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Zephaniah 3

Woe to Jerusalem and the Nations

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Woe to her who is  arebellious and  bdefiled, The  ctyrannical city!

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She  aheeded no voice, She  baccepted no instruction. She did not  ctrust in the LORD, She did not  ddraw near to her God.

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Her  aprinces within her are roaring lions, Her judges are  bwolves at evening; They leave nothing for the morning.

4

Her prophets are  areckless, treacherous men; Her  bpriests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.

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The LORD is  arighteous  bwithin her; He will  cdo no injustice.  dEvery morning He brings His justice to light; He does not fail. But the unjust  eknows no shame.

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"I have cut off nations; Their corner towers are in ruins. I have made their streets  adesolate, With no one passing by; Their  bcities are laid waste, Without a man,  cwithout an inhabitant.

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"I said, `Surely you will revere Me,  aAccept instruction.' So her dwelling will  bnot be cut off According to all that I have appointed concerning her. But they were eager to  ccorrupt all their deeds.

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"Therefore  await for Me," declares the LORD, "For the day when I rise up as a witness. Indeed, My decision is to  bgather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For  call the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal.

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"For then I will  1give to the peoples  apurified lips, That all of them may  bcall on the name of the LORD, To serve Him  2shoulder to shoulder.

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"From beyond the rivers of  aEthiopia My  1worshipers,  2My dispersed ones, Will  bbring My offerings.

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"In that day you will  afeel no shame Because of all your deeds By which you have rebelled against Me; For then I will remove from your midst Your  bproud, exulting ones, And you will never again be haughty On My  choly mountain.

A Remnant of Israel

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"But I will leave among you A  ahumble and lowly people, And they will  btake refuge in the name of the LORD.

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"The  aremnant of Israel will  bdo no wrong And  ctell no lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will  dfeed and lie down With no one to make them tremble."

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Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion!  aShout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!

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The LORD has taken away  aHis judgments against you, He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the LORD, is  bin your midst; You will  cfear disaster no more.

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 aIn that day it will be said to Jerusalem: " bDo not be afraid, O Zion;  cDo not let your hands fall limp.

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"The LORD your God is  ain your midst, A  1 bvictorious warrior. He will  cexult over you with joy, He will  2be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

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"I will gather those who  agrieve about the appointed feasts-- They  1came from you, O Zion; The reproach of exile is a burden on  2them.

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"Behold, I am going to deal at that time With all your  aoppressors, I will save the  blame And gather the outcast, And I will turn their  cshame into  dpraise and renown In all the earth.

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"At that time I will  abring you in, Even at the time when I gather you together; Indeed, I will give you  brenown and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I  crestore your fortunes before your eyes," Says the LORD.



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