NASB — Zephaniah 3 — KJV

Woe to Jerusalem and the Nations

  1 Woe° to her who is arebellious° and bdefiled°,
  The ctyrannical° city°!
  2 She aheeded° no° voice°,
  She baccepted° no° instruction°.
  She did not ctrust° in the LORD°,
  She did not ddraw° near° to her God°.
  3 Her aprinces° within° her are roaring° lions°,
  Her judges° are bwolves° at evening°;
  They leave° nothing° for the morning°.
  4 Her prophets° are areckless°, treacherous° men°;
  Her bpriests° have profaned° the sanctuary°.
  They have done° violence° to the law°.
  5 The LORD° is arighteous° bwithin° her;
  He will cdo° no° injustice°.
  dEvery° morning° He brings° His justice° to light°;
  He does not fail°.
  But the unjust° eknows° no° shame°.
  6 “I have cut° off° nations°;
  Their corner° towers° are in ruins°.
  I have made° their streets° adesolate°,
  With no° one° passing° by;
  Their bcities° are laid° waste°,
  Without°° a man°, cwithout°° an inhabitant°.
  7 “I said°, ‘Surely° you will revere° Me,
  aAccept° instruction°.’
  So her dwelling° will bnot be cut° off°
  [According to] all° that I have appointed° concerning° her.
  But they were eager° to ccorrupt° all° their deeds°.

[1] aJr 5:23 bEzk 23:30 cJr 6:6
[2] aJr 7:23-28 bJr 2:30; 5:3; 2Ti 3:16 cPs 78:22; Jr 13:25 dPs 73:28
[3] aEzk 22:27 bJr 5:6; Hab 1:8
[4] aJg 9:4 bEzk 22:26; Mal 2:7, 8
[5] aDt 32:4 bZp 3:15, 17 cPs 92:15 dJb 7:18 eZp 2:1
[6] aJr 9:12; Zc 7:14; Mt 23:38 bLv 26:31; Is 6:11 cZp 2:5
[7] aJb 36:10; Ps 32:8; 1Ti 1:5 bJr 7:7 cHo 9:9

  8 ¶ “Therefore° await° for Me,” declares° the LORD°,
  “For the day° when I rise° up as a witness°.
  Indeed°, My decision° is to bgather° nations°,
  To assemble° kingdoms°,
  To pour° out on them My indignation°,
  All° My burning° anger°;
  For call° the earth° will be devoured°
  By the fire° of My zeal°.
  9 “For then° I will Igive° to the peoples° apurified° lips°,
  That all° of them may bcall° on the name° of the LORD°,
  To serve° Him IIshoulder° to shoulder°.
  10 “From beyond° the rivers° of aEthiopia°
  My Iworshipers°, IIMy dispersed°° ones,
  Will bbring° My offerings°.
  11 “In that day° you will afeel° no° shame°
  Because° of all° your deeds°
  By which° you have rebelled° against Me;
  For then° I will remove° from your midst°
  Your bproud°, exulting° ones°,
  And you will never°° again° be haughty°
  On My choly° mountain°.

[8] aPs 27:14; Is 30:18; Hab 2:3 bEzk 38:14-23; Jol 3:2 cZp 1:18
[9] ILit change IILit with one shoulder aIs 19:18; 57:19 bPs 22:27; 86:9; Hab 2:14; Zp 2:11
[10] IOr suppliants IILit the daughter of My dispersed ones aPs 68:31; Is 18:1 bIs 60:6, 7
[11] aIs 45:17; 54:4; Jol 2:26, 27 bIs 2:12; 5:15 cIs 11:9; 56:7; Ezk 20:40

A Remnant of Israel

  12 “But I will leave° among° you
  A ahumble° and lowly° people°,
  And they will btake° refuge° in the name° of the LORD°.
  13 “The aremnant° of Israel° will bdo° no° wrong°
  And ctell° no° lies°,
  Nor° will a deceitful° tongue°
  Be found° in their mouths°;
  For they will dfeed° and lie° down°
  With no° one° to make them tremble°.”

[12] aIs 14:30 bIs 14:32; 50:10; Na 1:7; Zc 13:8, 9
[13] aIs 10:20-22; Mi 4:7; Zp 2:7 bPs 119:3; Jr 31:33; Zp 3:5 cZc 8:3, 16; Rv 14:5 dEzk 34:13-15

  14 ¶ Shout° for joy°, O daughter° of Zion°!
  aShout° [in triumph], O Israel°!
  Rejoice° and exult° with all° [your] heart°,
  O daughter° of Jerusalem°!
  15 The LORD° has taken° away° a[His] judgments° against you,
  He has cleared° away° your enemies°.
  The King° of Israel°, the LORD°, is bin your midst°;
  You will cfear° disaster° no° more°.
  16 aIn that day° it will be said° to Jerusalem°:
  “bDo not be afraid°, O Zion°;
  cDo not let your hands° fall° limp°.
  17 “The LORD° your God° is ain your midst°,
  A Ibvictorious° warrior°.
  He will cexult° over° you with joy°,
  He will IIbe quiet° in His love°,
  He will rejoice° over° you with shouts° of joy°.
  18 “I will gather° those who agrieve° about° the appointed° feasts°
  They Icame° from you, [O Zion];
  [The] reproach° [of exile] is a burden° on IIthem.
  19 “Behold°, I am going to deal° at that time°
  With all° your aoppressors°,
  I will save° the blame°
  And gather° the outcast°,
  And I will turn° their cshame° into dpraise° and renown°
  In all° the earth°.
  20 “At that time° I will abring° you in,
  Even at the time° when I gather° you together;
  Indeed°, I will give° you brenown° and praise°
  Among all° the peoples° of the earth°,
  When I crestore° your fortunes° before your eyes°,”
  Says° the LORD°.

[14] aZc 9:9
[15] aPs 19:9; Jn 5:30; Rv 18:20 bEzk 37:26-28; Zp 3:5 cIs 54:14
[16] aIs 25:9 bIs 35:3, 4 cJb 4:3; He 12:12
[17] ILit A warrior who saves IIOr with some ancient versions, renew you in aZp 3:5, 15 bIs 63:1 cIs 62:5
[18] ILit were IILit her aPs 42:2-4; Ezk 9:4
[19] aIs 60:14 bEzk 34:16; Mi 4:6 cEzk 16:27, 57 dIs 60:18; 62:7; Zc 8:23
[20] aEzk 37:12, 21 bDt 26:18, 19; Is 56:5; 66:22 cJr 29:14; Jol 3:1; Zp 2:7


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A sharp reproof of Jerusalem for divers sins.

1 ¶ Woeº to her that is filthy¹ª² and polluted,ºª to the oppressingºª city!º 2 She obeyedºª not² the voice;º she receivedºª not² correction;º she trustedºª not² in the LORD;º she drew not nearºª² to² her God.º 3 Her princesº withinº her [are] roaringºª lions;º her judgesºª [are] eveningº wolves;º they gnaw not the bonesºª² till the morrow.º 4 Her prophetsº [are] lightºª [and] treacherousº persons:¹² her priestsº have pollutedºª the sanctuary,º they have done violenceºª to the law.º 5 The justº LORDº [is] in the midstº thereof; he will not² doºª iniquity:º every¹ morningº doth he bringºª his judgmentº to light,º he failethºª not;² but the unjustº knowethºª no² shame.º 6 I have cut offºª the nations:º their towersº are desolate;ºª I made their streets¹ waste,ºª² that none²² passeth by:ºª their citiesº are destroyed,ºª so that there is no²² man,º that there is none²² inhabitant.ºª 7 I said,ºª Surely² thou wilt fearºª me, thou wilt receiveºª instruction;º so their dwellingº should not² be cut off,ºª howsoeverºº I punishedºª² them: butº they rose early,ºª [and] corruptedºª all² their doings.º

[1] Lv 1:16; Is 5:7; 30:12; 59:13; Jr 6:6; 22:17; Ezk 22:7, 29; Am 3:9; 4:1; Mi 2:2; Zc 7:10; Mal 3:5.
[2] Dt 28:15; Ne 9:26; Ps 10:4; 50:17; 78:22; Pv 1:7; 5:12; Is 1:5; 29:13; 30:1; 31:1; 43:22; Jr 2:30; 5:3; 7:23; 17:5; 22:21; 32:33; 35:13, 17; Ezk 24:13; Zc 7:11; Jn 3:18; He 10:22.
[3] Jb 4:8; Ps 10:8; Pv 28:15; Is 1:23; Jr 5:6; 22:17; Ezk 22:6, 25; Mi 3:1, 9; Hab 1:8.
[4] 1S 2:12, 22; Is 9:15; 56:10; Jr 5:31; 6:13; 8:10; 14:13; 23:9, 25, 32; 27:14; Lm 2:14; Ezk 13:3; 22:26; 44:7; Ho 4:6; 9:7; Mi 2:11; 3:5; Mal 2:8; Mt 7:15; 2Co 11:13; 2P 2:1; 1Jn 4:1; Rv 19:20.
[5] Gn 18:25; Dt 23:14; 32:4; Jb 8:3; 34:10, 17; Ps 37:6; 99:3; 145:17; Ec 3:16; Is 12:6; 28:19; 33:2; 42:3; 45:21; 50:4; Jr 3:3; 6:15; 8:12; 21:12; Lm 3:23; Ezk 48:35; Mi 3:11; 7:9; Hab 1:3; Zp 3:15, 17; Zc 2:5; 9:9; Lk 12:2; Ro 2:5; 3:26; 1Co 4:5; 1P 1:17.
[6] Is 10:1; 15:1; 19:1; 37:11, 24, 36; Jr 25:9, 18; Na 2:1; 1Co 10:6, 11.
[7] Gn 6:12; Dt 4:16; 2Ch 28:6; 32:1; 33:11; 36:3; Is 5:4; 63:8; Jr 7:7; 8:6; 17:25; 25:5; 36:3; 38:17; Ho 9:9; Mi 2:1; Zp 3:2; Lk 19:42; 2P 3:9.

An exhortation to wait for the restoration of Israel,

8 ¶ Therefore² waitºª ye upon me, saithºª the LORD,º until the dayº that I rise upºª to the prey:º for² my determinationº [is] to gatherºª the nations,º that I may assembleºª the kingdoms,º to pourºª upon² them mine indignation,º [even] all² my fierceº anger:º for² all² the earthº shall be devouredºª with the fireº of my jealousy.º 9 For² then² will I turnºª to² the peopleº a pureºª language,º that they may all² callºª upon the nameº of the LORD,º to serveºª him with oneº consent.º 10 From beyondº² the riversº of Ethiopiaº my suppliants,º [even] the daughterº of my dispersed,ºª shall bringºª mine offering.º 11 In that² dayº shalt thou not² be ashamedºª for all²² thy doings,º wherein² thou hast transgressedºª against me: for² then² I will take awayºª out of the midstº² of thee them that rejoiceº in thy pride,º and thou shalt no² moreºª² be haughtyºª because of my holyº mountain.º 12 I will also leaveºª in the midstº of thee an afflictedº and poorº people,º and they shall trustºª in the nameº of the LORD.º 13 The remnantº of Israelº shall not² doºª iniquity,º nor² speakºª lies;º neither² shall a deceitfulº tongueº be foundºª in their mouth:º for² they² shall feedºª and lie down,ºª and none² shall make [them] afraid.ºª

[8] Dt 32:21; Ps 12:5; 27:14; 37:7, 34; 62:1, 5; 78:65; 123:2; 130:5; Pv 20:22; So 8:6; Is 30:18; 42:13; 59:16; Lm 3:25; Ezk 36:5; 38:14, 19; Ho 12:6; Jol 3:2, 9; Mi 4:11; 7:7; Zp 1:18; Zc 14:2; Mt 25:32; Jm 5:7; 2P 3:10; Rv 16:14; 19:17.
[9] Gn 11:1; 1K 8:41; Ps 22:27; 86:9; 113:3; Is 19:18; Jr 16:19; Hab 2:14; Zc 2:11; 8:20; 14:9; Mt 12:35; Ac 2:4; Ro 15:6; Ep 4:29; Rv 11:15.
[10] Ps 68:31; 72:8; Is 11:11; 18:1, 7; 27:12; 49:20; 60:4; 66:18; Mal 1:11; Ac 8:27; 24:17; Ro 11:11; 15:16; 1P 1:1.
[11] Nu 16:3; Ps 49:5; 87:1; Is 11:9; 45:17; 48:1; 54:4; 61:7; 65:13; Jr 7:4, 9; Ezk 7:20; 24:21; Dn 9:16, 20; Jol 2:26; Mi 3:11; Zp 3:19; Mt 3:9; Ro 2:17; 9:33; 1P 2:6.
[12] Ps 37:40; Is 14:32; 50:10; 61:1; Na 1:7; Zc 11:11; 13:8; Mt 5:3; 11:5; 12:21; Ro 15:12; 1Co 1:27; Ep 1:12; Jm 2:5; 1P 1:21.
[13] Ps 23:2; Is 6:13; 10:20; 11:6; 17:2; 35:8; 54:14; 60:21; 63:8; 65:10; Jr 23:4; 30:10; 31:33; Ezk 34:13, 23; 36:25; 39:26; Jol 3:17, 21; Mi 4:4, 7; 5:4; 7:14; Zp 2:7; Zc 14:20; Mt 13:41; Jn 1:47; Ro 11:4; Col 3:9; 1P 3:14; 1Jn 3:9; 5:18; Rv 7:15; 14:5; 21:8, 27.

and to rejoice for their salvation by God.

14 ¶ Sing,ºª O daughterº of Zion;º shout,ºª O Israel;º be gladºª and rejoiceºª with all² the heart,º O daughterº of Jerusalem.º 15 The LORDº hath taken awayºª thy judgments,º he hath cast outºª thine enemy:ºª the kingº of Israel,º [even] the LORD,º [is] in the midstº of thee: thou shalt not² seeºª evilº any more.² 16 In that² dayº it shall be saidºª to Jerusalem,º Fearºª thou not:² [and to] Zion,º Let not² thine handsº be slack.ºª 17 The LORDº thy Godº in the midstº of thee [is] mighty;º he will save,ºª he will rejoiceºª over² thee with joy;º he will restºª in his love,º he will joyºª over² thee with singing.º 18 I will gatherºª [them that are] sorrowfulºª for the solemn assembly,º² [who] are² of² thee, [to whom] the reproachº of² it [was] a burden.º 19 Behold,² at that² timeº I will undoºª² all² that afflictºª thee: and I will saveºª² her that halteth,ºª and gatherºª her that was driven out;ºª and I will getºª them praiseº and fameº in every² landº where they have been put to shame.º 20 At that² timeº will I bringºª you [again], even in the timeº that I gatherºª you: for² I will makeºª you a nameº and a praiseº among all² peopleº of the earth,º when I turn backºª² your captivityº before your eyes,º saithºª the LORD.º

[14] Ezr 3:11; Ne 12:43; Ps 14:7; 47:5; 81:1; 95:1; 100:1; 126:2; Is 12:6; 24:14; 35:2; 40:9; 42:10; 51:11; 54:1; 65:13, 18; Jr 30:19; 31:13; 33:11; Mi 4:8; Zc 2:10; 9:9, 15; Mt 21:9; Lk 2:10; Rv 19:1.
[15] Gn 30:23; Ps 85:3; Is 13:1; 25:8; 33:22; 35:10; 40:1; 51:22; 60:18; 65:19; Jr 50:1; Ezk 37:24, 26; 39:29; 48:35; Jol 3:17, 20; Am 9:15; Mi 7:10, 16, 18; Hab 2:8, 17; Zp 3:5, 17; Zc 1:14; 2:8; 8:13; 9:9; 10:6; 12:3; 14:11; Jn 1:49; 12:15; 19:19; Ro 8:33; Rv 7:15; 12:10; 19:16; 21:3.
[16] Is 35:3; 40:9; 41:10, 13; 43:1; 44:2; 54:4; Jr 46:27; Hg 2:4; Zc 8:15; Jn 12:12; 2Co 4:1; Ga 6:9; Ep 3:13; He 12:3, 12; Rv 2:3.
[17] Gn 1:31; 2:2; 17:1; 18:14; Nu 14:8; Dt 30:9; Ps 24:8; 147:11; 149:4; Is 9:6; 12:2, 6; 18:4; 62:4; 63:12; 65:19; Jr 32:41; Zp 3:5, 15; Lk 15:5, 23, 32; Jn 13:1; 15:11; He 7:25.
[18] Ps 42:2; 43:3; 63:1; 84:1; 137:3; Jr 23:3; 31:8; Lm 1:4, 7; 2:6; Ezk 34:13; 36:24; Ho 1:11; 9:5; Zp 3:20; Ro 11:25.
[19] Is 25:9; 26:11; 41:11; 43:14; 49:25; 51:22; 60:14; 61:7; 62:7; 66:14; Jr 30:16; 31:8; 33:9; 46:28; 51:35; Ezk 34:16; 39:17, 26; Jol 3:2; Mi 4:6; 7:10; Na 1:11; Zp 3:15; Zc 2:8; 12:3; 14:2; He 12:13; Rv 19:17; 20:9.
[20] Ps 35:6; Is 11:11; 27:12; 56:8; 60:15; 61:9; 62:7, 12; Jr 29:14; Ezk 16:53; 28:25; 34:16; 37:21; 39:28; Jol 3:1; Am 9:14; Zp 3:19; Mal 3:12.


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