Zephaniah 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.”

Zephaniah 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zephaniah 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zephaniah 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Seek Yahweh, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of Yahweh’s anger.”

Zephaniah 2:3 — World English Bible

Zephaniah 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah’s anger. ”

Zephaniah 2:3 — American Standard Version

Zephaniah 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Seek Jehovah, all ye humble of the land, Who His judgment have done, Seek ye righteousness, seek humility, It may be ye are hidden in a day of the anger of Jehovah.”

Zephaniah 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Zephaniah 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Seek Jehovah, all ye meek of the land, who have performed his ordinance; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger. ”

Zephaniah 2:3 — Darby Translation

Zephaniah 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Seeke yee the Lord all the meeke of the earth, which haue wrought his iudgement: seeke righteousnesse, seeke lowlinesse, if so bee that ye may be hid in the day of the Lords wrath.”

Zephaniah 2:3 — Geneva Bible

Zephaniah 2:3 in Context — Zephaniah 2

1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you.

3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.

4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

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What Does Zephaniah 2:3 Mean?

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