Zephaniah 3 :: Darby Translation (DBY)

Woe to Jerusalem and the Nations

Zep 3:1Woe to her that is rebellious and corrupted, to the oppressing city!

Zep 3:2She hearkened not to the voice; she received not correction; she confided not in Jehovah; she drew not near her God.

Zep 3:3

Zep 3:3Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning.

Zep 3:4

Zep 3:4Her prophets are vain-glorious, treacherous persons; her priests profane the sanctuary, they do violence to the law.

Zep 3:5

Zep 3:5The righteous Jehovah is in the midst of her: he doeth no wrong. Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light; it faileth not: but the unrighteous knoweth no shame.

Zep 3:6

Zep 3:6I have cut off nations: their battlements are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.

Zep 3:7

Zep 3:7I said, Only fear me, receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, howsoever I may punish her. But they rose early, they corrupted all their doings.

(cf. Gen 11:1–9; Act 2:1–11 )

Zep 3:8

Zep 3:8Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to assemble the nations, that I may gather the kingdoms together, to pour upon them mine indignation, -- all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

Zep 3:9

Zep 3:9For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent.

Zep 3:10

Zep 3:10From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants, the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine oblation.

Zep 3:11

Zep 3:11In that day thou shalt not be ashamed for all thy doings wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that exult in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

A Remnant of Israel

Zep 3:12

Zep 3:12And I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of Jehovah.

Zep 3:13

Zep 3:13The remnant of Israel shall not work unrighteousness, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: but *they* shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Zep 3:14

Zep 3:14Exult, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; rejoice and be glad with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem:

Zep 3:15

Zep 3:15Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy; the King of Israel, Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not see evil any more.

Zep 3:16

Zep 3:16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not; Zion, let not thy hands be slack.

Zep 3:17

Zep 3:17Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a mighty one that will save: he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will exult over thee with singing.

Zep 3:18

Zep 3:18I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assemblies, who were of thee: the reproach of it was a burden unto them.

Zep 3:19

Zep 3:19Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save her that halted, and gather her that was driven out; and I will make them a praise and a name in all the lands where they have been put to shame.

Zep 3:20

Zep 3:20At that time will I bring you, yea, at the time that I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise, among all the peoples of the earth, when I shall turn again your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.

In 1867, John Nelson Darby translated the New Testament from Greek into English. Further revisions were done in 1872 and 1884. Darby’s work was first published as The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages by J. N. Darby. After Darby’s death in 1882, some of his students worked together to produce the complete Darby Bible based on the Masoretic Hebrew text, Darby’s German (Elberfelder), and the French (Pau) translations. In 1890, the first complete Darby Bible was published in English. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Zephaniah 3 :: Darby Translation (DBY)

Woe to Jerusalem and the Nations

A Remnant of Israel

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