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The just LORD is in the middle thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning does he bring his judgment to light, he fails not; but the unjust knows no shame.
Reference
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἔνδικος (éndikos)
in the right, i.e. equitable
Hebrew: tsaddîyq
just
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: ṭabbûwr
properly, accumulated; i.e. (by implication) a summit
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: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: παρανομία (paranomía)
transgression
Hebrew: ʻivyâʼ
perverseness
Greek: πρωϊνός (prōïnós)
pertaining to the dawn, i.e. matutinal
Hebrew: mishchâr
dawn
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: ἀποφέρω (apophérō)
to bear off (literally or relatively)
Hebrew: gûwz
properly, to shear off; but used only in the (figuratively) sense of passing rapidly
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: δικαίωμα (dikaíōma)
an equitable deed; by implication, a statute or decision
Hebrew: pᵉlîylâh
justice
Greek: φωστήρ (phōstḗr)
an illuminator, i.e. (concretely) a luminary, or (abstractly) brilliancy
Hebrew: mechĕzâh
a window
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: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἄδικος (ádikos)
unjust; by extension wicked; by implication, treacherous; specially, heathen
Hebrew: ʻavvâl
evil (morally)
Greek: ἀσχημοσύνη (aschēmosýnē)
an indecency; by implication, the pudenda
Hebrew: bûwshâh
shame
Judgment
Zephaniah 3:15
Parallel theme
Lamentations 3:23
Isaiah 28:19
Isaiah 12:6
References Lord
Deuteronomy 23:14
Righteousness
Deuteronomy 32:4
Psalm 145:17
Psalm 37:6
Sin
Zephaniah 3:17
Job 34:10
Verse Explanation
In contrast to corrupt leaders, God remains righteous and faithful within Jerusalem, bringing justice every morning even though the wicked continue to ignore Him and refuse to feel ashamed.
History
Prophetic theology: God's consistent justice is contrasted with the instability and corruption of human leadership.