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“Those grievingנוּגֵיfar from the appointed feastמִמּוֹעֵדI have gathered;אָסַפְתִּיfrom youמִמֵּךְthey were;הָיוּa burdenמַשְׂאֵתon herעָלֶיהָwas the reproach.חֶרְפָּה
Zephaniah 3:18
Study it in the app““Those grieving far from the appointed feast I have gathered; from you they were; a burden on her was the reproach.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zephaniah 3:18, word by word
- “Those grievingנוּגֵיnuge
grieve, torment
To grieve, to cause sorrow, to afflict.
Where else “nuge” appears- far from the appointed feastמּוֹעֵדmoed
festival
Literally "meeting time": days YHWH set for his people to meet him.
Where else “moed” appears- I have gatheredאָסַפְתִּיasafti
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “asafti” appears- they wereהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- a burdenמַשְׂאֵתmaset
burden
A weight carried, or a heavy message from God.
Where else “maset” appears- was the reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpa
disgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpa” appears
Translation note
A difficult verse in Hebrew; it has been translated word for word.
The context
17YHWH your Elohim is in your midst, the mighty one who saves; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will be silent in his love, he will exult over you with shouts of joy.”
18 · This verse (above)
19Look, I will deal with all who afflict you at that time; and I will save the lame and the banished I will assemble; and I will make them a praise and a name in all the land of their shame.