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New American Standard Bible 1995

Zephaniah 3

Woe to Jerusalem and the Nations

1Woe to her who is 1rebellious and 2defiled, The 3tyrannical city!2She 4heeded no voice, She 5accepted no instruction. She did not 6trust in the Lord, She did not 7draw near to her God.3Her 8princes within her are roaring lions, Her judges are 9wolves at evening; They leave nothing for the morning.4Her prophets are 10reckless, treacherous men; Her 11priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.5The Lord is 12righteous 13within her; He will 14do no injustice. 15Every morning He brings His justice to light; He does not fail. But the unjust 16knows no shame.6“I have cut off nations; Their corner towers are in ruins. I have made their streets 17desolate, With no one passing by; Their 18cities are laid waste, Without a man, 19without an inhabitant.7I said, ‘Surely you will revere Me, 20Accept instruction.’ So her dwelling will 21not be cut off According to all that I have appointed concerning her. But they were eager to 22corrupt all their deeds.

8“Therefore 23wait for Me,” declares the Lord, “For the day when I rise up as a witness. Indeed, My decision is to 24gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For 25all the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal.9For then I will 26give to the peoples 27purified lips, That all of them may 28call on the name of the Lord, To serve Him 29shoulder to shoulder.10From beyond the rivers of 30Ethiopia My 31worshipers, 32My dispersed ones, Will 33bring My offerings.11In that day you will 34feel no shame Because of all your deeds By which you have rebelled against Me; For then I will remove from your midst Your 35proud, exulting ones, And you will never again be haughty On My 36holy mountain.

A Remnant of Israel

12But I will leave among you A 37humble and lowly people, And they will 38take refuge in the name of the Lord.13The 39remnant of Israel will 40do no wrong And 41tell no lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will 42feed and lie down With no one to make them tremble.”

14Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion! 43Shout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!15The Lord has taken away 44His judgments against you, He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is 45in your midst; You will 46fear disaster no more.1647In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: “48Do not be afraid, O Zion; 49Do not let your hands fall limp.17The Lord your God is 50in your midst, A 5152victorious warrior. He will 53exult over you with joy, He will 54be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.18I will gather those who 55grieve about the appointed feasts-- They 56came from you, O Zion; The reproach of exile is a burden on 57them.19Behold, I am going to deal at that time With all your 58oppressors, I will save the 59lame And gather the outcast, And I will turn their 60shame into 61praise and renown In all the earth.20At that time I will 62bring you in, Even at the time when I gather you together; Indeed, I will give you 63renown and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I 64restore your fortunes before your eyes,” Says the Lord.

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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