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So look to him, all of you people in the land who worship him faithfully. You always do what he commands you to do. Continue to do what is right. Don't be proud. Then perhaps the Lord will keep you safe on the day he pours out his anger on the world.
Reference
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: ἀφοράω (aphoráō)
to consider attentively
Hebrew: chêzêv
a sight
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: σεβάζομαι (sebázomai)
to venerate, i.e. adore
Hebrew: çᵉgid
{to prostrate oneself (in homage)}
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ἀεί (aeí)
"ever," by qualification regularly; by implication, earnestly
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ἐμμένω (emménō)
to stay in the same place, i.e. (figuratively) persevere
Hebrew: ʼâchar
to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Hebrew: zûwd
to seethe; figuratively, to be insolent
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: διατηρέω (diatēréō)
to watch thoroughly, i.e. (positively and transitively) to observe strictly, or (negatively and reflexively) to avoid wholly
Hebrew: ʼâtsal
to separate; hence, to select, refuse, contract
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὥρα (hṓra)
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: παροργίζω (parorgízō)
to anger alongside, i.e. enrage
Hebrew: chêmâh
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: chedel
rest, i.e. the state of the dead
Judgment
Psalm 76:9
Parallel theme
Jonah 3:9
Psalm 57:1
Matthew 5:5
References Lord
Psalm 105:4
Psalm 22:26
Jeremiah 39:18
2 Peter 3:18
Righteousness
Hosea 10:12
Proverbs 18:10
Verse Explanation
Zephaniah urges humble people to seek the Lord, practice righteousness, and pursue humility, suggesting that genuine repentance is the appropriate response to God's warning and that those who sincerely seek Him may find protection.
History
Judah before 622 BC: Religious and social reforms were becoming increasingly necessary because of widespread spiritual compromise.