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Zephaniah 3:1-12
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 3
1
Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,
The oppressive city!
2
She obeyed no voice,
She accepted no discipline.
She did not trust in the
Lord
,
She did not approach her God.
3
Her leaders within her are roaring lions,
Her judges are wolves at evening;
They have no bones to gnaw in the morning.
4
Her prophets are insolent, treacherous men;
Her priests have profaned the sanctuary.
They have done violence to the Law.
5
The
Lord
is righteous within her;
He will do no injustice.
Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He does not fail.
But the criminal knows no shame.
6
'I have eliminated nations;
Their corner towers are deserted.
I have laid waste their streets,
With no one passing by;
Their cities have been laid waste,
Without a person, without an inhabitant.
7
I said, ‘You will certainly revere Me,
You will accept discipline.’
So her dwelling will not be eliminated
In accordance with
everything that I have stipulated for her.
Instead, they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.
8
'Therefore wait for Me,' declares the
Lord
,
'For the day when I rise up as a witness.
Indeed, My decision
is
to gather nations,
To assemble kingdoms,
To pour out on them My indignation,
All My burning anger;
For all the earth will be devoured
By the fire of My zeal.
9
For then I will restore to the peoples pure lips,
So that all of them may call on the name of the
Lord
,
To serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
10
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
My worshipers, My dispersed ones,
Will bring My offerings.
11
On that day you will feel no shame
Because of all your deeds
By which you have rebelled against Me;
For then I will remove from your midst
Your proud, arrogant ones,
And you will never again be haughty
On My holy mountain.
12
But I will leave among you
A humble and lowly people,
And they will take refuge in the name of the
Lord
.
King James Version
Chapter 3
1
Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
2
She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the
Lord
; she drew not near to her God.
3
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
5
The just
Lord
is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
6
I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
7
I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
8
Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the
Lord
, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
9
For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the
Lord
, to serve him with one consent.
10
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
11
In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
12
I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the
Lord
.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 3
1
Woe to the city that is rebellious and defiled,
the oppressive city!
2
She has not obeyed;
she has not accepted discipline.
She has not trusted in the
Lord
;
she has not drawn near to her God.
3
The princes within her are roaring lions;
her judges are wolves of the night,
which leave nothing for the morning.
4
Her prophets are reckless —
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.
5
The righteous
Lord
is in her;
he does no wrong.
He applies his justice morning by morning;
he does not fail at dawn,
yet the one who does wrong knows no shame.
6
I have cut off nations;
their corner towers are destroyed.
I have laid waste their streets,
with no one to pass through.
Their cities lie devastated,
without a person, without an inhabitant.
7
I thought: You will certainly fear me
and accept correction.
Then her dwelling place
would not be cut off
based on all that I had allocated to her.
However, they became more corrupt
in all their actions.
8
Therefore, wait for me — this is the
Lord
’s declaration— until the day I rise up for plunder.
For my decision is to gather nations,
to assemble kingdoms,
in order to pour out my indignation on them,
all my burning anger;
for the whole earth will be consumed
by the fire of my jealousy.
9
For I will then restore
pure speech to the peoples
so that all of them may call
on the name of the
Lord
and serve him with a single purpose.
10
From beyond the rivers of Cush
my supplicants, my dispersed people,
will bring an offering to me.
11
On that day you will not be put to shame
because of everything you have done
in rebelling against me.
For then I will remove
from among you your jubilant, arrogant people,
and you will never again be haughty
on my holy mountain.
12
I will leave
a meek and humble people among you,
and they will take refuge in the name of the
Lord
.
New Living Translation
Chapter 3
1
What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem,
the city of violence and crime!
2
No one can tell it anything;
it refuses all correction.
It does not trust in the
Lord
or draw near to its God.
3
Its leaders are like roaring lions
hunting for their victims.
Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time,
who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.
4
Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain.
Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions.
5
But the
Lord
is still there in the city,
and he does no wrong.
Day by day he hands down justice,
and he does not fail.
But the wicked know no shame.
6
'I have wiped out many nations,
devastating their fortress walls and towers.
Their streets are now deserted;
their cities lie in silent ruin.
There are no survivors —
none at all.
7
I thought, ‘Surely they will have reverence for me now!
Surely they will listen to my warnings.
Then I won’t need to strike again,
destroying their homes.’
But no, they get up early
to continue their evil deeds.
8
Therefore, be patient,' says the
Lord
.
'Soon I will stand and accuse these evil nations.
For I have decided to gather the kingdoms of the earth
and pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them.
All the earth will be devoured
by the fire of my jealousy.
9
'Then I will purify the speech of all people,
so that everyone can worship the
Lord
together.
10
My scattered people who live beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
will come to present their offerings.
11
On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed,
for you will no longer be rebels against me.
I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you.
There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain.
12
Those who are left will be the lowly and humble,
for it is they who trust in the name of the
Lord
.
English Standard Version
Chapter 3
1
Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,
the oppressing city!
2
She listens to no voice;
she accepts no correction.
She does not trust in the
Lord
;
she does not draw near to her God.
3
Her officials within her
are roaring lions;
her judges are evening wolves
that leave nothing till the morning.
4
Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;
her priests profane what is holy;
they do violence to the law.
5
The
Lord
within her is righteous;
he does no injustice;
every morning he shows forth his justice;
each dawn he does not fail;
but the unjust knows no shame.
6
"I have cut off nations;
their battlements are in ruins;
I have laid waste their streets
so that no one walks in them;
their cities have been made desolate,
without a man, without an inhabitant.
7
I said, ‘Surely you will fear me;
you will accept correction.
Then your dwelling would not be cut off
according to all that I have appointed against you.’
But all the more they were eager
to make all their deeds corrupt.
8
"Therefore wait for me," declares the
Lord
,
"for the day when I rise up to seize the prey.
For my decision is to gather nations,
to assemble kingdoms,
to pour out upon them my indignation,
all my burning anger;
for in the fire of my jealousy
all the earth shall be consumed.
9
"For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples
to a pure speech,
that all of them may call upon the name of the
Lord
and serve him with one accord.
10
From beyond the rivers of Cush
my worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones,
shall bring my offering.
11
"On that day you shall not be put to shame
because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me;
for then I will remove from your midst
your proudly exultant ones,
and you shall no longer be haughty
in my holy mountain.
12
But I will leave in your midst
a people humble and lowly.
They shall seek refuge in the name of the
Lord
,
New International Version
Chapter 3
1
Woe to the city of oppressors,
rebellious and defiled!
2
She obeys no one,
she accepts no correction.
She does not trust in the
Lord
,
she does not draw near to her God.
3
Her officials within her
are roaring lions;
her rulers are evening wolves,
who leave nothing for the morning.
4
Her prophets are unprincipled;
they are treacherous people.
Her priests profane the sanctuary
and do violence to the law.
5
The
Lord
within her is righteous;
he does no wrong.
Morning by morning he dispenses his justice,
and every new day he does not fail,
yet the unrighteous know no shame.
6
"I have destroyed nations;
their strongholds are demolished.
I have left their streets deserted,
with no one passing through.
Their cities are laid waste;
they are deserted and empty.
7
Of Jerusalem I thought,
‘Surely you will fear me
and accept correction!’
Then her place of refuge would not be destroyed,
nor all my punishments come upon her.
But they were still eager
to act corruptly in all they did.
8
Therefore wait for me,"
declares the
Lord
,
"for the day I will stand up to testify.
I have decided to assemble the nations,
to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath on them—
all my fierce anger.
The whole world will be consumed
by the fire of my jealous anger.
9
"Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,
that all of them may call on the name of the
Lord
and serve him shoulder to shoulder.
10
From beyond the rivers of Cush
my worshipers, my scattered people,
will bring me offerings.
11
On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame
for all the wrongs you have done to me,
because I will remove from you
your arrogant boasters.
Never again will you be haughty
on my holy hill.
12
But I will leave within you
the meek and humble.
The remnant of Israel
will trust in the name of the
Lord
.
New King James Version
Chapter 3
1
Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted,
To the oppressing city!
2
She has not obeyed
His
voice,
She has not received correction;
She has not trusted in the
Lord
,
She has not drawn near to her God.
3
Her princes in her midst
are
roaring lions;
Her judges
are
evening wolves
That leave not a bone till morning.
4
Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people;
Her priests have polluted the sanctuary,
They have done violence to the law.
5
The
Lord
is
righteous in her midst,
He will do no unrighteousness.
Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He never fails,
But the unjust knows no shame.
6
“I have cut off nations,
Their fortresses are devastated;
I have made their streets desolate,
With none passing by.
Their cities are destroyed;
There is
no one, no inhabitant.
7
I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me,
You will receive instruction’—
So that her dwelling would not be cut off,
Despite
everything for which I punished her.
But they rose early and corrupted all their deeds.
8
“Therefore wait for Me,” says the
Lord
,
“Until the day I rise up for plunder;
My determination
is
to gather the nations
To My assembly of kingdoms,
To pour on them My indignation,
All My fierce anger;
All the earth shall be devoured
With the fire of My jealousy.
9
“For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language,
That they all may call on the name of the
Lord
,
To serve Him with one accord.
10
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
My worshipers,
The daughter of My dispersed ones,
Shall bring My offering.
11
In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds
In which you transgress against Me;
For then I will take away from your midst
Those who rejoice in your pride,
And you shall no longer be haughty
In My holy mountain.
12
I will leave in your midst
A meek and humble people,
And they shall trust in the name of the
Lord
.
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