Zephaniah 3 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Woe to Jerusalem and the Nations

3 Woe to her who is (A)rebellious and (B)defiled,
The (C)oppressive city!
2 She (D)obeyed no voice,
She (E)accepted no discipline.
She did not (F)trust in the Lord,
She did not (G)approach her God.
3 Her (H)leaders within her are roaring lions,
Her judges are (I)wolves at evening;
They have no bones to gnaw in the morning.
4 Her prophets are (J)insolent, treacherous men;
Her (K)priests have profaned the sanctuary.
They have done violence to the Law.
5 The Lord is (L)righteous (M)within her;
He will (N)do no injustice.
(O)Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He [a]does not fail.
But the [b]criminal (P)knows no shame.
6 “I have eliminated nations;
Their corner towers are deserted.
I have (Q)laid waste their streets,
With no one passing by;
Their (R)cities have been laid waste,
Without a person, (S)without an inhabitant.
7 I said, ‘You will certainly revere Me,
You will (T)accept discipline.’
So her dwelling will (U)not be eliminated
In accordance with everything that I have stipulated for her.
Instead, they were eager to (V)corrupt all their deeds.

8 “Therefore (W)wait for Me,” declares the Lord,
“For the day when I rise up as a witness.
Indeed, My decision is to (X)gather nations,
To assemble kingdoms,
To pour out on them My indignation,
All My burning anger;
For (Y)all the earth will be devoured
By the fire of My zeal.
9 For then I will [c]restore to the peoples (Z)pure lips,
So that all of them may (AA)call on the name of the Lord,
To serve Him [d]shoulder to shoulder.
10 From beyond the rivers of (AB)Ethiopia
My worshipers, [e]My dispersed ones,
Will (AC)bring My offerings.
11 On that day you will (AD)feel no shame
Because of all your deeds
By which you have rebelled against Me;
For then I will remove from your midst
Your (AE)proud, arrogant ones,
And you will never again be haughty
On My (AF)holy mountain.

A Remnant of Israel

12 But I will leave among you
A (AG)humble and lowly people,
And they will (AH)take refuge in the name of the Lord.
13 The (AI)remnant of Israel will (AJ)do no wrong
And (AK)tell no lies,
Nor will a deceitful tongue
Be found in their mouths;
For they will (AL)feed and lie down
With no one to frighten them.”

14 Shout for joy, daughter of Zion!
(AM)Shout in triumph, Israel!
Rejoice and triumph with all your heart,
Daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away (AN)His judgments against you,
He has cleared away your enemies.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is (AO)in your midst;
You will no longer (AP)fear disaster.
16 (AQ)On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
“(AR)Do not be afraid, Zion;
(AS)Do not let your hands fall limp.
17 The Lord your God is (AT)in your midst,
A [f](AU)victorious warrior.
He will (AV)rejoice over you with joy,
He will [g]be quiet in His love,
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
18 I will gather those who are (AW)worried about the appointed feasts—
They [h]came from you, Zion;
The disgrace of exile is a burden on [i]them.
19 Behold, I am going to deal at that time
With all your (AX)oppressors;
I will save (AY)those who limp
And gather the scattered,
And I will turn their (AZ)shame into (BA)praise and fame
In all the earth.
20 At that time I will (BB)bring you in,
Even at the time when I gather you together;
Indeed, I will make you (BC)famous and praiseworthy
Among all the peoples of the earth,
When I (BD)restore your fortunes before your eyes,”
Says the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:5 Lit is not missing
  2. Zephaniah 3:5 Or sinner
  3. Zephaniah 3:9 Lit change
  4. Zephaniah 3:9 Lit with one shoulder
  5. Zephaniah 3:10 Lit the daughter of My dispersed ones
  6. Zephaniah 3:17 Lit A warrior who saves
  7. Zephaniah 3:17 Or with some ancient versions, renew you in
  8. Zephaniah 3:18 Lit were
  9. Zephaniah 3:18 Lit her

Cross references

  1. Zephaniah 3:1 : Jer 5:23
  2. Zephaniah 3:1 : Ezek 23:30
  3. Zephaniah 3:1 : Jer 6:6
  4. Zephaniah 3:2 : Jer 7:23-28
  5. Zephaniah 3:2 : Jer 2:30; 5:3; 2 Tim 3:16
  6. Zephaniah 3:2 : Ps 78:22; Jer 13:25
  7. Zephaniah 3:2 : Ps 73:28
  8. Zephaniah 3:3 : Ezek 22:27
  9. Zephaniah 3:3 : Jer 5:6; Hab 1:8
  10. Zephaniah 3:4 : Judg 9:4
  11. Zephaniah 3:4 : Ezek 22:26; Mal 2:7, 8
  12. Zephaniah 3:5 : Deut 32:4
  13. Zephaniah 3:5 : Zeph 3:15, 17
  14. Zephaniah 3:5 : Ps 92:15
  15. Zephaniah 3:5 : Job 7:18
  16. Zephaniah 3:5 : Zeph 2:1
  17. Zephaniah 3:6 : Jer 9:12; Zech 7:14; Matt 23:38
  18. Zephaniah 3:6 : Lev 26:31; Is 6:11
  19. Zephaniah 3:6 : Zeph 2:5
  20. Zephaniah 3:7 : Job 36:10; Ps 32:8; 1 Tim 1:5
  21. Zephaniah 3:7 : Jer 7:7
  22. Zephaniah 3:7 : Hos 9:9
  23. Zephaniah 3:8 : Ps 27:14; Is 30:18; Hab 2:3
  24. Zephaniah 3:8 : Ezek 38:14-23; Joel 3:2
  25. Zephaniah 3:8 : Zeph 1:18
  26. Zephaniah 3:9 : Is 19:18; 57:19
  27. Zephaniah 3:9 : Ps 22:27; 86:9; Hab 2:14; Zeph 2:11
  28. Zephaniah 3:10 : Ps 68:31; Is 18:1
  29. Zephaniah 3:10 : Is 60:6, 7
  30. Zephaniah 3:11 : Is 45:17; 54:4; Joel 2:26, 27
  31. Zephaniah 3:11 : Is 2:12; 5:15
  32. Zephaniah 3:11 : Is 11:9; 56:7; Ezek 20:40
  33. Zephaniah 3:12 : Is 14:30
  34. Zephaniah 3:12 : Is 14:32; 50:10; Nah 1:7; Zech 13:8, 9
  35. Zephaniah 3:13 : Is 10:20-22; Mic 4:7; Zeph 2:7
  36. Zephaniah 3:13 : Ps 119:3; Jer 31:33; Zeph 3:5
  37. Zephaniah 3:13 : Zech 8:3, 16; Rev 14:5
  38. Zephaniah 3:13 : Ezek 34:13-15
  39. Zephaniah 3:14 : Zech 9:9
  40. Zephaniah 3:15 : Ps 19:9; John 5:30; Rev 18:20
  41. Zephaniah 3:15 : Ezek 37:26-28; Zeph 3:5
  42. Zephaniah 3:15 : Is 54:14
  43. Zephaniah 3:16 : Is 25:9
  44. Zephaniah 3:16 : Is 35:3, 4
  45. Zephaniah 3:16 : Job 4:3; Heb 12:12
  46. Zephaniah 3:17 : Zeph 3:5, 15
  47. Zephaniah 3:17 : Is 63:1
  48. Zephaniah 3:17 : Is 62:5
  49. Zephaniah 3:18 : Ps 42:2-4; Ezek 9:4
  50. Zephaniah 3:19 : Is 60:14
  51. Zephaniah 3:19 : Ezek 34:16; Mic 4:6
  52. Zephaniah 3:19 : Ezek 16:27, 57
  53. Zephaniah 3:19 : Is 60:18; 62:7; Zech 8:23
  54. Zephaniah 3:20 : Ezek 37:12, 21
  55. Zephaniah 3:20 : Deut 26:18, 19; Is 56:5; 66:22
  56. Zephaniah 3:20 : Jer 29:14; Joel 3:1; Zeph 2:7

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