Zephaniah 3:18
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.”
מַשְׂאֵת
properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a present (as taken), mess, or tribute; figuratively, a reproach (as a burden)
הָיָה
they were
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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עַל
on/ it
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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מִן
from/ you
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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חֶרְפָּה
reproach
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חֶרְפָּה
contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
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יָגָה
those grieved
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יָגָה
to grieve
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