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Zephaniah 3

1

Woeh1945 to her that is filthyh4754h8802 and pollutedh1351h8737, to the oppressingh3238h8802 cityh5892! her...: or, gluttonous: Heb. craw

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She obeyedh8085h8804 not the voiceh6963; she receivedh3947h8804 not correctionh4148; she trustedh982h8804 not in the LORDh3068; she drew not nearh7126h8804 to her Godh430. correction: or, instruction

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Her princesh8269 withinh7130 her are roaringh7580h8802 lionsh738; her judgesh8199h8802 are eveningh6153 wolvesh2061; they gnaw not the bonesh1633h8804 till the morrowh1242.

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Her prophetsh5030 are lighth6348h8802 and treacheroush900 personsh582: her priestsh3548 have pollutedh2490h8765 the sanctuaryh6944, they have done violenceh2554h8804 to the lawh8451.

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The justh6662 LORDh3068 is in the midsth7130 thereof; he will not doh6213h8799 iniquityh5766: everyh1242 morningh1242 doth he bringh5414h8799 his judgmenth4941 to lighth216, he failethh5737h8738 not; but the unjusth5767 knowethh3045h8802 no shameh1322. every...: Heb. morning by morning

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I have cut offh3772h8689 the nationsh1471: their towersh6438 are desolateh8074h8738; I made their streetsh2351 wasteh2717h8689, that none passeth byh5674h8802: their citiesh5892 are destroyedh6658h8738, so that there is no manh376, that there is none inhabitanth3427h8802. towers: or, corners

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I saidh559h8804, Surely thou wilt fearh3372h8799 me, thou wilt receiveh3947h8799 instructionh4148; so their dwellingh4583 should not be cut offh3772h8735, howsoeverh834h3605 I punishedh6485h8804 them: buth403 they rose earlyh7925h8689, and corruptedh7843h8689 all their doingsh5949.

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Therefore waith2442h8761 ye upon me, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068, until the dayh3117 that I rise uph6965h8800 to the preyh5706: for my determinationh4941 is to gatherh622h8800 the nationsh1471, that I may assembleh6908h8800 the kingdomsh4467, to pourh8210h8800 upon them mine indignationh2195, even all my fierceh2740 angerh639: for all the earthh776 shall be devouredh398h8735 with the fireh784 of my jealousyh7068.

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For then will I turnh2015h8799 to the peopleh5971 a pureh1305h8803 languageh8193, that they may all callh7121h8800 upon the nameh8034 of the LORDh3068, to serveh5647h8800 him with oneh259 consenth7926. language: Heb. lip
consent: Heb. shoulder

10

From beyondh5676 the riversh5104 of Ethiopiah3568 my suppliantsh6282, even the daughterh1323 of my dispersedh6327h8803, shall bringh2986h8686 mine offeringh4503.

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In that dayh3117 shalt thou not be ashamedh954h8799 for all thy doingsh5949, wherein thou hast transgressedh6586h8804 against me: for then I will take awayh5493h8686 out of the midsth7130 of thee them that rejoiceh5947 in thy prideh1346, and thou shalt no moreh3254h8686 be haughtyh1361h8800 because of my holyh6944 mountainh2022. because...: Heb. in my holy

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I will also leaveh7604h8689 in the midsth7130 of thee an afflictedh6041 and poorh1800 peopleh5971, and they shall trusth2620h8804 in the nameh8034 of the LORDh3068.

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The remnanth7611 of Israelh3478 shall not doh6213h8799 iniquityh5766, nor speakh1696h8762 liesh3577; neither shall a deceitfulh8649 tongueh3956 be foundh4672h8735 in their mouthh6310: for they shall feedh7462h8799 and lie downh7257h8804, and none shall make them afraidh2729h8688.

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Singh7442h8798, O daughterh1323 of Zionh6726; shouth7321h8685, O Israelh3478; be gladh8055h8798 and rejoiceh5937h8798 with all the hearth3820, O daughterh1323 of Jerusalemh3389.

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The LORDh3068 hath taken awayh5493h8689 thy judgmentsh4941, he hath cast outh6437h8765 thine enemyh341h8802: the kingh4428 of Israelh3478, even the LORDh3068, is in the midsth7130 of thee: thou shalt not seeh7200h8799 evilh7451 any more.

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In that dayh3117 it shall be saidh559h8735 to Jerusalemh3389, Fearh3372h8799 thou not: and to Zionh6726, Let not thine handsh3027 be slackh7503h8799. slack: or, faint

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The LORDh3068 thy Godh430 in the midsth7130 of thee is mightyh1368; he will saveh3467h8686, he will rejoiceh7797h8799 over thee with joyh8057; he will resth2790h8686 in his loveh160, he will joyh1523h8799 over thee with singingh7440. rest: Heb. be silent

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I will gatherh622h8804 them that are sorrowfulh3013h8737 for the solemn assemblyh4150, who are of thee, to whom the reproachh2781 of it was a burdenh4864. reproach...: Heb. the burden upon it was reproach

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Behold, at that timeh6256 I will undoh6213h8802 all that afflicth6031h8764 thee: and I will saveh3467h8689 her that haltethh6760h8802, and gatherh6908h8762 her that was driven outh5080h8737; and I will geth7760h8804 them praiseh8416 and fameh8034 in every landh776 where they have been put to shameh1322. get...: Heb. set them for a praise
where...: Heb. of their shame

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At that timeh6256 will I bringh935h8686 you again , even in the timeh6256 that I gatherh6908h8763 you: for I will makeh5414h8799 you a nameh8034 and a praiseh8416 among all peopleh5971 of the earthh776, when I turn backh7725h8800 your captivityh7622 before your eyesh5869, saithh559h8804 the LORDh3068.



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