The Whole World Will Be
Consumed
By The Fire Of God's
Jealous Anger
Zephaniah
3
WOE TO THE CITY OF
OPPRESSORS,
REBELLIOUS AND
DEFILED!
2 She obeys no one, she
accepts no correction.
She does not trust in
the Lord,
She does not draw near
to her God.
3 Her officials are
roaring lions,
Her rulers are evening
wolves,
Who leave nothing for
the morning.
4 Her prophets are
arrogant;
They are treacherous
men.
Her priests profane the
sanctuary
And do violence to the
law.
5 THE LORD WITHIN
HER IS RIGHTEOUS;
He does no wrong.
Morning by morning He
dispenses His justice,
And every new day he
does not fail,
YET THE UNRIGHTEOUS
KNOW NO SHAME.
6 I HAVE CUT OFF
NATIONS;
THEIR STRONGHOLDS
ARE DEMOLISHED.
I have left their
streets Deserted, with no one passing through.
Their cities are
Destroyed; no one will be left—no one at all.
7 I said to the city,
'SURELY YOU WILL
FEAR ME
AND ACCEPT
CORRECTION!'
Then her dwelling would
not be Cut Off,
Nor my Punishments come
upon her.
BUT THEY WERE STILL
EAGER TO ACT CORRUPTLY
IN ALL THEY DID.
8 Therefore wait for
me,' declares the Lord,
FOR THE DAY I STAND
UP TO TESTIFY.
I have decided to
assemble the nations,
To gather the kingdoms
AND TO POUR OUT MY
WRATH UPON THEM--
ALL MY FIERCE ANGER.
THE WHOLE WORLD WILL
BE CONSUMED
BY THE FIRE OF MY
JEALOUS ANGER.
9 Then will I purify
the lips of the peoples,
That all of them may
call on the Name of the Lord
And to Serve Him
shoulder to shoulder.
10 From beyond the
rivers of Cush My worshipers,
My scattered people,
will bring Me offerings.
11 ON THAT DAY
YOU WILL BE PUT TO
SHAME
For
all the Wrongs you have done to Me,
Because
I will remove from this city
(And
every city on the face of the Earth)
Those who rejoice in
their pride.
Never again will you be
haughty on my holy hill.
12 BUT I WILL LEAVE
WITHIN YOU
THE MEEK AND HUMBLE,
WHO TRUST IN THE
NAME OF THE LORD.
13
THE REMNANT OF ISREAL WILLDO NO WRONG;
THEY
WILL SPEAK NO LIES,
NOR
WILL DECEIT BE FOUND IN THEIR MOUTHS.
THEY
WILL LIE DOWN
AND
NO ONE WILL MAKE THEM AFRAID.
14 SING, O DAUGHTER
OF ZION;
SHOUT ALOUD, O
ISRAEL!
BE GALD AND REJOICE
WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
O DAUGHTER OF
JERUSALEM!
15 THE LORD HAS
TAKEN AWAY HOUR PUNISHMENT,
He has turned back your
enemy.
The Lord the King of
Israel, is with you;
NEVER AGAIN WILL YOU
FEAR ANY HARM.
16 ON THAT DAY
They will say to
Jerusalem,
Do not fear, O Zion; do
not let your hands hang limp.
17 THE LORD YOUR GOD
IS WITH YOU,
HE IS MIGHTY TO
SAVE.
HE WILL TAKE GREAT
DELIGHT IN YOU,
HE WILL QUIET YOU
WITH HIS LOVE,
HE WILL REJOICE OVER
YOU WITH SIGNING.
18 The sorrows for the
appointed feasts
I will remove from you;
They are a burden and a
reproach to you.
19 AT THAT TIME
I WILL DEAL WITH ALL
WHO OPPRESSED YOU;
I will rescue the lame
And gather those who
have been scattered.
I will give them praise
and honor
In every land where
they were put to shame.
20 AT THAT TIME I
WILL GATHER YOU;
AT
THAT TIME I WILL BRING YOU HOME.
I WILL GIVE YOU
HONOR AND PRAISE
AMONG ALL THE
PEOPLES OF THE EARTH
WHEN I RESTORE YOUR
FORTUNES
BEFORE YOUR VERY
EYES,
SAYS THE LORD.
(Zephaniah 3)
[Here, the Lord is
speaking of Zephaniah's time
As well as The Time Of
The End;
This Last Day we are
living in.]
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