Tsephanyah ג

Zephaniah 3 (CKJV)

¹ Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, 
to the oppressing city!

² She obeyed not the voice; 
she received not correction; 
she trusted not in יְהֹוָה ; 
she drew not near to her Elohim.

³ Her princes within her are roaring lions; 
her judges are evening wolves; 
they leave no bone until morning.

⁴ Her prophets are reckless and treacherous persons: 
her priests have polluted the holy, 
they have done violence to the Torah.

⁵ But  יְהֹוָה  is Righteous in her midst; 
He will do no iniquity: 
Morning by morning He brings His judgment to light, 
As unfailing as the light; 


But the unjust know no shame!

^{6 "}I have cut off the nations: 
their corner towers are desolate; 
I made their streets waste, 
that none passes by: 
their cities are destroyed, 
so that there is no man, 
that there is no inhabitant.

⁷ I said, "Only fear Me, 
Accept instruction;"
So her dwelling should not be cut off, 
howsoever I punished them: 
but they rose early, 
and corrupted all their doings.

⁸ "Therefore wait upon Me,"
                                 -- declares  יְהֹוָה , 
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 My 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 people a clean pure lip, 
that they may all call upon the name of  יְהֹוָה , 
to serve Him with one consent.

¹⁰ From beyond the rivers of Cush My suppliants, 
even the daughter of My dispersed, 
shall bring My offering.

¹¹ In that day,
You will not be ashamed for all thy deeds, 
wherein you have transgressed against Me: 
for then I will remove
out of the midst of thee 
the proud exulting ones, 
and you shall no more be haughty 
in My set-apart mountain.

¹² I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, 
and they shall trust in the Name of  יְהֹוָה .

¹³ The remnant of Yisra'el 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 Shout for joy, O daughter of Tsiyon!
Shout, O Yisra'el!
Be glad and rejoice with all the heart, 
O daughter of Yerushalayim!

¹⁵  יְהֹוָה  has annulled the judgment against you, 
He has cast out your enemy!
The King of Israel, even  יְהֹוָה , is within you: 
You shalt not see evil any more.

¹⁶ In that day it shall be said to Yerushalayim: 
Fear not, O Tsiyon: 
Let not your hands droop!

¹⁷  יְהֹוָה  thy Elohim is in your midst,
is mighty to save; 
He will rejoice over you with joy; 
He will rest in His love, 
He rejoices over you with singing.

¹⁸ I will gather them that are sorrowful 
for the solemn assembly, 
who are of you, 
to whom the reproach of it was a burden.

¹⁹ See, at that time I am dealing with all those afflicting you: 
and I will save the lame, 
and gather her that was driven out; 
and I will exchange their disgrace 
For them for praise 
and for a name in all the earth
where they were put to shame.

²⁰ At that time will I bring you again, 
even in the time that I gather you: 
for I will make you a name and a praise 
among all people of the earth, 
when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, 
                                 -- said  יְהֹוָה .