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Zephaniah 3

New American Standard Bible 1995

Woe to Jerusalem and the Nations

1WoeH1945 to her who is 1rebelliousH4784 and 2defiledH1351, The 3tyrannicalH3238 cityH5892!2She 4heededH8085 noH3808 voiceH6963, She 5acceptedH3947 noH3808 instructionH4148. She did not 6trustH982 in the LordH3068, She did not 7drawH7126 nearH7126 to her GodH430.3Her 8princesH8269 withinH7130 her are roaringH7580 lionsH738, Her judgesH8199 are 9wolvesH2061 at eveningH6153; They leaveH1633 nothingH3808 for the morningH1242.4Her prophetsH5030 are 10recklessH6348, treacherousH900 menH376; Her 11priestsH3548 have profanedH2490 the sanctuaryH6944. They have doneH2554 violenceH2554 to the lawH8451.5The LordH3068 is 12righteousH6662 13withinH7130 her; He will 14doH6213 noH3808 injusticeH5767. 15EveryH1242 morningH1242 He bringsH5414 His justiceH4941 to lightH216; He does not failH5737. But the unjustH5767 16knowsH3045 noH3808 shameH1322.6“I have cutH3772 offH3772 nationsH1471; Their cornerH6438 towersH6438 are in ruinsH8074. I have madeH2717 their streetsH2351 17desolateH2717, With noH1097 oneH1097 passingH5674 by; Their 18citiesH5892 are laidH6658 wasteH6658, WithoutH4480H1097 a manH376, 19withoutH4480H369 an inhabitantH3427.7I saidH559, ‘SurelyH389 you will revereH3372 Me, 20AcceptH3947 instructionH4148.’ So her dwellingH4583 will 21not be cutH3772 offH3772 According to allH3605 that I have appointedH6485 concerningH5921 her. But they were eagerH7925 to 22corruptH7843 allH3605 their deedsH5949.

8“ThereforeH3651 23waitH2442 for Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “For the dayH3117 when I riseH6965 up as a witnessH5707. IndeedH3588, My decisionH4941 is to 24gatherH622 nationsH1471, To assembleH6908 kingdomsH4467, To pourH8210 out on them My indignationH2195, AllH3605 My burningH2740 angerH639; For 25allH3605 the earthH776 will be devouredH398 By the fireH784 of My zealH7068.9For thenH227 I will 26giveH2015 to the peoplesH5971 27purifiedH1305 lipsH8193, That allH3605 of them may 28callH7121 on the nameH8034 of the LordH3068, To serveH5647 Him 29shoulderH7926 to shoulderH7926.10From beyondH5676 the riversH5104 of 30EthiopiaH3568 My 31worshipersH6282, 32My dispersedH1323H6327 ones, Will 33bringH2986 My offeringsH4503.11In that dayH3117 you will 34feelH954 noH3808 shameH954 BecauseH4480 of allH3605 your deedsH5949 By whichH834 you have rebelledH6586 against Me; For thenH227 I will removeH5493 from your midstH7130 Your 35proudH1346, exultingH5947 onesH5947, And you will neverH3808H5750 againH3254 be haughtyH1361 On My 36holyH6944 mountainH2022.

A Remnant of Israel

12But I will leaveH7604 amongH7130 you A 37humbleH6041 and lowlyH1800 peopleH5971, And they will 38takeH2620 refugeH2620 in the nameH8034 of the LordH3068.13The 39remnantH7611 of IsraelH3478 will 40doH6213 noH3808 wrongH5767 And 41tellH1696 noH3808 liesH3577, NorH3808 will a deceitfulH8649 tongueH3956 Be foundH4672 in their mouthsH6310; For they will 42feedH7462 and lieH7257 downH7257 With noH369 oneH369 to make them trembleH2729.”

14ShoutH7442 for joyH7442, O daughterH1323 of ZionH6726! 43ShoutH7321 in triumph, O IsraelH3478! RejoiceH8055 and exultH5937 with allH3605 your heartH3820, O daughterH1323 of JerusalemH3389!15The LordH3068 has takenH5493 awayH5493 44His judgmentsH4941 against you, He has clearedH6437 awayH6437 your enemiesH340. The KingH4428 of IsraelH3478, the LordH3068, is 45in your midstH7130; You will 46fearH3372 disasterH7451 noH3808 moreH5750.1647In that dayH3117 it will be saidH559 to JerusalemH3389: “48Do not be afraidH3372, O ZionH6726; 49Do not let your handsH3027 fallH7503 limpH7503.17The LordH3068 your GodH430 is 50in your midstH7130, A 5152victoriousH3467 warriorH1368. He will 53exultH7797 overH5921 you with joyH8057, He will 54be quietH2790 in His loveH160, He will rejoiceH1523 overH5921 you with shoutsH7440 of joyH7440.18I will gatherH622 those who 55grieveH3013 aboutH4480 the appointedH4150 feastsH4150-- They 56cameH1961 from you, O Zion; The reproachH2781 of exile is a burdenH4864 on 57them.19BeholdH2009, I am going to dealH6213 at that timeH6256 With allH3605 your 58oppressorsH6031, I will saveH3467 the 59lameH6760 And gatherH6908 the outcastH5080, And I will turnH7760 their 60shameH1322 into 61praiseH8416 and renownH8034 In allH3605 the earthH776.20At that timeH6256 I will 62bringH935 you in, Even at the timeH6256 when I gatherH6908 you together; IndeedH3588, I will giveH5414 you 63renownH8034 and praiseH8416 Among allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776, When I 64restoreH7725 your fortunesH7622 before your eyesH5869,” SaysH559 the LordH3068.

Notes

  1. 1. Zephaniah 3:1 Jer 5:23 ↩
  2. 2. Zephaniah 3:1 Ezek 23:30 ↩
  3. 3. Zephaniah 3:1 Jer 6:6 ↩
  4. 4. Zephaniah 3:2 Jer 7:23-28 ↩
  5. 5. Zephaniah 3:2 Jer 2:30; 5:3; 2 Tim 3:16 ↩
  6. 6. Zephaniah 3:2 Ps 78:22; Jer 13:25 ↩
  7. 7. Zephaniah 3:2 Ps 73:28 ↩
  8. 8. Zephaniah 3:3 Ezek 22:27 ↩
  9. 9. Zephaniah 3:3 Jer 5:6; Hab 1:8 ↩
  10. 10. Zephaniah 3:4 Judg 9:4 ↩
  11. 11. Zephaniah 3:4 Ezek 22:26; Mal 2:7, 8 ↩
  12. 12. Zephaniah 3:5 Deut 32:4 ↩
  13. 13. Zephaniah 3:5 Zeph 3:15, 17 ↩
  14. 14. Zephaniah 3:5 Ps 92:15 ↩
  15. 15. Zephaniah 3:5 Job 7:18 ↩
  16. 16. Zephaniah 3:5 Zeph 2:1 ↩
  17. 17. Zephaniah 3:6 Jer 9:12; Zech 7:14; Matt 23:38 ↩
  18. 18. Zephaniah 3:6 Lev 26:31; Is 6:11 ↩
  19. 19. Zephaniah 3:6 Zeph 2:5 ↩
  20. 20. Zephaniah 3:7 Job 36:10; Ps 32:8; 1 Tim 1:5 ↩
  21. 21. Zephaniah 3:7 Jer 7:7 ↩
  22. 22. Zephaniah 3:7 Hos 9:9 ↩
  23. 23. Zephaniah 3:8 Ps 27:14; Is 30:18; Hab 2:3 ↩
  24. 24. Zephaniah 3:8 Ezek 38:14-23; Joel 3:2 ↩
  25. 25. Zephaniah 3:8 Zeph 1:18 ↩
  26. 26. Zephaniah 3:9 Lit change ↩
  27. 27. Zephaniah 3:9 Is 19:18; 57:19 ↩
  28. 28. Zephaniah 3:9 Ps 22:27; 86:9; Hab 2:14; Zeph 2:11 ↩
  29. 29. Zephaniah 3:9 Lit with one shoulder ↩
  30. 30. Zephaniah 3:10 Ps 68:31; Is 18:1 ↩
  31. 31. Zephaniah 3:10 Or suppliants ↩
  32. 32. Zephaniah 3:10 Lit the daughter of My dispersed ones ↩
  33. 33. Zephaniah 3:10 Is 60:6, 7 ↩
  34. 34. Zephaniah 3:11 Is 45:17; 54:4; Joel 2:26, 27 ↩
  35. 35. Zephaniah 3:11 Is 2:12; 5:15 ↩
  36. 36. Zephaniah 3:11 Is 11:9; 56:7; Ezek 20:40 ↩
  37. 37. Zephaniah 3:12 Is 14:30 ↩
  38. 38. Zephaniah 3:12 Is 14:32; 50:10; Nah 1:7; Zech 13:8, 9 ↩
  39. 39. Zephaniah 3:13 Is 10:20-22; Mic 4:7; Zeph 2:7 ↩
  40. 40. Zephaniah 3:13 Ps 119:3; Jer 31:33; Zeph 3:5 ↩
  41. 41. Zephaniah 3:13 Zech 8:3, 16; Rev 14:5 ↩
  42. 42. Zephaniah 3:13 Ezek 34:13-15 ↩
  43. 43. Zephaniah 3:14 Zech 9:9 ↩
  44. 44. Zephaniah 3:15 Ps 19:9; John 5:30; Rev 18:20 ↩
  45. 45. Zephaniah 3:15 Ezek 37:26-28; Zeph 3:5 ↩
  46. 46. Zephaniah 3:15 Is 54:14 ↩
  47. 47. Zephaniah 3:16 Is 25:9 ↩
  48. 48. Zephaniah 3:16 Is 35:3, 4 ↩
  49. 49. Zephaniah 3:16 Job 4:3; Heb 12:12 ↩
  50. 50. Zephaniah 3:17 Zeph 3:5, 15 ↩
  51. 51. Zephaniah 3:17 Lit A warrior who saves ↩
  52. 52. Zephaniah 3:17 Is 63:1 ↩
  53. 53. Zephaniah 3:17 Is 62:5 ↩
  54. 54. Zephaniah 3:17 Or with some ancient versions, renew you in ↩
  55. 55. Zephaniah 3:18 Ps 42:2-4; Ezek 9:4 ↩
  56. 56. Zephaniah 3:18 Lit were ↩
  57. 57. Zephaniah 3:18 Lit her ↩
  58. 58. Zephaniah 3:19 Is 60:14 ↩
  59. 59. Zephaniah 3:19 Ezek 34:16; Mic 4:6 ↩
  60. 60. Zephaniah 3:19 Ezek 16:27, 57 ↩
  61. 61. Zephaniah 3:19 Is 60:18; 62:7; Zech 8:23 ↩
  62. 62. Zephaniah 3:20 Ezek 37:12, 21 ↩
  63. 63. Zephaniah 3:20 Deut 26:18, 19; Is 56:5; 66:22 ↩
  64. 64. Zephaniah 3:20 Jer 29:14; Joel 3:1; Zeph 2:7 ↩

Commentaries on Zephaniah 3

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