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Zephaniah

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"The remnant of Israel will do no wrong And tell no lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will feed and lie down With no one to make them tremble."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"The remnant rest, residue, remnant, remainder Noun H7611 שְׁאֵרִ֨ית she·'e·rit
of Israel "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל yis·ra·'el
Analysis:
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will do do, make Verb H6213 יַעֲשׂ֤וּ ya·'a·su
no not Adverb H3808 לֹֽא־ lo-
wrong injustice, unrighteousness, wrong H5767    
And tell to speak Verb H1696 יְדַבְּר֣וּ ye·dab·be·ru
no not Adverb H3808 וְלֹא־ ve·lo-
lies, a lie, falsehood, deceptive thing Noun H3577 כָזָ֔ב cha·zav,
Nor not Adverb H3808 וְלֹֽא־ ve·lo-
will a deceitful deceitfulness Noun H8649 תַּרְמִ֑ית tar·mit;
tongue tongue Noun H3956 לְשֹׁ֣ון le·sho·vn
Be found to attain to, find Verb H4672 יִמָּצֵ֥א yim·ma·tze
in their mouths; mouth Noun H6310 בְּפִיהֶ֖ם be·fi·hem
For they will feed to pasture, tend, graze Verb H7462 יִרְע֥וּ yir·'u
and lie down stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out Verb H7257 וְרָבְצ֖וּ ve·ra·ve·tzu
With no one nothing, nought Particle H369 וְאֵ֥ין ve·'ein
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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to make them tremble." to tremble, be terrified Verb H2729 מַחֲרִֽיד׃ ma·cha·rid.

Locations

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "The remnant of Israel will do no wrong And tell no lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will feed and lie down With no one to make them tremble."
King James Bible "The The remnant of Israel will shall not do no wrong And tell no lies, Nor will iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue Be be found in their mouths; For mouth: for they will shall feed and lie down With no one to down, and none shall make them tremble."afraid.
Hebrew Greek English "The remnant of Israel will do no wrong And tell no lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will feed and lie down With no one to make them tremble."