New American Standard Bible 2020

Zephaniah 3:6-20

6“I have eliminatedH3772 nationsH1471; Their cornerH6438 towersH6438 areH8074 desertedH8074. I have 1laidH2717 wasteH2717 their streetsH2351, With noH1097 oneH1097 passingH5674 byH5674; Their 2citiesH5892 have been laidH6658 wasteH6658, WithoutH4480 H1097 a personH376, 3withoutH4480 H369 an inhabitantH3427.7I saidH559, ‘You will certainlyH389 revereH3372 Me, You will 4acceptH3947 disciplineH4148.’ So her dwellingH4583 will 5not be eliminatedH3772 In accordance with everythingH3605 that I have stipulatedH6485 for her. Instead, they wereH7925 eagerH7925 to 6corruptH7843 allH3605 their deedsH5949.

8“ThereforeH3651 7waitH2442 for Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “For the dayH3117 when I riseH6965 upH6965 as a witnessH5707. IndeedH3588, My decisionH4941 is to 8gatherH622 nationsH1471, To assembleH6908 kingdomsH4467, To pourH8210 outH8210 on them My indignationH2195, AllH3605 My burningH2740 angerH639; For 9allH3605 the earthH776 will be devouredH398 By the fireH784 of My zealH7068.9For thenH227 I will 10restoreH2015 to the peoplesH5971 11pureH1305 lipsH8193, So that allH3605 of them may 12callH7121 on the nameH8034 of the LordH3068, To serveH5647 Him 13shoulderH7926 to shoulderH7926.10From beyondH5676 the riversH5104 of 14EthiopiaH3568 My worshipersH6282, 15My dispersedH1323 H6327 ones, Will 16bringH2986 My offeringsH4503.11On that dayH3117 you will 17feelH954 noH3808 shameH954 BecauseH4480 of allH3605 your deedsH5949 By whichH834 you have rebelledH6586 against Me; For thenH227 I will removeH5493 from your midstH7130 Your 18proudH1346, arrogantH5947 onesH5947, And you will neverH3808 H5750 againH3254 beH1361 haughtyH1361 On My 19holyH6944 mountainH2022.12But I will leaveH7604 amongH7130 you A 20humbleH6041 and lowlyH1800 peopleH5971, And they will 21takeH2620 refugeH2620 in the nameH8034 of the LordH3068.13The 22remnantH7611 of IsraelH3478 will 23doH6213 noH3808 wrongH5767 And 24tellH1696 noH3808 liesH3577, NorH3808 will a deceitfulH8649 tongueH3956 Be foundH4672 in their mouthsH6310; For they will 25feedH7462 and lieH7257 downH7257 With noH369 oneH369 to frightenH2729 them.”

14ShoutH7442 forH7442 joyH7442, daughterH1323 of ZionH6726! 26ShoutH7321 in triumph, IsraelH3478! RejoiceH8055 and triumphH5937 with allH3605 your heartH3820, DaughterH1323 of JerusalemH3389!15The LordH3068 has takenH5493 awayH5493 27His judgmentsH4941 against you, He has clearedH6437 awayH6437 your enemiesH340. The KingH4428 of IsraelH3478, the LordH3068, is 28in your midstH7130; You will noH3808 longerH5750 29fearH3372 disasterH7451.16 30On that dayH3117 it will be saidH559 to JerusalemH3389: “31Do not beH3372 afraidH3372, ZionH6726; 32Do not let your handsH3027 fallH7503 limpH7503.17The LordH3068 your GodH430 is 33in your midstH7130, A 34 35victoriousH3467 warriorH1368. He will 36rejoiceH7797 overH5921 you with joyH8057, He will 37beH2790 quietH2790 in His loveH160, He will rejoiceH1523 overH5921 you with shoutsH7440 ofH7440 joyH7440.18I will gatherH622 those who are 38worriedH3013 aboutH4480 the appointedH4150 feastsH4150-- They 39cameH1961 from you, Zion; The disgraceH2781 of exile is a burdenH4864 on 40them.19BeholdH2009, I am going to dealH6213 at that timeH6256 With allH3605 your 41oppressorsH6031; I will saveH3467 42those who limpH6760 And gatherH6908 the scatteredH5080, And I will turnH7760 their 43shameH1322 into 44praiseH8416 and fameH8034 In allH3605 the earthH776.20At that timeH6256 I will 45bringH935 you inH935, Even at the timeH6256 when I gatherH6908 you together; IndeedH3588, I will makeH5414 you 46famousH8034 and praiseworthyH8416 Among allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776, When I 47restoreH7725 your fortunesH7622 before your eyesH5869,” SaysH559 the LordH3068.

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Notes

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

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