Zephaniah 3 Wo! to the wonderful and oppressing city being redeemed.

JuliaSmith⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Wo! to the wonderful and oppressing city being redeemed. ² She heard not to the voice: she received not instruction; she trusted not in Jehovah; she drew not near to her God. ³ Her chiefs in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges evening wolves; they laid not up for the morning. ⁴ Her prophets vain-glorious men of treacheries: her priests defiled the holy place, they violated the law. ⁵ Jehovah is just in her midst; he will not do iniquity: in morning by morning he will give his judgment to the light, he as not wanting; and the evil will not know shame. ⁶ I cut off the nations: their pinnacles were desolate: I laid waste their streets from none passing by; their cities were destroyed from not a man, from not an inhabitant ⁷ I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; and her dwelling shall not be cut off, all that I reviewed over her but they rose early, they corrupted all their doings. ⁸ For this, wait for me, says Jehovah, to the day of my rising up for a testimony: for my judgment is to assemble the nations for my gathering the kingdoms to pour upon them my wrath, all the burning of mine anger: for in the fire of my jealousy all the earth shall be devoured. ⁹ For then I will turn to the peoples a purified lip, for all to call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one shoulder. ¹⁰ From beyond to the rivers of Cush incense, the daughter of my dispersed shall bring my gifts. ¹¹ In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doing which thou didst transgress against me: for then will I remove from the midst of thee those exulting in thy pride, and thou shalt no more add to be elevated in my holy mountain. ¹² And I left in the midst of thee a humble and weak people, and they trusted in the name of Jehovah. ¹³ The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, and they shall not speak falsehood: and in their mouth shall not be found a tongue of deceit: for they shall feed and lie down, and none terrifying. ¹⁴ Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion; cry with a loud voice, O Israel; rejoice and exult with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. ¹⁵ Jehovah removed thy judgments, be turned away thine enemy: the king of Israel, Jehovah in the midst of thee: thou shalt no more see evil. ¹⁶ In that day he will say to Jerusalem, Thou shalt not fear: O Zion, thy hands shall not be slack. ¹⁷ Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee: the strong one will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will be silent in his love, he will exult over thee with rejoicing. ¹⁸ I will assemble those grieved for the appointment, who were from thee, the lifting up upon it a reproach. ¹⁹ Behold me doing all for sake of thee in that time: and I saved her halting, and her being driven out I will gather; and I set them for a praise and for a name in every land of their shame. ²⁰ In that time I will bring you, and in the time of my gathering you: for I will give you for a name and for a praise among all peoples of the earth, in my turning your captivity before your eyes, said Jehovah.