Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
All you
Who have carried out His
Perhaps you will be
In the day of the Lord’s anger.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
who carry out what He commands.
Seek righteousness, seek humility;
perhaps you will be concealed
on the day of the Lord’s anger.
International Standard Version
seek the LORD, all you humble people of the land, who do what he commands. Seek righteousness! Seek humility! Maybe you will be protected in the Day of the LORD's anger."
A Conservative Version
Seek ye LORD, all ye meek of the earth who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness, seek meekness. It may be ye will be hid in the day of LORD's anger.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Seek the Lord [search diligently for Him and regard Him as the foremost necessity of your life],
All you humble of the land
Who have practiced His ordinances and have kept His commandments;
Seek righteousness, seek humility [regard them as vital].
Perhaps you will be hidden [and pardoned and rescued]
In the day of the Lord’s anger.
Bible in Basic English
Make search for the Lord, all you quiet ones of the earth, who have done what is right in his eyes; make search for righteousness and a quiet heart: it may be that you will be safely covered in the day of the Lord's wrath.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Seek Jehovah, all ye humble of the earth, who did his judgment; seek justice, seek humility: perhaps ye shall be covered in the day of the anger of Jehovah.
King James 2000
Seek you the LORD, all you meek of the earth, who have kept his commands; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be you shall be hidden in the day of the LORD'S anger.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Seek Yahweh, all you afflicted of the land who have fulfilled his law; seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be concealed on the day of the anger of Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
Seek Jehovah, all the meek of the earth who have done His justice; seek righteousness; seek meekness. It may be you shall be hidden in the day of Jehovah's anger.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yea, or the day of the LORD's sore displeasure come upon you. Seek the LORD, all ye meek hearted upon earth, ye that work after his judgment: seek righteousness, seek lowliness, that ye may be defended in the wrathful day of the LORD.
NET Bible
Seek the Lord's favor, all you humble people of the land who have obeyed his commands! Strive to do what is right! Strive to be humble! Maybe you will be protected on the day of the Lord's angry judgment.
New Heart English Bible
Seek the LORD, 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 the LORD's anger.
The Emphasized Bible
Seek Yahweh - all ye lowly of the land, who have wrought, what he appointed, - seek righteousness, seek humility, peradventure, ye shall be concealed, in the day of the anger of Yahweh?
Webster
Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, who have performed his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Days » Times of adversity called day of the lord
Day of the lord » Who the day of the lord shall not be upon
Meekness » General references to » To be sought
Meekness » Saints should » Seek
Topics
Interlinear
Baqash
Pa`al
Mishpat
Baqash
בּקשׁ
Baqash
seek, require, request, seek out, enquired, besought, ask, sought for, begging, desire, get, inquisition, procureth
Usage: 225
Tsedeq
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zephaniah 2:3
Prayers for Zephaniah 2:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment Of Judah's Enemies
2
The day passes
Before the
Before the
All you
Who have carried out His
Perhaps you will be
In the day of the Lord’s anger.
And Ashkelon a desolation;
And
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Amos 5:14-15
And thus may the Lord God of hosts be with you,
Psalm 57:1
For the choir director; set to
Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,
For my soul
And in the
Until destruction
Psalm 22:26
Those who seek Him will
Let your
Psalm 76:9
To save all the humble of the earth. Selah.
Psalm 105:4
Isaiah 26:20-21
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little
Until
Genesis 7:15-16
So they went into the ark to Noah,
Exodus 12:27
you shall say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice to
2 Samuel 12:22
He said, “While the child was still alive,
2 Chronicles 34:27-28
Psalm 25:8-9
Therefore He
Psalm 31:20
You keep them secretly in a
Psalm 32:6-7
Surely
Psalm 91:1
Will abide in the
Psalm 149:4
He will
Proverbs 18:10
The righteous runs into it and
Isaiah 11:4
And decide with fairness for the
And He will strike the earth with the
And with the
Isaiah 55:6-7
Isaiah 61:1
Because the Lord has anointed me
To
He has sent me to
To
And
Jeremiah 3:13-14
That you have transgressed against the Lord your God
And have
And you have not obeyed My voice,’ declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 4:1-2
“Then you should return to Me.
And
And will not waver,
Jeremiah 22:15-16
Did not your father eat and drink
And
Then it was
Jeremiah 29:12-13
Then you will
Jeremiah 39:18
For I will certainly rescue you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own
Jeremiah 45:5
But you, are you
Hosea 7:10
Yet
Nor have they sought Him, for all this.
Hosea 10:12
Reap in accordance with
For it is time to
Until He
Joel 2:13-14
Now return to the Lord your God,
For He is
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness
And
Amos 5:4-6
For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel,
“
Jonah 3:9
Zechariah 8:19
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘The fast of the
Matthew 5:5
Matthew 7:7-8
Philippians 3:13-14
Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do:
Colossians 3:2-4
1 Thessalonians 4:1
1 Thessalonians 4:10
for indeed
James 1:21-22
Therefore,
1 Peter 1:22
Since you have
1 Peter 3:4
but let it be
2 Peter 3:18
but grow in the grace and