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Amplified
“I will gather those [Israelites in captivity] who grieve about the appointed feasts—
They came from you, [O Zion];
On whom the reproach [of exile] is a burden.
New American Standard Bible
They
The reproach of exile is a burden on
King James Version
I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
Holman Bible
from the appointed festivals;
they will be a tribute from you
and a reproach on her.
International Standard Version
I will gather the afflicted from the solemn assembly; those who were with you, who were bearing a burden of disgrace.
A Conservative Version
I will gather those who sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee, [to whom] the burden upon her was a reproach.
American Standard Version
I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee; to whom the burden upon her was a reproach.
Bible in Basic English
I will take away your troubles, lifting up your shame from off you.
Darby Translation
I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assemblies, who were of thee: the reproach of it was a burden unto them.
Julia Smith Translation
I will assemble those grieved for the appointment, who were from thee, the lifting up upon it a reproach.
King James 2000
I will gather them that are sorrowful for the appointed assembly, who are among you, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I will gather those of you grieving on account of the feast; they were raising against her a reproach.
Modern King James verseion
I will gather the afflicted ones from the appointed place; they were from you, a lifting up of reproach over her.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Such as have been in heaviness, will I gather together, and take out of thy congregation: as for the shame and reproof that hath been laid upon thee, it shall be far from thee.
NET Bible
"As for those who grieve because they cannot attend the festivals -- I took them away from you; they became tribute and were a source of shame to you.
New Heart English Bible
I will remove those who grieve about the appointed feasts from you. They are a burden and a reproach to you.
The Emphasized Bible
The sad exiles from the appointed meeting, have I gathered, from thee, had they been! but were a burden on thee - a reproach!
Webster
I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
World English Bible
I will remove those who grieve about the appointed feasts from you. They are a burden and a reproach to you.
Youngs Literal Translation
Mine afflicted from the appointed place I have gathered, from thee they have been, Bearing for her sake reproach.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zephaniah 3:18
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A Song Of Joy
17
“The Lord your God is in your midst,
A Warrior who saves.
He will rejoice over you with joy;
He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins],
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
“I will gather those [Israelites in captivity] who grieve about the appointed feasts—
They came from you, [O Zion];
On whom the reproach [of exile] is a burden.
“Behold, at that time I am going to deal
With all your oppressors;
I will save the lame
And gather the scattered,
And I will turn their shame into praise and renown
In every land [where they have suffered].
Cross References
Psalm 42:2-4
My soul (my life, my inner self) thirsts for God, for the living God.
When will I come and see the face of God?
Lamentations 1:4
The roads to Zion are in mourning
Because no one comes to the appointed feasts.
All her gates are desolate;
Her priests are groaning,
Her virgins are grieved and suffering,
And she suffers bitterly.
Psalm 43:3
O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me;
Let them bring me to Your holy hill
And to Your dwelling places.
Psalm 63:1-2
My
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Psalm 84:1-2
O Lord of hosts!
Psalm 137:3-6
For there they who took us captive demanded of us a song with words,
And our tormentors [who made a mockery of us demanded] amusement, saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
Jeremiah 23:3
“Then I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries to which I have driven them and bring them back to their folds and pastures; and they will be fruitful and multiply.
Jeremiah 31:8-9
“Behold, I am bringing them from the north country,
And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth,
Among them [will be] the blind and the lame,
The woman with child and she who labors in childbirth, together;
A great company, they will return here [to Jerusalem].
Lamentations 1:7
In the days of her affliction and homelessness
Jerusalem remembers all her precious things
That she had from the days of old,
When her people fell into the hand of the adversary,
And no one helped her,
The enemy saw her,
They mocked at her downfall.
Lamentations 2:6-7
And He has violently broken down His temple like a [fragile] garden hedge;
He has destroyed His appointed meeting place.
The Lord has caused the appointed feast and Sabbath
To be forgotten in Zion
And has despised and rejected the king and the priest
In the indignation of His anger.
Ezekiel 34:13
I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries and bring them to their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the streams, and in all the inhabited places of the land.
Ezekiel 36:24
For I will
Hosea 1:11
Then the sons of Judah and the sons of Israel shall be gathered together,
And they will appoint for themselves one leader,
And they will go up from the land,
For great and glorious will be the day of
Hosea 9:5
What will you do on the day of the appointed festival
And on the day of the feast of the Lord [when you are in exile]?
Zephaniah 3:20
“At that time I will bring you in,
Yes, at the time I gather you together;
For I will make you a name and a praise
Among all the peoples of the earth
When I restore your fortunes [and freedom] before your eyes,”
Says the Lord.
Romans 11:25-26
I do not want you, believers, to be unaware of this mystery [God’s previously hidden plan]—so that you will not be wise in your own opinion—that a partial hardening has [temporarily] happened to Israel [to last] until the full number of the Gentiles has come in;