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Zephaniah Chapter 3 - New American Standard Bible

1. WOE to her who is rebellious and defiled, The tyrannical city!

2. She heeded no voice, She accepted no instruction. She did not trust in the LORD, She did not draw near to her God.

3. Her princes within her are roaring lions, Her judges are wolves at evening; They leave nothing for the morning.

4. Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men; Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.

5. The LORD is righteous within her; He will do no injustice. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He does not fail. But the unjust knows no shame.

6. «I have cut off nations; Their corner towers are in ruins. I have made their streets desolate, With no one passing by; Their cities are laid waste, Without a man, without an inhabitant.

7. «I said, "Surely you will revere Me, Accept instruction.' So her dwelling will not be cut off According to all that I have appointed concerning her. But they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.

8. «Therefore wait for Me,» declares the LORD, «For the day when I rise up as a witness. Indeed, My decision is to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For all the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal.

9. «For then I will [2] give to the peoples purified lips, That all of them may call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him [1] shoulder to shoulder.

10. «From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My [4] worshipers, [3] My dispersed ones, Will bring My offerings.

11. «In that day you will feel no shame Because of all your deeds By which you have rebelled against Me; For then I will remove from your midst Your proud, exulting ones, And you will never again be haughty On My holy mountain.

12. «But I will leave among you A humble and lowly people, And they will take refuge in the name of the LORD.

13. «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.»

14. Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!

15. The LORD has taken away His judgments against you, He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; You will fear disaster no more.

16. In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: « Do not be afraid, O Zion; Do not let your hands fall limp.

17. «The LORD your God is in your midst, A [6] victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will [5] be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

18. «I will gather those who grieve about the appointed feasts -- They [8] came from you, O Zion; The reproach of exile is a burden on [7] them.

19. «Behold, I am going to deal at that time With all your oppressors, I will save the lame And gather the outcast, And I will turn their shame into praise and renown In all the earth.

20. «At that time I will bring you in, Even at the time when I gather you together; Indeed, I will give you renown and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I restore your fortunes before your eyes,» Says the LORD.

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Footnotes
  • 1: Lit change
  • 2: Lit with one shoulder
  • 3: Or suppliants
  • 4: Lit the daughter of My dispersed ones
  • 5: Lit A warrior who saves
  • 6: Or with some ancient versions, renew you in
  • 7: Lit were
  • 8: Lit her

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