Tzefanyah 3
3
1Hoy (woe) to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!#3:1 i.e., Jerusalem
2She obeyed not the voice; she received not musar (correction); her bitachon (trust) was not in Hashem; she drew not near to her G-d.
3Her sarim (princes) within her are roaring arayot; her shofetim are evening wolves; they leave nothing for the boker (morning).
4Her nevi'im are arrogant, anshei bogedot (treacherous persons); her kohanim have profaned the kodesh, they have done violence to the torah.#3:4 T.N. which they were ordained to faithfully observe and teach
5 Hashem Tzaddik is in the midst thereof; He will do no injustice; boker by boker doth Hashem dispense mishpat; He faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no boshet (shame).
6I have cut off the Goyim; their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no ish (man), that there is no inhabitant.
7I said, Surely thou wilt fear Me, thou wilt accept musar (correction, instruction); so that her dwelling place should not be cut off, despite everything for which I punished her; but they rose early,#3:7 i.e., eagerly and corrupted all their doings.
8Therefore wait ye upon Me, saith Hashem, until the Yom that I rise up for a prey; My determination is to gather the Goyim, that I may assemble the mamlachot, to pour upon them Mine indignation, even all My charon af; for kol ha'aretz (all the earth) shall be devoured with the eish of My kina (jealousy).
9For then will I restore to the people a safah berurah (pure language, purified lip), that they may all call upon the Shem Hashem, to serve Him with shekhem echad (one shoulder, one accord).
10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My suppliants, even the daughter of My dispersed, shall bring Mine minchah.
11In that Yom shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against Me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy ga'avah (pride), and thou shalt no more be haughty because of My Har Hakodesh.
12I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the Shem Hashem.
13The she'erit Yisroel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a leshon tarmit (tongue of deceitfulness) be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
14Sing, O Bat Tziyon; shout, O Yisroel; be glad and rejoice with all the lev, O Bat Yerushalayim.
15 Hashem hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy. The Melech Yisroel, even Hashem, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not see evil any more.
16In that Yom it shall be said to Yerushalayim, Fear thou not; and to Tziyon, Let not thine hands hang limp.
17 Hashem thy G-d in the midst of thee is gibbor; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with simchah; He will quiet [you] in His ahavah (love), He will joy over thee with singing.
18They that mourn I will gather for the mo'ed (time of the feast), who are of thee [O Tziyon], to whom the cherpah (reproach)#3:18 of the Golus presses upon them.#3:18 See 2C 7:10
19Hinei, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee; and I will save her that is lame, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land of their boshet (shame).
20At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you; for I will make you a shem and a tehillah among Kol Amei Ha'aretz (all the peoples of the earth), when I turn back your captivity and restore your fortunes before your eyes, saith Hashem.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Zephaniah 3
3
Judgment against Jerusalem
1Doom, obstinate one,
the defiled one,
the violent city.
2She listened to no voice;
she accepted no discipline.
She didn’t trust in the LORD,
nor did she draw near to her God.
3The princes in her midst are roaring lions.
Her judges are wolves of the evening;
they leave nothing for the morning.
4Her prophets are reckless, men of treachery.
Her priests pollute that which is holy;
they do violence to the Instruction.
5The LORD is righteous in her midst.
He does nothing unjust.
Morning by morning he renders justice,
but the unrighteous one knows no shame.
6I will cut off nations;
their towers will be destroyed;
I will devastate their streets.
No one will pass through.
Their cities will be laid waste.
There will be no person, no inhabitant left.
7I said, “Surely, she will fear me;
she will take instruction
so that her habitation won’t be cut off#3.7 Heb uncertain
because of everything I did to her.”
However, they rose early to corrupt their deeds.
8Therefore, wait for me, says the LORD,
wait for the day when I rise up as a witness,#3.8 LXX; MT it
when I decide to gather nations,
to collect kingdoms,
to pour out my indignation upon them,
all the heat of my anger.
In the fire of my jealousy,
all the earth will be devoured.
Restoration of the nations and Jerusalem
9Then I will change the speech of the peoples into pure speech,
that all of them will call on the name of the LORD
and will serve him as one.#3.9 Or with one shoulder
10From beyond the rivers of Cush,
my daughter, my dispersed ones, will bring me offerings.
11On that day, you won’t be ashamed of all your deeds
with which you sinned against me;
then I will remove from your midst those boasting with pride.
No longer will you be haughty on my holy mountain,
12but I will cause a humble and powerless people to remain in your midst;
they will seek refuge in the name of the LORD.
13The few remaining from Israel won’t commit injustice;
they won’t tell lies;
a deceitful tongue won’t be found on their lips.
They will graze and lie down;
no one will make them afraid.
14Rejoice, Daughter Zion! Shout, Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem.
15The LORD has removed your judgment;
he has turned away your enemy.
The LORD, the king of Israel, is in your midst;
you will no longer fear evil.
16On that day, it will be said to Jerusalem:
Don’t fear, Zion.
Don’t let your hands fall.
17The LORD your God is in your midst—a warrior bringing victory.
He will create calm with his love;
he will rejoice over you with singing.
18I will remove from you those worried about the appointed feasts.#3.18 Heb uncertain
They have been a burden for her, a reproach.
19Watch what I am about to do to all your oppressors at that time.
I will deliver the lame;
I will gather the outcast.
I will change their shame into praise and fame throughout the earth.
20At that time, I will bring all of you back,
at the time when I gather you.
I will give you fame and praise among all the neighboring peoples
when I restore your possessions and you can see them#3.20 Or before your eyes—says the LORD.
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