Zephaniah 3:7
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.”
כָּרַת
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)
מוּסָר
correction
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מוּסָר
Discipline, correction, chastisement. Muwcar. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him. What we deserved Jesus took so we could have shalom.
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פָּקַד
I have visited
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פָּקַד
To visit, to attend to, to appoint. Paqad. God pays personal attention. He comes to attend to your needs. His visits always produce change.
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יָרֵא
you will fear
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יָרֵא
To fear, to revere, to be in awe of. Yare. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Not terror but holy awe of who He truly is.
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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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מָעוֹן
dwelling/ its
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מָעוֹן
an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)
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עֲלִילָה
practices/ their
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עֲלִילָה
an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity
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שָׁכַם
they rose early
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שָׁכַם
literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
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שָׁחַת
they corrupted
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שָׁחַת
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
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לָקַח
you will accept
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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