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Zephaniah  


3 : 1 Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,the oppressing city!
3 : 2 She listens to no voice;she accepts no correction.She does not trust in theLord;she does not draw near to her God.
3 : 3 Her officials within herare roaring lions;her judges areevening wolvesthat leave nothing till the morning.
3 : 4 Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;her priestsprofane what is holy;they do violence to the law.
3 : 5 TheLordwithin heris righteous;he does no injustice;every morning he shows forth his justice;each dawn he does not fail;butthe unjust knows no shame.
3 : 6 I have cut off nations;their battlements are in ruins;I have laid waste their streetsso that no one walks in them;their cities have been made desolate,without a man, without an inhabitant.
3 : 7 I said,Surely you will fear me;you will accept correction.Then yourdwelling would not be cut offaccording to all that I have appointed against you.Butall the more they were eagerto make all their deeds corrupt.
3 : 8 Thereforewait for me,declares theLord,for the day when I rise up to seize the prey.For my decision isto gather nations,to assemble kingdoms,to pour out upon them my indignation,all my burning anger;for in the fire of my jealousyall the earth shall be consumed.
3 : 9 For at that time I will change the speech of the peoplestoa pure speech,that all of them may call upon the name of theLordand serve him with one accord.
3 : 10 From beyond the riversof Cushmy worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones,shall bring my offering.
3 : 11 On that dayyou shall not be put to shamebecause of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me;for thenI will remove from your midstyour proudly exultant ones,andyou shall no longer be haughtyin my holy mountain.
3 : 12 But I will leave in your midsta peoplehumble and lowly.They shall seek refuge in the name of theLord,
3 : 13 those who are left in Israel;theyshall do no injusticeand speak no lies,nor shall there be found in their moutha deceitful tongue.For they shall graze and lie down,and none shall make them afraid.
3 : 14 Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;shout, O Israel!Rejoice and exult with all your heart,O daughter of Jerusalem!
3 : 15 TheLordhas taken away the judgments against you;he has cleared away your enemies.The King of Israel,theLord, is in your midst;you shall never again fear evil.
3 : 16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:Fear not, O Zion;let not your hands grow weak.
3 : 17 TheLordyour God is in your midst,a mighty one who will save;he will rejoice over you with gladness;he will quiet you by his love;he will exult over you with loud singing.
3 : 18 I will gather those of you who mournfor the festival,so that you will no longer suffer reproach.
3 : 19 Behold, at that timeI will dealwith all your oppressors.AndI will save the lameand gather the outcast,and I will changetheir shame intopraiseand renown in all the earth.
3 : 20 At that time I will bring you in,at the time when I gather you together;for I will make you renowned and praisedamong all the peoples of the earth,when I restore your fortunesbefore your eyes,says theLord.