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Zephaniah 3 NASB 1995
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class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-1.htm" target="_top"><b>1</b></a></span>Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,<br> The tyrannical city!<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-2.htm" target="_top"><b>2</b></a></span>She heeded no voice,<br> She accepted no instruction.<br> She did not trust in the L<font size="1">ORD</font>,<br> She did not draw near to her God.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-3.htm" target="_top"><b>3</b></a></span>Her princes within her are roaring lions,<br> Her judges are wolves at evening;<br> They leave nothing for the morning.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-4.htm" target="_top"><b>4</b></a></span>Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men;<br> Her priests have profaned the sanctuary.<br> They have done violence to the law.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-5.htm" target="_top"><b>5</b></a></span>The L<font size="1">ORD</font> is righteous within her;<br> He will do no injustice.<br> Every morning He brings His justice to light;<br> He does not fail.<br> But the unjust knows no shame.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-6.htm" target="_top"><b>6</b></a></span>“I have cut off nations;<br> Their corner towers are in ruins.<br> I have made their streets desolate,<br> With no one passing by;<br> Their cities are laid waste,<br> Without a man, without an inhabitant.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-7.htm" target="_top"><b>7</b></a></span>“I said, ‘Surely you will revere Me,<br> Accept instruction.’<br> So her dwelling will not be cut off<br> <i>According to</i> all that I have appointed concerning her.<br> But they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-8.htm" target="_top"><b>8</b></a></span>“Therefore wait for Me,” declares the L<font size="1">ORD</font>,<br> “For the day when I rise up as a witness.<br> Indeed, My decision is to gather nations,<br> To assemble kingdoms,<br> To pour out on them My indignation,<br> All My burning anger;<br> For all the earth will be devoured<br> By the fire of My zeal.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-9.htm" target="_top"><b>9</b></a></span>“For then I will give to the peoples purified lips,<br> That all of them may call on the name of the L<font size="1">ORD</font>,<br> To serve Him shoulder to shoulder.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-10.htm" target="_top"><b>10</b></a></span>“From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia<br> My worshipers, My dispersed ones,<br> Will bring My offerings.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-11.htm" target="_top"><b>11</b></a></span>“In that day you will feel no shame<br> Because of all your deeds<br> By which you have rebelled against Me;<br> For then I will remove from your midst<br> Your proud, exulting ones,<br> And you will never again be haughty<br> On My holy mountain.<p> <font size="1"><br><br></font><font color="#000000"><b><i>A Remnant of Israel</i></b></font><font size="1"><br><br></font><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-12.htm" target="_top"><b>12</b></a></span>“But I will leave among you<br> A humble and lowly people,<br> And they will take refuge in the name of the L<font size="1">ORD</font>.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-13.htm" target="_top"><b>13</b></a></span>“The remnant of Israel will do no wrong<br> And tell no lies,<br> Nor will a deceitful tongue<br> Be found in their mouths;<br> For they will feed and lie down<br> With no one to make them tremble.”<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-14.htm" target="_top"><b>14</b></a></span>Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion!<br> Shout <i>in triumph,</i> O Israel!<br> Rejoice and exult with all <i>your</i> heart,<br> O daughter of Jerusalem!<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-15.htm" target="_top"><b>15</b></a></span>The L<font size="1">ORD</font> has taken away <i>His</i> judgments against you,<br> He has cleared away your enemies.<br> The King of Israel, the L<font size="1">ORD</font>, is in your midst;<br> You will fear disaster no more.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-16.htm" target="_top"><b>16</b></a></span>In that day it will be said to Jerusalem:<br> “Do not be afraid, O Zion;<br> Do not let your hands fall limp.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-17.htm" target="_top"><b>17</b></a></span>“The L<font size="1">ORD</font> your God is in your midst,<br> A victorious warrior.<br> He will exult over you with joy,<br> He will be quiet in His love,<br> He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-18.htm" target="_top"><b>18</b></a></span>“I will gather those who grieve about the appointed feasts—<br> They came from you, <i>O Zion;</i><br> <i>The</i> reproach <i>of exile</i> is a burden on them.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-19.htm" target="_top"><b>19</b></a></span>“Behold, I am going to deal at that time<br> With all your oppressors,<br> I will save the lame<br> And gather the outcast,<br> And I will turn their shame into praise and renown<br> In all the earth.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zephaniah/3-20.htm" target="_top"><b>20</b></a></span>“At that time I will bring you in,<br> Even at the time when I gather you together;<br> Indeed, I will give you renown and praise<br> Among all the peoples of the earth,<br> When I restore your fortunes before your eyes,”<br> Says the L<font size="1">ORD</font>.<br><p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">NASB 1995 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The 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