Zephaniah 3:5

“YHWH is righteous in her midst; he does not do injustice; morning by morning he brings his justice to the light; he does not fail; but the unjust does not know shame.”

Zephaniah 3:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zephaniah 3:5, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
is righteousצַדִּיקtsadik

righteous

Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.

Where else “tsadik” appears
in her midstקִרְבָּkirba

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kirba” appears
doיַעֲשֶׂהyaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “yaase” appears
injusticeעַוְלָהavla

injustice, wrong

Injustice; what is crooked, what is not right.

Where else “avla” appears
morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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he bringsיִתֵּןyiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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his justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

justice

What is right and fair.

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to the lightאוֹרor

light

The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.

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failנֶעְדָּרnedar

be lacking

To be absent: let no one be left out.

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the unjustעַוָּלaval

unjust, wrongdoer

Unjust; one who does evil.

Where else “aval” appears
knowיוֹדֵעַyodea

know

To know something, realize.

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shameבֹּשֶׁתboshet

shame

The shame one suffers, or what causes it.

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The context

4Her prophets are reckless, men of treachery; her priests have profaned what is holy, they have done violence to the instruction.

5 · This verse (above)

6“I have cut off nations; their corners are desolate; I have laid waste their streets, with no one passing through; their cities are destroyed, without a man, without an inhabitant.

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