	he fails	H5737 →
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
יוֹדֵ֥עַ	yo.De.a'	[is] knowing	H3045 →
עַוָּ֖ל	'a.Val	an unrighteous person	H5767 →
בֹּֽשֶׁת׃	Bo.shet	shame	H1322 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
leads to
- Psalms 149:4
  For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
- Psalms 147:11
  The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
- Hebrews 7:25
  Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
- Isaiah 62:4–5
  No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will…
- Jeremiah 32:41
  Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
Through
Lamentations 3:23
They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
leads to
- Hebrews 10:23
  Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
- Psalms 30:5
  For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Isaiah 33:2
  O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Zephaniah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Zephaniah