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zephaniah_2:2

Zephaniah 2:2

Hebrew
בְּטֶ֨רֶם֙ לֶ֣דֶת חֹ֔ק כְּמֹ֖ץ עָ֣בַר י֑וֹם בְּטֶ֣רֶם לֹא יָב֣וֹא עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם חֲרוֹן֙ אַף יְהוָ֔הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
בְּטֶ֨רֶם֙ לֹא יָב֣וֹא עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם י֖וֹם אַף יְהוָֽהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
ESV
before the decree takes effect- before the day passes away like chaff- before there comes upon you the burning anger of the LORD, before there comes upon you the day of the anger of the LORD.
NIV
before the appointed time arrives and that day sweeps on like chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the day of the LORD's wrath comes upon you.
NLT
Gather before judgment begins, before your time to repent is blown away like chaff. Act now, before the fierce fury of the LORD falls and the terrible day of the LORD's anger begins.
LXX
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greek

The definite article
γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς ὡς ἄνθος παραπορευόμενον πρὸ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἐπελθεῖν ἐφ ὑμᾶς ὀργὴν κυρίου πρὸ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἐπελθεῖν ἐφ ὑμᾶς ἡμέραν θυμοῦ κυρίου
KJV
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.

Zephaniah 2:1 ← Zephaniah 2:2 → Zephaniah 2:3

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