Zephaniah 3:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ I said, ‘Surely now ·Jerusalem [^Lyou] will ·respect [fear] me [Prov. 1:7]
    and will accept my ·teaching [correction].’
Then the place where they lived would not be destroyed,
    and I would not have to punish them.
But they were still eager
    to ·do evil [act corruptly] in everything they did.
⁸ Just ·wait [be patient],” says the Lord.
    “Someday I will stand up ·as a witness [to testify; or to plunder].
I have decided that I will gather nations
    and assemble kingdoms.
I will pour out my ·anger [wrath; indignation] on them,
    all my ·strong [fierce; burning] anger.
My anger will be like fire
    that will ·burn up [consume; devour] the whole world.

⁹ “Then I will ·give [restore to] the ·people of all nations [^Lnations] pure ·speech [^Llips; ^Cpure because they worship God instead of idols]
    so that all of them will ·speak [call on] the name of the Lord
    and worship me ·together [as one; side-by-side].