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Zephaniah 3:15-17 (ASV, KJVS, YLT)

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Zephaniah 3

1.  Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted!  to the oppressing city!
2.  She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in Jehovah; she drew not near to her God.
3.  Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.
4.  Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
5.  Jehovah in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; every morning doth he bring his justice to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
6.  I have cut off nations; their battlements are desolate; I have made their streets waste, so that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.
7.  I said, Only fear thou me; receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings.
8.  Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
9.  For then will I turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent.
10.  From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
11.  In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain.
12.  But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of Jehovah.
13.  The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
14.  Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15.  Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the King of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not fear evil any more.
 16.  In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.
 17.  Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.
 18.  I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee; to whom the burden upon her was a reproach.
19.  Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save that which is lame, and gather that which was driven away; and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame hath been in all the earth.
20.  At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.

King James w/Strong's #'s

Zephaniah 3

1.  Woe [1945] to her that is filthy [4754] (8802) and polluted [1351] (8737), to the oppressing [3238] (8802) city [5892]!
2.  She obeyed [8085] (8804) not the voice [6963]; she received [3947] (8804) not correction [4148]; she trusted [0982] (8804) not in the LORD [3068]; she drew not near [7126] (8804) to her God [0430].
3.  Her princes [8269] within [7130] her [are] roaring [7580] (8802) lions [0738]; her judges [8199] (8802) [are] evening [6153] wolves [2061]; they gnaw not the bones [1633] (8804) till the morrow [1242].
4.  Her prophets [5030] [are] light [6348] (8802) [and] treacherous [0900] persons [0582]: her priests [3548] have polluted [2490] (8765) the sanctuary [6944], they have done violence [2554] (8804) to the law [8451].
5.  The just [6662] LORD [3068] [is] in the midst [7130] thereof; he will not do [6213] (8799) iniquity [5766]: every [1242] morning [1242] doth he bring [5414] (8799) his judgment [4941] to light [0216], he faileth [5737] (8738) not; but the unjust [5767] knoweth [3045] (8802) no shame [1322].
6.  I have cut off [3772] (8689) the nations [1471]: their towers [6438] are desolate [8074] (8738); I made their streets [2351] waste [2717] (8689), that none passeth by [5674] (8802): their cities [5892] are destroyed [6658] (8738), so that there is no man [0376], that there is none inhabitant [3427] (8802).
7.  I said [0559] (8804), Surely thou wilt fear [3372] (8799) me, thou wilt receive [3947] (8799) instruction [4148]; so their dwelling [4583] should not be cut off [3772] (8735), howsoever [0834] [3605] I punished [6485] (8804) them: but [0403] they rose early [7925] (8689), [and] corrupted [7843] (8689) all their doings [5949].
8.  Therefore wait [2442] (8761) ye upon me, saith [5002] (8803) the LORD [3068], until the day [3117] that I rise up [6965] (8800) to the prey [5706]: for my determination [4941] [is] to gather [0622] (8800) the nations [1471], that I may assemble [6908] (8800) the kingdoms [4467], to pour [8210] (8800) upon them mine indignation [2195], [even] all my fierce [2740] anger [0639]: for all the earth [0776] shall be devoured [0398] (8735) with the fire [0784] of my jealousy [7068].
9.  For then will I turn [2015] (8799) to the people [5971] a pure [1305] (8803) language [8193], that they may all call [7121] (8800) upon the name [8034] of the LORD [3068], to serve [5647] (8800) him with one [0259] consent [7926].
10.  From beyond [5676] the rivers [5104] of Ethiopia [3568] my suppliants [6282], [even] the daughter [1323] of my dispersed [6327] (8803), shall bring [2986] (8686) mine offering [4503].
11.  In that day [3117] shalt thou not be ashamed [0954] (8799) for all thy doings [5949], wherein thou hast transgressed [6586] (8804) against me: for then I will take away [5493] (8686) out of the midst [7130] of thee them that rejoice [5947] in thy pride [1346], and thou shalt no more [3254] (8686) be haughty [1361] (8800) because of my holy [6944] mountain [2022].
12.  I will also leave [7604] (8689) in the midst [7130] of thee an afflicted [6041] and poor [1800] people [5971], and they shall trust [2620] (8804) in the name [8034] of the LORD [3068].
13.  The remnant [7611] of Israel [3478] shall not do [6213] (8799) iniquity [5766], nor speak [1696] (8762) lies [3577]; neither shall a deceitful [8649] tongue [3956] be found [4672] (8735) in their mouth [6310]: for they shall feed [7462] (8799) and lie down [7257] (8804), and none shall make [them] afraid [2729] (8688).
14.  Sing [7442] (8798), O daughter [1323] of Zion [6726]; shout [7321] (8685), O Israel [3478]; be glad [8055] (8798) and rejoice [5937] (8798) with all the heart [3820], O daughter [1323] of Jerusalem [3389].
15.  The LORD [3068] hath taken away [5493] (8689) thy judgments [4941], he hath cast out [6437] (8765) thine enemy [0341] (8802): the king [4428] of Israel [3478], [even] the LORD [3068], [is] in the midst [7130] of thee: thou shalt not see [7200] (8799) evil [7451] any more.
 16.  In that day [3117] it shall be said [0559] (8735) to Jerusalem [3389], Fear [3372] (8799) thou not: [and to] Zion [6726], Let not thine hands [3027] be slack [7503] (8799).
 17.  The LORD [3068] thy God [0430] in the midst [7130] of thee [is] mighty [1368]; he will save [3467] (8686), he will rejoice [7797] (8799) over thee with joy [8057]; he will rest [2790] (8686) in his love [0160], he will joy [1523] (8799) over thee with singing [7440].
 18.  I will gather [0622] (8804) [them that are] sorrowful [3013] (8737) for the solemn assembly [4150], [who] are of thee, [to whom] the reproach [2781] of it [was] a burden [4864].
19.  Behold, at that time [6256] I will undo [6213] (8802) all that afflict [6031] (8764) thee: and I will save [3467] (8689) her that halteth [6760] (8802), and gather [6908] (8762) her that was driven out [5080] (8737); and I will get [7760] (8804) them praise [8416] and fame [8034] in every land [0776] where they have been put to shame [1322].
20.  At that time [6256] will I bring [0935] (8686) you [again], even in the time [6256] that I gather [6908] (8763) you: for I will make [5414] (8799) you a name [8034] and a praise [8416] among all people [5971] of the earth [0776], when I turn back [7725] (8800) your captivity [7622] before your eyes [5869], saith [0559] (8804) the LORD [3068].

Young's Literal Translation

Zephaniah 3

1.  Woe to the rebellious and polluted, The oppressing city!
2.  She hath not hearkened to the voice, She hath not accepted instruction, In Jehovah she hath not trusted, Unto her God she hath not drawn near.
3.  Her heads in her midst are roaring lions, Her judges are evening wolves, They have not gnawn the bone in the morning.
4.  Her prophets unstable-men of treachery, Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have violated the law.
5.  Jehovah is righteous in her midst, He doth not do perverseness, Morning by morning His judgment he giveth to the light, It hath not been lacking, And the perverse doth not know shame.
6.  I have cut off nations, Desolated have been their chief ones, I have laid waste their out-places without any passing by, Destroyed have been their cities, Without man, without inhabitant.
7.  I have said: Only, ye do fear Me, Ye do accept instruction, And her habitation is not cut off, All that I have appointed for her, But they have risen early, They have corrupted all their doings.
8.  Therefore, wait for Me-an affirmation of Jehovah, For the day of My rising for prey, For My judgment is to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them Mine indignation, All the heat of Mine anger, For by the fire of My jealousy consumed is all the earth.
9.  For then do I turn unto peoples a pure lip, To call all of them by the name of Jehovah, To serve Him with one shoulder.
10.  From beyond the rivers of Cush, my supplicants, The daughter of My scattered ones, Do bring My present.
11.  In that day thou art not ashamed because of any of thine actions, Wherewith thou hast transgressed against Me, For then do I turn aside from thy midst The exulting ones of thine excellency, And thou dost add no more to be haughty, In My holy mountain.
12.  And I have left in thy midst a people humble and poor, And they have trusted in the name of Jehovah.
13.  The remnant of Israel do no perversity, nor speak lies, Nor found in their mouth is a deceitful tongue, For they have delight, and have lain down, And there is none troubling.
14.  Cry aloud, O daughter of Zion, shout, O Israel, Rejoice and exult with the whole heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15.  Jehovah hath turned aside thy judgments, He hath faced thine enemy, The king of Israel, Jehovah, is in thy midst, Thou seest evil no more.
 16.  In that day it is said to Jerusalem, 'Fear not, O Zion, let not thy hands be feeble.
 17.  Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'
 18.  Mine afflicted from the appointed place I have gathered, from thee they have been, Bearing for her sake reproach.
19.  Lo, I am dealing with all afflicting thee at that time, And I have saved the halting one, And the driven out ones I do gather, And have set them for a praise and for a name, In all the land of their shame.
20.  At that time I bring you in, Even at the time of My assembling you, For I give you for a name, and for a praise, Among all peoples of the land, In My turning back to your captivity before your eyes, said Jehovah!
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