Zep 3 | NASB1995 | STEP | Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled , The tyrannical city !

Zephaniah 3

Woe to Jerusalem and the Nations

1 Woe to her who is ^arebellious and ^bdefiled,
The ^ctyrannical city!
2 She ^dheeded no voice,
She ^eaccepted no instruction.
She did not ^ftrust in the Lord,
She did not ^gdraw near to her God.
3 Her ^hprinces within her are roaring lions,
Her judges are ⁱwolves at evening;
They leave nothing for the morning.
4 Her prophets are ^jreckless, treacherous men;
Her ^kpriests have profaned the sanctuary.
They have done violence to the law.
5 The Lord is ^lrighteous ^mwithin her;
He will ⁿdo no injustice.
^oEvery morning He brings His justice to light;
He does not fail.
But the unjust ^pknows no shame.
6 “I have cut off nations;
Their corner towers are in ruins.
I have made their streets ^qdesolate,
With no one passing by;
Their ^rcities are laid waste,
Without a man, ^swithout an inhabitant.
7 “I said, ‘Surely you will revere Me,
^tAccept instruction.’
So her dwelling will ^unot be cut off
According to all that I have appointed concerning her.
But they were eager to ^vcorrupt all their deeds.

8 “Therefore ^wwait for Me,” declares the Lord,
“For the day when I rise up as a witness.
Indeed, My decision is to ^xgather nations,
To assemble kingdoms,
To pour out on them My indignation,
All My burning anger;
For ^yall the earth will be devoured
By the fire of My zeal.
9 “For then I will ^{▼▼ Lit change}give to the peoples ^aapurified lips,
That all of them may ^abcall on the name of the Lord,
To serve Him ^{▼▼ Lit with one shoulder}shoulder to shoulder.
10 “From beyond the rivers of ^adEthiopia
My ^{▼▼ Or suppliants}worshipers, ^{▼▼ Lit the daughter of My dispersed ones}My dispersed ones,
Will ^agbring My offerings.
11 “In that day you will ^ahfeel no shame
Because of all your deeds
By which you have rebelled against Me;
For then I will remove from your midst
Your ^aiproud, exulting ones,
And you will never again be haughty
On My ^ajholy mountain.

A Remnant of Israel

12 “But I will leave among you
A ^akhumble and lowly people,
And they will ^altake refuge in the name of the Lord.
13 “The ^amremnant of Israel will ^ando no wrong
And ^aotell no lies,
Nor will a deceitful tongue
Be found in their mouths;
For they will ^apfeed and lie down
With no one to make them tremble.”

14 Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion!
^aqShout in triumph, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away ^ar His judgments against you,
He has cleared away your enemies.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is ^asin your midst;
You will ^atfear disaster no more.
16 ^auIn that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
^av“Do not be afraid, O Zion;
^awDo not let your hands fall limp.
17 “The Lord your God is ^axin your midst,
A ^{▼▼ Lit A warrior who saves
,} ^azvictorious warrior.
He will ^baexult over you with joy,
He will ^{▼▼ Or with some ancient versions, renew you in}be quiet in His love,
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
18 “I will gather those who ^bcgrieve about the appointed feasts—
They ^{▼▼ Lit were}came from you, O Zion;
The reproach of exile is a burden on ^{▼▼ Lit her}them.
19 “Behold, I am going to deal at that time
With all your ^bfoppressors,
I will save the ^bglame
And gather the outcast,
And I will turn their ^bhshame into ^bipraise and renown
In all the earth.
20 “At that time I will ^bjbring you in,
Even at the time when I gather you together;
Indeed, I will give you ^bkrenown and praise
Among all the peoples of the earth,
When I ^blrestore your fortunes before your eyes,”
Says the Lord.