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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Zephaniah 3 Legacy Standard Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/zephaniah/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/zephaniah/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">LSB</a> > Zephaniah 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../zephaniah/2.htm" title="Zephaniah 2">◄</a> Zephaniah 3 <a href="../haggai/1.htm" title="Haggai 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Legacy Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/nasb_/zephaniah/3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" title="NASB">►► </a></td></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">The Unjust Knows No Shame</p><p><CC><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled, <p class="indent2">The oppressive city! <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>She did not listen to <i>any</i> voice; <p class="indent2">She did not receive discipline. <p class="indent2">She did not trust in Yahweh; <p class="indent2">She did not draw near to her God. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; <p class="indent2">Her judges are wolves at evening; <p class="indent2">They <i>leave</i> nothing to gnaw for the morning. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men; <p class="indent2">Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. <p class="indent2">They have done violence to the law. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Yahweh is righteous in her midst; <p class="indent2">He will do no injustice. <p class="indent2">Every morning He brings His justice to light; <p class="indent2"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>He does not fail. <p class="indent2">But the unjust knows no shame. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“I have cut off nations; <p class="indent2">Their corner towers are desolate. <p class="indent2">I have made their streets a waste, <p class="indent2">With no one passing by; <p class="indent2">Their cities are laid waste, <p class="indent2">Without a man, without an inhabitant. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me, <p class="indent2">Receive discipline.’ <p class="indent2">So her abode will not be cut off <p class="indent2"><i>According to</i> all that I have appointed concerning her. <p class="indent2">But they were eager to corrupt all their deeds. <p class="hdg">Yahweh Will Pour Out His Anger</p><p><p class="reg"><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Therefore wait for Me,” declares Yahweh, <p class="indent2">“For the day when I rise up as a witness. <p class="indent2">Indeed, My judgment is to assemble nations, <p class="indent2">To gather kingdoms, <p class="indent2">To pour out on them My indignation, <p class="indent2">All My burning anger; <p class="indent2">For all the earth will be devoured <p class="indent2">By the fire of My zeal. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For then I will change <i>them</i> to peoples with purified lips, <p class="indent2">That all of them may call on the name of Yahweh, <p class="indent2">To serve Him <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>shoulder to shoulder. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>From beyond the rivers of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>Ethiopia <p class="indent2">My <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>worshipers, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>My scattered ones, <p class="indent2">Will bring My offerings. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>In that day you will feel no shame <p class="indent2">Because of all your deeds <p class="indent2">By which you have transgressed against Me; <p class="indent2">For then I will remove from your midst <p class="indent2">Your proud, exulting ones, <p class="indent2">And you will never again be haughty <p class="indent2">On My holy mountain. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But I will cause to remain in your midst <p class="indent2">A <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>lowly and poor people, <p class="indent2">And they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The remnant of Israel will do no injustice <p class="indent2">And not speak falsehood, <p class="indent2">Nor will a deceitful tongue <p class="indent2">Be found in their mouths; <p class="indent2">For they will feed and lie down <p class="indent2">With no one to make them tremble.” <p class="hdg">Yahweh’s Joy in Restoring Israel</p><p><p class="reg"><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Sing for joy, O daughter of Zion! <p class="indent2">Make a loud shout, O Israel! <p class="indent2">Be glad and exult with all <i>your</i> heart, <p class="indent2">O daughter of Jerusalem! <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Yahweh has taken away <i>His</i> judgments against you; <p class="indent2">He has cleared away your enemies. <p class="indent2">The King of Israel, Yahweh, is in your midst; <p class="indent2">You will fear evil no more. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: <p class="indent2">“Do not fear, O Zion; <p class="indent2">Do not let your hands fall limp. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Yahweh your God is in your midst, <p class="indent2">A mighty one who will save. <p class="indent2">He will be joyful over you with gladness; <p class="indent2">He will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>be quiet in His love; <p class="indent2">He will rejoice over you with joyful singing. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>I will assemble those who grieve about the appointed feasts— <p class="indent2">They were from you, <i>O Zion</i>; <p class="indent2"><i>The</i> reproach <i>of exile</i> is a burden on <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>them. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Behold, I am going to deal at that time <p class="indent2">With all those who afflict you, <p class="indent2">And I will save the lame <p class="indent2">And gather the banished, <p class="indent2">And I will turn them—in their shame—into praise and a name <p class="indent2">In all the earth. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>At that time I will bring you in, <p class="indent2">Even at the time when I gather you together; <p class="indent2">Indeed, I will give you <i>to be</i> a name and praise <p class="indent2">Among all the peoples of the earth, <p class="indent2">When I restore your fortunes before your eyes,” <p class="indent2">Says Yahweh.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>It is never missing</i><br><span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>with one shoulder</i><br><span class="fnverse">10</span> Or <i>Cush</i>, cf. Gen 10:6<br><span class="fnverse">10</span> Or <i>suppliants</i><br><span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>the daughter of My scattered ones</i><br><span class="fnverse">12</span> Or <i>humble</i>, <i>afflicted</i><br><span class="fnverse">17</span> Some ancient versions <i>renew</i> you <i>in</i><br><span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>her</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Legacy Standard Bible Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved. 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