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Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame. <a href="/nlt/zephaniah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/zephaniah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/zephaniah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame. <a href="/kjv/zephaniah/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/zephaniah/3.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/zephaniah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/zephaniah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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 unjust knows no shame. <a href="/nasb77/zephaniah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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 unjust knows no shame. <a href="/lsb/zephaniah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Yahweh is righteous in her midst; He will do no injustice. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He does not fail. But the unjust knows no shame. <a href="/amp/zephaniah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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 unjust person knows no shame. <a href="/csb/zephaniah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/zephaniah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/zephaniah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jehovah in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; every morning doth he bring his justice to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame. <a href="/cev/zephaniah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> All who do evil are shameless, but the LORD does right and is always fair. With the dawn of each day, God brings about justice. <a href="/erv/zephaniah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> The LORD in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame. <a href="/gwt/zephaniah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The righteous LORD is in that city. He does no wrong. He brings his judgment to light every morning. He does not fail. But those who are perverted are shameless. <a href="/gnt/zephaniah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> But the LORD is still in the city; he does what is right and never what is wrong. Every morning without fail, he brings justice to his people. And yet the unrighteous people there keep on doing wrong and are not ashamed. <a href="/isv/zephaniah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> The righteous LORD who lives within her will do no wrong; he will bring justice to light morning by morning. He never fails, but the unjust are shameless. <a href="/msb/zephaniah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame. <a href="/net/zephaniah/3.htm">NET Bible</a> The just LORD resides within her; he commits no unjust acts. Every morning he reveals his justice. At dawn he appears without fail. Yet the unjust know no shame. <a href="/nheb/zephaniah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD, in the midst of her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn't fail, but the unjust know no shame. <a href="/wbt/zephaniah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The just LORD is in the midst of her; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame. <a href="/web/zephaniah/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/zephaniah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> YHWH [is] righteous in her midst, "" He does not do perverseness, "" Morning by morning His judgment He gives to the light, "" It has not been lacking, "" And the perverse do not know shame. <a href="/ylt/zephaniah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Jehovah is righteous in her midst, He doth not do perverseness, Morning by morning His judgment he giveth to the light, It hath not been lacking, And the perverse doth not know shame. <a href="/slt/zephaniah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jehovah is just in her midst; he will not do iniquity: in morning by morning he will give his judgment to the light, he as not wanting; and the evil will not know shame.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/zephaniah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The just Lord is in the midst thereof, he will not do iniquity: in the morning, in the morning he will bring his judgment to light, and it shall not be hid: but the wicked man hath not known shame. <a href="/cpdv/zephaniah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The just Lord is in their midst; he will not do iniquity. In the morning, in the morning, he will bring his judgment into the light, and it will not be hidden. But the impious one has not known shame. <a href="/nabre/zephaniah/3.htm">New American Bible</a> But the LORD in its midst is just, doing no wrong; Morning after morning rendering judgment unfailingly, at dawn; the wicked, however, know no shame. <a href="/nrsvce/zephaniah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD within it is righteous; he does no wrong. Every morning he renders his judgment, each dawn without fail; but the unjust knows no shame.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/zephaniah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But the just LORD is in her midst; he will not do iniquity; every morning he brings his justice to light, he is never late; but the wicked knows no shame. <a href="/hpbt/zephaniah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH within her is righteous and he does no evil at dawn, and at dawn he gives his judgments in the light, and he is not slack, and the evil one knows no shame<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/zephaniah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The LORD who is righteous is in the midst of her, He will not do unrighteousness; Every morning doth He bring His right to light, It faileth not; But the unrighteous knoweth no shame. <a href="/sep/zephaniah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But the just Lord is in the midst of her, and he will never do an unjust thing: morning by morning he will bring out his judgment to the light, and it is not hidden, and he knows not injustice by extortion, nor injustice in strife. <a href="/parallel/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T0cd_1JKnyY?start=450" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/zephaniah/3.htm">The Judgment on Jerusalem</a> …4Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law. 5<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: bə·qir·bāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">within her</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dîq (Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">is righteous;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ya·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">He does</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5766.htm" title="5766: ‘aw·lāh (N-fs) -- Injustice, unrighteousness. Or lavel; and lavlah; or owlah; or.olah; from aval; evil.">wrong.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">He applies</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pā·ṭōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Judgment. ">His justice</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: bab·bō·qer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">morning</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: bab·bō·qer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">by morning;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5737.htm" title="5737: ne‘·dār (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to arrange, as a battle, a vineyard; hence, to muster and so to miss.">fail</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: lā·’ō·wr (Prep-l, Art:: N-cs) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">at dawn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5767.htm" title="5767: ‘aw·wāl (N-ms) -- Unjust, unrighteous one. Intensive from aval; evil.">yet the unjust</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yō·w·ḏê·a‘ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/1322.htm" title="1322: bō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Shame, shameful thing. From buwsh; shame; by implication an idol.">shame.</a> 6“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a> Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! <a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Psalm 37:28</a> For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off. <a href="/isaiah/33-5.htm">Isaiah 33:5-6</a> The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. / He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure. <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. <a href="/psalms/145-17.htm">Psalm 145:17</a> The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds. <a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Isaiah 45:21</a> Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a> He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He. <a href="/psalms/92-15.htm">Psalm 92:15</a> to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.” <a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Isaiah 30:18</a> Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him. <a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Jeremiah 9:24</a> But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD. <a href="/psalms/89-14.htm">Psalm 89:14</a> Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You. <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Isaiah 61:8</a> For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them. <a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25-26</a> God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. / He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus. <a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11</a> Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The just LORD is in the middle thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning does he bring his judgment to light, he fails not; but the unjust knows no shame.just.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a> He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.<a href="/psalms/99-3.htm">Psalm 99:3,4</a> Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy… <a href="/psalms/145-17.htm">Psalm 145:17</a> The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.is in.<a href="/zephaniah/3-15.htm">Zephaniah 3:15,17</a> The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more… <a href="/deuteronomy/23-14.htm">Deuteronomy 23:14</a> For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.<a href="/isaiah/12-6.htm">Isaiah 12:6</a> Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.he will.<a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a> That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?<a href="/job/8-3.htm">Job 8:3</a> Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?<a href="/job/34-10.htm">Job 34:10,17-19</a> Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity… every morning.<a href="/isaiah/28-19.htm">Isaiah 28:19</a> From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.<a href="/isaiah/33-2.htm">Isaiah 33:2</a> O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.<a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Isaiah 50:4</a> The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.bring.<a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Psalm 37:6</a> And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.<a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Isaiah 42:3,4</a> A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth… <a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Micah 7:9</a> I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zephaniah/2-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-12.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Injustice</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-7.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/daniel/5-27.htm">Lacking</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Light</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">New</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Perverse</a> <a href="/hosea/10-9.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Right</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-4.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Shows</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-14.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Unchanging</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Unjust</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Unrighteous</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-12.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-4.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Within</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-4.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zephaniah/3-7.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/romans/4-5.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/malachi/3-11.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/haggai/1-11.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-13.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/matthew/20-13.htm">Injustice</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/matthew/15-16.htm">Lacking</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-6.htm">Light</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/matthew/16-3.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">New</a> <a href="/matthew/17-17.htm">Perverse</a> <a href="/malachi/2-6.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Right</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-8.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-8.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/malachi/1-4.htm">Shows</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-2.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/colossians/2-5.htm">Unchanging</a> <a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Unjust</a> <a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Unrighteous</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-13.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-12.htm">Within</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-13.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Zephaniah 3</div>1. <a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">A sharp reproof of Jerusalem for various sins.</a> 8. <a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">An exhortation to wait for the restoration of Israel,</a> 14. <a href="/zephaniah/3-14.htm">and to rejoice for their salvation by God.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase emphasizes God's presence in Jerusalem, highlighting His inherent righteousness. In the context of Zephaniah, the prophet is addressing the moral and spiritual decay of Judah. Despite the corruption around, God's character remains untainted. This reflects the biblical theme of God's holiness, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Isaiah 6:3</a>, where the seraphim declare God's holiness. The presence of the Lord within the city signifies His desire for a covenant relationship with His people, reminiscent of His dwelling in the tabernacle and later the temple (<a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8</a>).He does no wrong. This statement underscores God's perfect nature, contrasting with the sinful behavior of the people. It aligns with <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>, which describes God as a "Rock" whose works are perfect. Theologically, this affirms God's immutability and moral perfection, essential attributes that assure believers of His trustworthiness and justice.He applies His justice morning by morning; The phrase "morning by morning" suggests the regularity and consistency of God's justice. In ancient Near Eastern culture, morning was often associated with the time for legal proceedings and judgments. This reflects <a href="/lamentations/3-23.htm">Lamentations 3:23</a>, where God's mercies are described as new every morning. It indicates God's continual oversight and governance, ensuring that justice is not delayed or forgotten.He does not fail at dawn, This phrase reinforces the reliability and steadfastness of God's justice. The dawn symbolizes a new beginning, and God's unfailing nature at this time signifies His readiness to act righteously. This can be connected to <a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Psalm 46:5</a>, where God is described as being in the midst of His city, ensuring it will not fall. It assures believers of God's constant vigilance and faithfulness.yet the unjust know no shame. Here, the prophet contrasts God's righteousness with the people's shamelessness. Despite God's presence and justice, the unjust remain unrepentant. This echoes <a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Jeremiah 6:15</a>, where the people are described as having no shame for their abominations. It highlights the hardness of heart and moral insensitivity that can develop when people persist in sin, serving as a warning to remain sensitive to God's conviction.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The central figure in this verse, representing God's presence and His righteous nature. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem (implied)</a> The city where the LORD is present, often representing the people of Judah and their spiritual state. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_unjust.htm">The Unjust</a> Those who live in opposition to God's righteousness, characterized by their lack of shame and persistent wrongdoing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteousness_is_unchanging.htm">God's Righteousness is Unchanging</a> God's nature is inherently righteous, and He does no wrong. This is a reminder of His perfect character and a call for us to trust in His justice. <a href="/topical/d/daily_justice_and_faithfulness.htm">Daily Justice and Faithfulness</a> Just as God dispenses justice every morning, we are encouraged to seek His guidance daily and live in a way that reflects His righteousness. <a href="/topical/c/contrast_between_god_and_the_unjust.htm">Contrast Between God and the Unjust</a> The verse highlights the stark difference between God's righteousness and the shamelessness of the unjust. This serves as a call to self-examination and repentance. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_our_lives.htm">God's Presence in Our Lives</a> The LORD's presence within Jerusalem signifies His desire to dwell among His people. We are called to cultivate an awareness of God's presence in our daily lives. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance_and_humility.htm">Call to Repentance and Humility</a> The unjust know no shame, but as believers, we are called to humility and repentance, recognizing our need for God's grace and transformation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zephaniah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zephaniah 3</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_day_of_the_lord_signify.htm">What does the Day of the Lord signify?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_concept_of_theodicy.htm">What is the concept of theodicy?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zephaniah_3_17_with_wrath.htm">How do we reconcile Zephaniah 3:17's depiction of a rejoicing God with earlier passages describing severe wrath and destruction?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_2_timothy.htm">What is the Satisfaction Theory of the Atonement?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zephaniah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - In the midst of this congregation of sinners God is continually manifesting his righteousness; he leaves not himself without witness; and therefore their iniquities are without excuse. The just Lord is in the midst thereof; or, the Lord in the midst of her is righteous (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>). His presence was associated with the temple; his moral government was always being manifested. He would not be "just" if he left sinners unpunished. Every morning; Hebrew," in the morning, in the morning." The phrase is rightly explained in our version (comp. <a href="/exodus/16-21.htm">Exodus 16:21</a>; <a href="/psalms/87-5.htm">Psalm 87:5</a>). Doth he bring his judgment to light. His prophets proclaim his perfect justice; his judgments on the heathen manifest it (ver. 8; <a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Hosea 6:5</a>). It is not from ignorance of the Law that the people sin. He faileth not; or, it faileth not; Vulgate, non abscoudetur. God never ceases thus to act; or, his justice is clear as (lay. But the unjust knoweth no shame. In spite of this hourly manifestation of God's justice, and the enactments of the Law so well known, the perverse nation will not amend its ways, feels no shame at its backslidings (<a href="/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Jeremiah 6:15</a>). The Septuagint Version, according to the Vatican manuscript, is curious here, and in the latter part somewhat like St. Matthew's rendering of <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Isaiah 42:3</a>, Καὶ οὐκ ἔγνω ἀδικίαν ἐν ἀπαιτήσει, καί οὐκ εἰς νεῖκος ἀδικίαν (comp. <a href="/matthew/12-20.htm">Matthew 12:20</a>), which Jerome translates, "Nescit iniquitatem in exactione, nec insempiternum injustitiam," and explains, "When God exacts from every man the sum he has committed to him, he will not be unjust, nor allow injustice to prevail." <a href="/commentaries/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The LORD יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel within her בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּ (bə·qir·bāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> The nearest part, the center is righteous; צַדִּיק֙ (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> Just, righteous He does יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה (ya·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make no לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no wrong. עַוְלָ֑ה (‘aw·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5766.htm">Strong's 5766: </a> Injustice, unrighteousness He applies יִתֵּ֤ן (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set His justice מִשְׁפָּט֨וֹ (miš·pā·ṭōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style morning בַּבֹּ֨קֶר (bab·bō·qer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> Dawn, morning by morning; בַּבֹּ֜קֶר (bab·bō·qer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> Dawn, morning He does not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no fail נֶעְדָּ֔ר (ne‘·dār) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5737.htm">Strong's 5737: </a> To arrange as a battle, a vineyard, to muster, to miss at dawn, לָאוֹר֙ (lā·’ō·wr) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> Illumination, luminary yet the unjust עַוָּ֖ל (‘aw·wāl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5767.htm">Strong's 5767: </a> Unjust, unrighteous one knows יוֹדֵ֥עַ (yō·w·ḏê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know no וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no shame. בֹּֽשֶׁת׃ (bō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1322.htm">Strong's 1322: </a> Shame, shameful thing <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Zephaniah 3:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Zephaniah 3:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Zephaniah 3:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Zephaniah 3:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Zephaniah 3:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Zephaniah 3:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Zephaniah 3:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Zephaniah 3:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Zephaniah 3:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Zephaniah 3:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">OT Prophets: Zephaniah 3:5 Yahweh in the midst of her (Zeph. 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