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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!
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.
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.
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.
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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Context Readings
A Song Of Joy
17 Yahweh, thy God, in the midst of thee, as a mighty one, will save, - will be glad over thee with rejoicing, will be silent in his love, will exult over thee with shouts of triumph. 18 The sad exiles from the appointed meeting, have I gathered, from thee, had they been! but were a burden on thee - a reproach! 19 Behold me! dealing with all thine oppressors, at that time, - and I will save her that is lame, and, her that hath been an outcast, will I carry, and I will make them to be a Praise and a Name, in the whole earth that hath witnessed their shame.
Cross References
Psalm 42:2-4
My soul thirsteth for God, for a GOD who liveth, - When shall I enter in, and see the face of God?
Lamentations 1:4
The ways to Zion, are mourning, because none come to her appointed feasts, All her gates, are desolate, her priests, are sighing, - her virgins, are grieved, and, she, it is bitter for her.
Psalm 43:3
Send forth thy light and thy faithfulness, Let, them, lead me, Let them bring me into thy holy mountain, and into thy habitations:
Psalm 63:1-2
O God, my GOD, thou art, Earnestly do I desire thee, - My soul thirsteth for thee, My flesh fainteth for thee, In a land - dry, and weary for want of water, -
Psalm 84:1-2
How lovely are thy habitations, O Yahweh of hosts!
Psalm 137:3-6
For, there, our captors asked of us words of song, and our plunderers - gladness, - Sing us of the songs of Zion!
Jeremiah 23:3
myself, therefore will gather the remnant of my flock, out of all the lands whither I have driven them, - And will bring them back unto their own fold, And they shall be fruitful and multiply;
Jeremiah 31:8-9
Behold me bringing them in out of the land of the North, And I will gather them out of the remote parts of the earth, Among them, the blind and the lame The woman with child and she that giveth birth, together, - A great convocation, shall return hither:
Lamentations 1:7
Jerusalem hath remembered in the days of her humiliation and her fleeings - all her precious things, which have existed from the days of old, - Now that her people have been falling into the hand of the adversary, with none to help her, the adversaries have seen her, have mocked over her sabbath-keepings.
Lamentations 2:6-7
Thus hath he destroyed, like a garden, his pavilion, hath laid waste his place of assembly, - Yahweh, hath caused to be forgotten, in Zion, the appointed assembly and the sabbath, and hath spurned, in the indignation of his anger, the king and the priest.
Ezekiel 34:13
And I will bring them out from among the peoples And will gather them out of the lands, And will bring them upon their own soil, And will tend them Upon the mountains of Israel, In the ravines. And in all the habitable places of the land:
Ezekiel 36:24
Therefore will I take you from among the nations, And gather you out of all the lands,- And will bring you upon your own soil;
Hosea 1:11
Then shall the sons of Judah and the sons of Israel, gather themselves together, as one, and shall appoint them one head, and come up out of the earth, - for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
Hosea 9:5
What will ye do, for the day of appointed meeting? and in the day of the festival of Yahweh?
Zephaniah 3:20
At that time, will I bring you in, even at the time when I gather you, - Yea I will grant you to become a Name and a Praise, among all the peoples of the earth, when I cause them of your captivities to return before your eyes, saith Yahweh.
Romans 11:25-26
For I wish not, ye should be ignorant, brethren, of this sacred secret, lest within yourselves ye be presumptuous, that, a hardening in part, hath befallen Israel, until, the full measure of the nations, shall come in;