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New American Standard Bible 1995

Zephaniah 3:6-20

6“I have cut off nations; Their corner towers are in ruins. I have made their streets 1desolate, With no one passing by; Their 2cities are laid waste, Without a man, 3without an inhabitant.7I said, ‘Surely you will revere Me, 4Accept instruction.’ So her dwelling will 5not be cut off According to all that I have appointed concerning her. But they were eager to 6corrupt all their deeds.

8“Therefore 7wait for Me,” declares the Lord, “For the day when I rise up as a witness. Indeed, My decision is to 8gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For 9all the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal.9For then I will 10give to the peoples 11purified lips, That all of them may 12call on the name of the Lord, To serve Him 13shoulder to shoulder.10From beyond the rivers of 14Ethiopia My 15worshipers, 16My dispersed ones, Will 17bring My offerings.11In that day you will 18feel no shame Because of all your deeds By which you have rebelled against Me; For then I will remove from your midst Your 19proud, exulting ones, And you will never again be haughty On My 20holy mountain.12But I will leave among you A 21humble and lowly people, And they will 22take refuge in the name of the Lord.13The 23remnant of Israel will 24do no wrong And 25tell no lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will 26feed and lie down With no one to make them tremble.”

14Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion! 27Shout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!15The Lord has taken away 28His judgments against you, He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is 29in your midst; You will 30fear disaster no more.1631In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: “32Do not be afraid, O Zion; 33Do not let your hands fall limp.17The Lord your God is 34in your midst, A 3536victorious warrior. He will 37exult over you with joy, He will 38be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.18I will gather those who 39grieve about the appointed feasts-- They 40came from you, O Zion; The reproach of exile is a burden on 41them.19Behold, I am going to deal at that time With all your 42oppressors, I will save the 43lame And gather the outcast, And I will turn their 44shame into 45praise and renown In all the earth.20At that time I will 46bring you in, Even at the time when I gather you together; Indeed, I will give you 47renown and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I 48restore your fortunes before your eyes,” Says the Lord.

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Notes

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

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