Zephaniah 3
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Zephaniah 3:9-20

9For thenH227 I will 1giveH2015 to the peoplesH5971 2purifiedH1305 lipsH8193, That allH3605 of them may 3callH7121 on the nameH8034 of the LordH3068, To serveH5647 Him 4shoulderH7926 to shoulderH7926.10From beyondH5676 the riversH5104 of 5EthiopiaH3568 My 6worshipersH6282, 7My dispersedH1323H6327 ones, Will 8bringH2986 My offeringsH4503.11In that dayH3117 you will 9feelH954 noH3808 shameH954 BecauseH4480 of allH3605 your deedsH5949 By whichH834 you have rebelledH6586 against Me; For thenH227 I will removeH5493 from your midstH7130 Your 10proudH1346, exultingH5947 onesH5947, And you will neverH3808H5750 againH3254 be haughtyH1361 On My 11holyH6944 mountainH2022.12But I will leaveH7604 amongH7130 you A 12humbleH6041 and lowlyH1800 peopleH5971, And they will 13takeH2620 refugeH2620 in the nameH8034 of the LordH3068.13The 14remnantH7611 of IsraelH3478 will 15doH6213 noH3808 wrongH5767 And 16tellH1696 noH3808 liesH3577, NorH3808 will a deceitfulH8649 tongueH3956 Be foundH4672 in their mouthsH6310; For they will 17feedH7462 and lieH7257 downH7257 With noH369 oneH369 to make them trembleH2729.”

14ShoutH7442 for joyH7442, O daughterH1323 of ZionH6726! 18ShoutH7321 in triumph, O IsraelH3478! RejoiceH8055 and exultH5937 with allH3605 your heartH3820, O daughterH1323 of JerusalemH3389!15The LordH3068 has takenH5493 awayH5493 19His judgmentsH4941 against you, He has clearedH6437 awayH6437 your enemiesH340. The KingH4428 of IsraelH3478, the LordH3068, is 20in your midstH7130; You will 21fearH3372 disasterH7451 noH3808 moreH5750.1622In that dayH3117 it will be saidH559 to JerusalemH3389: “23Do not be afraidH3372, O ZionH6726; 24Do not let your handsH3027 fallH7503 limpH7503.17The LordH3068 your GodH430 is 25in your midstH7130, A 2627victoriousH3467 warriorH1368. He will 28exultH7797 overH5921 you with joyH8057, He will 29be quietH2790 in His loveH160, He will rejoiceH1523 overH5921 you with shoutsH7440 of joyH7440.18I will gatherH622 those who 30grieveH3013 aboutH4480 the appointedH4150 feastsH4150-- They 31cameH1961 from you, O Zion; The reproachH2781 of exile is a burdenH4864 on 32them.19BeholdH2009, I am going to dealH6213 at that timeH6256 With allH3605 your 33oppressorsH6031, I will saveH3467 the 34lameH6760 And gatherH6908 the outcastH5080, And I will turnH7760 their 35shameH1322 into 36praiseH8416 and renownH8034 In allH3605 the earthH776.20At that timeH6256 I will 37bringH935 you in, Even at the timeH6256 when I gatherH6908 you together; IndeedH3588, I will giveH5414 you 38renownH8034 and praiseH8416 Among allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776, When I 39restoreH7725 your fortunesH7622 before your eyesH5869,” SaysH559 the LordH3068.

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Notes

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

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