Zephaniah 3:7-9

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⁷ I said, “Now people in the city will respect me!

Now they will agree when people warn them.”

The people would have been safe if they had accepted it.

Then I would not have to destroy them.

But it did not happen. I had to punish them.

Still, the people got up early to do bad things.

⁸ So wait for me,

I will stand up and I will punish the nations.

I have decided to bring together the nations and the people that kings rule over.

Then I will punish them very, very much.

They will see how angry I am.

They will see it because, on that day, I will burn all the earth.’

That is what the Lord says.

The Lord will make the people pure

⁹ ‘Then I will give to people lips that I have made pure.

With those lips, they will call me Lord.^[a]

And then, all the people will agree to work together for me.’