Zephaniah 3:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛יִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ך גִּבּ֣וֹר יוֹשִׁ֑יעַ יָשִׂ֨ישׂ עָלַ֜יִךְ בְּשִׂמְחָ֗ה יַחֲרִישׁ֙ בְּאַ֣הֲבָת֔וֹ יָגִ֥יל עָלַ֖יִךְ בְּרִנָּֽה

Transliteration

YHWH ʾĕlōhayik in qirbēk gibbôr yôšîaʿ; yāśîś upon ʿālayik in śimḥâ, yaḥărîš in ʾahăbātô, yāgîl upon ʿālayik in rinnâ

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh
*ʾĕlōhayik*: masculine plural noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your God
*qirbēk*: masculine singular noun with preposition and 2nd feminine singular suffix - in your midst
*gibbôr*: masculine singular adjective - mighty
*yôšîaʿ*: hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will save
*yāśîś*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will rejoice
*ʿālayik*: preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - over you
*śimḥâ*: feminine singular noun - joy/gladness
*yaḥărîš*: hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will be quiet/silent
*ʾahăbātô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his love
*yāgîl*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will exult
*rinnâ*: feminine singular noun - joyful shout/singing

Word Meanings

*ʾĕlōhayik*: your God/deity
*qirbēk*: in your midst/among you
*gibbôr*: mighty/strong/warrior
*yôšîaʿ*: he will save/deliver/give victory
*yāśîś*: he will rejoice/be glad
*śimḥâ*: joy/gladness/happiness
*yaḥărîš*: he will be quiet/silent/still/renew
*ʾahăbātô*: his love/affection
*yāgîl*: he will exult/be glad/rejoice
*rinnâ*: joyful shout/singing/cry

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Referenced Verses

Heb 7:25 : 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Ps 149:4 : 4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
Isa 62:4-5 : 4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. 5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
Zeph 3:15 : 15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
Jer 32:41 : 41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Zeph 3:5 : 5 The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
Isa 12:2 : 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
Ps 147:11 : 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Luke 15:23-24 : 23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
John 15:11 : 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
Num 14:8 : 8 If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
Deut 30:9 : 9 And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
Gen 18:14 : 14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
Isa 63:1 : 1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
Luke 15:5-6 : 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
Isa 65:19 : 19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
Luke 15:32 : 32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
John 13:1 : 1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
Isa 63:12 : 12 That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
Isa 12:6 : 6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
Isa 18:4 : 4 For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Isa 9:6 : 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Ps 24:8-9 : 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Gen 1:31 : 31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Gen 2:2 : 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Gen 17:1 : 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

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