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I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me,
you will accept correction,
so her dwelling place would not be cut off—
all that I appointed against her.’
But they arose early
    and made all their deeds corrupt.
Therefore, wait for me, declares Adonai,
    for the day when I rise up for plunder:
    for My decision is to assemble nations,
    to gather kingdoms,[a]
    to pour out My fury upon them—
        all My burning anger.
For in the fire of My wrath
    all the earth will be consumed.

The Future Restoration of Israel’s Remnant

For then I will restore to the people pure speech,
    so that all of them
    may call upon the Name of Adonai
    and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:8 cf. Rev. 16:1.

Of Jerusalem I thought,
    ‘Surely you will fear me
    and accept correction!’(A)
Then her place of refuge[a] would not be destroyed,
    nor all my punishments come upon[b] her.
But they were still eager
    to act corruptly(B) in all they did.
Therefore wait(C) for me,”
    declares the Lord,
    “for the day I will stand up to testify.[c]
I have decided to assemble(D) the nations,(E)
    to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath(F) on them—
    all my fierce anger.(G)
The whole world will be consumed(H)
    by the fire of my jealous anger.

Restoration of Israel’s Remnant

“Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,
    that all of them may call(I) on the name of the Lord(J)
    and serve(K) him shoulder to shoulder.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:7 Or her sanctuary
  2. Zephaniah 3:7 Or all those I appointed over
  3. Zephaniah 3:8 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew will rise up to plunder