Zephaniah 3
3
Judgment of Jerusalem and the Nations
1Woe to you, O rebellious and defiled one!
The oppressing city!
2She listens to no voice;
she does not accept correction.
In Yahweh she does not trust;
to her God she does not draw near.
3Her officials in her midst are roaring lions;
her judges are evening wolves;
they leave nothing until the morning.
4Her prophets are arrogant men of treachery;
her priests have defiled that which is holy;
they do violence to the law.
5Yahweh is righteous in her midst;
he does not do wickedness.
Morning by morning#Literally “In the morning, in the morning” he renders his judgment;
at dawn he does not fail,
but an evil one knows no shame.
6“I have cut off nations;
their strongholds are deserted.
I have laid waste their streets,
so that none pass through.
Their cities have been destroyed
and are without a man, without an inhabitant.
7I have said, ‘Surely she will fear me;
she will accept discipline.
Then her dwelling place will not be cut down,
nor all that I have brought upon her.’
Surely they rise early;
they make all their deeds corrupt.
8“Therefore, wait for me”—a declaration of Yahweh—
“for the day of my rising as a witness.
For my decision is to gather nations,
to assemble#The traditional Hebrew has “assemble me”; this translation follows LXX kingdoms,
to pour out my wrath upon them, all my burning anger.
For by the fire of my anger all the land shall be consumed.
9Because then I will make the speech of the nations pure;#Literally “I will turn to the nations a purged lip”
that all of them might call on the name of Yahweh,
to serve him in unison.#Literally “with one shoulder”
10From beyond the rivers of Cush
my worshipers and the daughter of my scattered ones
shall bring my offering.
11On that day you shall not be humiliated
on account of all your deeds
by which you have rebelled against me.
For then I shall remove from your midst
those exulting in your pride,
and you shall no longer be haughty
in my holy mountain.#Literally “the mountain of my holiness”
12And I will leave in your midst
a people afflicted and poor,
and they shall take refuge
in the name of Yahweh.
13The remnant of Israel
shall not do wickedness;
they shall not speak deception,
nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth.
For they shall graze and lie down,
and none shall frighten them.”
14Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion!
Cry aloud, O Israel!
Rejoice and be jubilant with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15Yahweh has annulled your judgments;
he has turned away your enemies.
The king of Israel, Yahweh, is in your midst;
you shall no longer fear misfortune.
16On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem,
“Fear not, O Zion;
your hands shall not hang limp.
17Yahweh your God is in your midst;
a mighty warrior who saves.
He shall rejoice over you with joy;
he renews#The translation follows the LXX text; the traditional Hebrew text reads “he will silence you in his love” you in his love;
he will exult over you with singing.
18I will gather those of you grieving on account of the feast;
they were raising against her a reproach.
19Behold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors;
I will save the lame and gather the outcast.
I will change#Or “make” them from shame
to glory and renown#Literally “a name” throughout the whole world.
20At that time I will bring you in;
at the time of my gathering you together.
For I will make you renowned#Literally “a name” and praised
among all the nations of the earth
when I restore your fortunes before your eyes,”
says Yahweh.
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Sophonias (Zephaniah) 3
3
1Woe to the provoking, and redeemed city, the dove.
2She hath not hearkened to the voice, neither hath she received discipline: she hath not trusted in the Lord, she drew not near to her God.
3Her princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left nothing for the morning.
4Her prophets are senseless men without faith: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have acted unjustly against the law.
5The 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.
6I have destroyed the nations, and their towers are beaten down: I have made their ways desert, so that there is none that passeth by: their cities are desolate, there is not a man remaining, nor any inhabitant.
7I said: Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive correction: and her dwelling shall not perish, for all things wherein I have visited her: but they rose early and corrupted all their thoughts.
8Wherefore expect me, saith the Lord, in the day of my resurrection that is to come, for my judgment is to assemble the Gentiles, and to gather the kingdoms: and to pour upon them my indignation, all my fierce anger: for with the fire of my jealousy shall all the earth be devoured.
9Because then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, that all may call upon the name of the Lord, and may serve him with one shoulder.
10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, shall my suppliants the children of my dispersed people bring me an offering.
11In that day thou shalt 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 thy proud boasters, and thou shalt no more be lifted up because of my holy mountain.
12And I will leave in the midst of thee a poor and needy people: and they shall hope in the name of the Lord.
13The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed, and shall lie down, and there shall be none to make them afraid.
14Give praise, O daughter of Sion: shout, O Israel: be glad, and rejoice with all thy heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15The Lord hath taken away thy judgment, he hath turned away thy enemies: the king of Israel the Lord is in the midst of thee, thou shalt fear evil no more.
16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Fear not: to Sion: Let not thy hands be weakened.
17The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, he will save: he will rejoice over thee with gladness, he will be silent in his love, he will be joyful over thee in praise.
18The triflers that were departed from the law, I will gather together, because they were of thee: that thou mayest no more suffer reproach for them.
19Behold I will cut off all that have afflicted thee at that time: and I will save her that halteth, and will gather her that was cast out: and I will get them praise, and a name, in all the land where they had been put to confusion.
20At that time, when I will bring you: and at the time that I will gather you: for I will give you a name, and praise among all the people of the earth, when I shall have brought back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.
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