Zephaniah 2:3

Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

בָּקַשׁ

bâqash

H1245

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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ye the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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all ye

עָנָו

ʻânâv

H6035

depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)

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of the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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which have

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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his

מִשְׁפָּט

mishpâṭ

H4941

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...

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בָּקַשׁ

bâqash

H1245

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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צְדָקָה

tsᵉdâqâh

H6666

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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בָּקַשׁ

bâqash

H1245

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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עַנְוָה

ʻanvâh

H6037

mildness (royal); also (concretely) oppressed

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it may be ye shall be

טָמַן

ṭâman

H2934

to hide (by covering over)

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in the

יוֹם

yôwm

H3117

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...

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of the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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אַף

ʼaph

H639

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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Key Terms in This Verse

meekness H6037

עַנְוָה ʻanvâh

mildness (royal); also (concretely) oppressed

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meek H6035

עָנָו ʻânâv

depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)

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wrought H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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hid H2934

טָמַן ṭâman

to hide (by covering over)

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anger H639

אַף ʼaph

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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Seek H1245

בָּקַשׁ bâqash

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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seek H1245

בָּקַשׁ bâqash

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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seek H1245

בָּקַשׁ bâqash

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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judgment H4941

מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the pla...

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righteousness H6666

צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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Cross References

Psalm 76:9 cross-reference

When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

Jonah 3:9 cross-reference

Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

Psalm 22:26 cross-reference

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

Psalm 105:4 cross-reference

Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

Jeremiah 39:18 cross-reference

For 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.

Hosea 10:12 cross-reference

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Proverbs 18:10 cross-reference

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Psalm 57:1 cross-reference

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

Jeremiah 45:5 cross-reference

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

Psalm 91:1 cross-reference

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 Peter 3:18 cross-reference

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

1 Peter 1:22 cross-reference

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

1 Peter 3:4 cross-reference

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

1 Thessalonians 4:1 cross-reference

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

Matthew 5:5 cross-reference

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Psalm 31:20 cross-reference

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

Exodus 12:27 cross-reference

That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowe...

Isaiah 11:4 cross-reference

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay...

Psalm 149:4 cross-reference

For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

Hosea 7:10 cross-reference

And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.

Isaiah 61:1 cross-reference

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and th...

1 Thessalonians 4:10 cross-reference

And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

Zechariah 8:19 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and chee...

2 Samuel 12:22 cross-reference

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

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