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The Lexham Textual Notes on the Bible offers concise notes on areas of textual variation in the Bible. These notes help readers understand the textual differences by presenting the textual options translated into English so they can decide if the variation merits further in depth study. For comparison, these notes are more than one might find as a footnote in a modern Bible translation, but less...

Zephaniah 3:17 יַחֲרִישׁ֙ The Hebrew has “he is silent in his love” rather than “he renews you in his love.” The Hebrew rendering pictures Yahweh calmly soothing the reader with his love similar to the way a mother soothes a crying child until it is silent. The reading “he renews you in his love” is supported by the LXX and Syr.
Zephaniah 3:17