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Zephaniah 3:5 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The LORD, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame. "
Zephaniah 3:5
Verse in Context
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3 Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.
4 Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.
5 The LORD, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame.
6 I have cut off nations. Their battlements are desolate. I have made their streets waste, so that no one passes by. Their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.
7 I said, “Just fear me. Receive correction,” so that her dwelling won’t be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her. But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.
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Zephaniah 3:1
"Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, the oppressing city!"
Zephaniah 3:2
"She didn’t obey the voice. She didn’t receive correction. She didn’t trust in the LORD. She didn’t draw near to her God."
Zephaniah 3:3
"Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day."
Zephaniah 3:4
"Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law."
Zephaniah 3:6
"I have cut off nations. Their battlements are desolate. I have made their streets waste, so that no one passes by. Their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant."
Zephaniah 3:7
"I said, “Just fear me. Receive correction,” so that her dwelling won’t be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her. But they rose early and corrupted all their doings."
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