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bes@Zephaniah:3:1 @ This is the scornful city that dwells securely, that says in her heart, I am, and there is no longer any to be after me: how is she become desolate, a habitation of wild beasts! Every one that passes through her shall hiss, and shake his hands. Alas the glorious and ransomed city.

bes@Zephaniah:3:2 @ The dove hearkened not to the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord, and she drew not near to her God.

bes@Zephaniah:3:3 @ Her princes within her were as roaring lions, her judges as the wolves of Arabia; they remained not till the morrow.

bes@Zephaniah:3:4 @ Her prophets are (note:)Gr. borne of the wind(:note) light and scornful men: her priests profane the holy things, and sinfully transgress the law.

bes@Zephaniah:3:5 @ But the just Lord is in the midst of her, and he will never do an unjust thing: morning by morning he will bring out his judgement to the light, and it is not hidden, and he knows not injustice by extortion, nor injustice in strife.

bes@Zephaniah:3:6 @ I have brought down the proud with destruction; their corners are destroyed: I will make their ways completely waste, so that none shall go through: their cities are come to an end, (note:)See use of para, 1 Co strkjv@12:15, 16(:note) by reason of no man living or dwelling in them.

bes@Zephaniah:3:7 @ I said, But do ye fear me, and (note:)See Ps 2. ult(:note) receive instruction, and ye shall not be cut off from the face of the land for all the vengeance I have brought upon her: prepare thou, rise early: all their produce is spoilt.

bes@Zephaniah:3:8 @ Therefore wait upon me, saith the Lord, until the day when I rise up for a witness: because my judgement shall be on the gatherings of the nations, to draw to me kings, to pour out upon them all my fierce anger: for the whole earth shall be consumed with the fire of my jealousy.

bes@Zephaniah:3:9 @ For then will I turn to the peoples a tongue (note:)hrwrb read as hrwdb(:note) for her generation, that all may call on the name of the Lord, to serve him under one yoke.

bes@Zephaniah:3:10 @ From the boundaries of the rivers of Ethiopia will I receive my dispersed ones; they shall offer sacrifices to me.

bes@Zephaniah:3:11 @ In that day thou shalt not be ashamed of all thy practices, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then will I take away from thee thy disdainful pride, and thou shalt no more magnify thyself upon my holy mountain.

bes@Zephaniah:3:12 @ And I will leave in thee a meek and lowly people;

bes@Zephaniah:3:13 @ and the remnant of Israel shall fear the name of the Lord, and shall do no iniquity, neither shall they speak vanity; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed, and lie down, and there shall be none to terrify them.

bes@Zephaniah:3:14 @ Rejoice, O daughter of Sion; (note:)Gr. proclaim, or preach(:note) cry aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem; rejoice and delight thyself with all thine heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

bes@Zephaniah:3:15 @ The Lord has taken away thine iniquities, he has ransomed thee from the hand of thine enemies: the Lord, the King of Israel, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.

bes@Zephaniah:3:16 @ At that time the Lord shall say to Jerusalem, Be of good courage, Sion; let not thine hands be slack.

bes@Zephaniah:3:17 @ The Lord thy God is in thee; the Mighty One shall save thee: he shall bring joy upon thee, and shall (note:)Lit. renew(:note) refresh thee with his love; and he shall rejoice over thee with delight as in a day of feasting.

bes@Zephaniah:3:18 @ And I will gather thine afflicted ones. Alas! who has taken up a reproach against her?

bes@Zephaniah:3:19 @ Behold, I will work in thee for thy sake at that time, saith the Lord: and I will save her that was oppressed, and receive her that was rejected; and I will make them a praise, and honoured in all the earth.

bes@Zephaniah:3:20 @ And their enemies shall be ashamed at that time, when I shall deal well with you, and at the time when I shall receive you: for I will make you honoured and a praise among all the nations of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before you, saith the Lord.

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