Zephaniah 3

¹ Woe to the provoking, and redeemed citycity, the dove.

² She hath not hearkened to the voicevoice, neither hath she received discipline: she hath not trusted in the Lordthe Lord, she drewdrew not nearnear to her GodGod.

³ Her princesprinces are in the midst of her as roaring lionslions: her judgesjudges are eveningevening wolveswolves, they left nothing for the morningmorning.

⁴ Her prophetsprophets are senseless men without faith: her priestspriests have polluted the sanctuarysanctuary, they have acted unjustly against the law.

⁵ The justjust LordLord is in the midst thereof, he will not do iniquity: in the morningmorning, in the morningmorning he will bring his judgmentjudgment to lightlight, and it shall not be hid: but the wicked man hath not knownknown shameshame.

⁶ I have destroyed the nationsnations, and their towers are beaten down: I have made their waysways desert, so that there is none that passeth by: their citiescities are desolate, there is not a manman remaining, nor any inhabitant.

⁷ I saidsaid: Surely thou wilt fearfear me, thou wilt receive correction: and her dwelling shall not perish, for all thingsall things wherein I have visitedvisited her: but they roserose earlyearly and corrupted all their thoughts.

⁸ Wherefore expect me, saithsaith the Lordthe Lord, in the day ofday of my resurrection that is to come, for my judgmentjudgment is to assemble the GentilesGentiles, and to gathergather the kingdomskingdoms: and to pour upon them my indignation, all my fierce angerfierce anger: for with the firefire of my jealousyjealousy shall all the earthearth be devoureddevoured.

⁹ Because then I will restore to the people a chosen liplip, that all may callcall upon the name of the Lordname of the Lord, and may serveserve him with oneone shoulder.

¹⁰ From beyond the riversrivers of Ethiopia, shall my suppliants the children of my dispersed people bring me an offeringoffering.

¹¹ In that dayday thou shalt not be ashamedashamed 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 holyholy mountainmountain.

¹² And I will leave in the midst of thee a poorpoor and needyneedy people: and they shall hope in the name of the Lordname of the Lord.

¹³ The remnant of IsraelIsrael shall not do iniquity, nor speakspeak lieslies, nor shall a deceitfuldeceitful tonguetongue be foundfound in their mouthmouth: for they shall feedfeed, and shall lie downlie down, and there shall be none to make them afraid.

¹⁴ Give praise, O daughter of Sion: shoutshout, O IsraelIsrael: be gladglad, and rejoicerejoice with all thy heartheart, O daughter of JerusalemJerusalem.

¹⁵ The LordThe Lord hath taken away thy judgmentjudgment, he hath turned away thy enemiesenemies: the king of IsraelIsrael The LordThe Lord is in the midst of thee, thou shalt fear evilevil no more.

¹⁶ In that dayday it shall be saidsaid to JerusalemJerusalem: Fear notFear not: to Sion: Let not thy handshands be weakened.

¹⁷ The LordThe Lord thy GodGod in the midst of thee is mightymighty, he will savesave: he will rejoice over thee with gladness, he will be silentsilent in his love, he will be joyful over thee in praise.

¹⁸ The triflers that were departed from the law, I will gathergather together, because they were of thee: that thou mayest no more suffer reproachreproach for them.

¹⁹ Behold I will cut off all that have afflicted thee at that timetime: and I will savesave her that halteth, and will gather her that was cast out: and I will get them praise, and a namename, in all the landland where they had been putput to confusion.

²⁰ At that timetime, when I will bringbring you: and at the timetime that I will gather you: for I will givegive you a namename, and praise among all the people of the earthearth, when I shall have brought backback your captivitycaptivity before your eyeseyes, saithsaith the Lordthe Lord.