Old Testament · Prophets

Zephaniah chapter 3

Grief is coming for , the stained city, .She listened to no one. She took no . She did not trust Yahweh. She did not come near her God.Her officials in the middle of her are lions, roaring. Her judges are that leave nothing to gnaw by morning.Her prophets are reckless, men who cannot be trusted. Her priests dirty and do violence to .Yahweh in the middle of her . He does nothing twisted. he brings his justice into the light, and it never fails. But the twisted man feels no shame.I have cut off nations. Their corner towers stand in ruins. I emptied their streets so that nobody walks through. Their cities are wrecked, with no one, nobody living there.I said, surely now you will be afraid of me, surely now you will take correction, and her home will not be cut off, whatever I decide against her. Instead they to go on ruining everything they did.So wait for me, declares Yahweh, for the day I . I have decided to gather the nations, to bring the kingdoms in together, and pour my rage over them, all my burning anger. will eat the whole earth.Then I will give the peoples , so that every one of them calls on the name of Yahweh and serves him .From my worshipers, the daughter of my scattered people, will carry my offering to me.On that day you will not have to carry the shame of everything you did, every time you , because I will take out of the middle of you your , and you will never again hold yourself high on .I will leave in the middle of you a people low and poor, and they will in the name of Yahweh.What is left of Israel will do nothing twisted and tell no lies. No tongue that deceives will be found in their mouths. They will graze and lie down and .Sing, daughter of Zion! , Israel! Be glad, celebrate with your whole heart, daughter of Jerusalem!Yahweh has . He has turned your enemy back. The king of Israel, Yahweh, is in the middle of you. You will never be afraid of harm again.On that day they will say to Jerusalem: Do not be afraid, Zion. Do not .Yahweh your God is in the middle of you, . He will take joy in you and be glad. . He will .I will gather up the ones who grieve, . They came from you. Her shame was a weight they carried.Look, at that time I will deal with everyone who crushed you. I will rescue and gather in the ones who were driven off. Everywhere they were put to shame, I will make them a name people praise.At that time I will bring you home, at the time I gather you in. I will make you a name people praise among all the peoples of the earth when I bring back everything you lost, , says Yahweh.