Zephaniah 1:12
Zephaniah 1:12 — The New International Version (NIV)
12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish those who are complacent,
who are like wine left on its dregs,
who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing,
either good or bad.’
Zephaniah 1:12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
12 And it shall come to pass at that time,
That I will search Jerusalem with candles,
And punish the men that are settled on their lees:
That say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.
Zephaniah 1:12 — New Living Translation (NLT)
12 “I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem’s darkest corners
to punish those who sit complacent in their sins.
They think the Lord will do nothing to them,
either good or bad.
Zephaniah 1:12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
12 “And it shall come to pass at that time
That I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
And punish the men
Who are settled in complacency,
Who say in their heart,
‘The Lord will not do good,
Nor will He do evil.’
Zephaniah 1:12 — New Century Version (NCV)
12 At that time I, the Lord, will search Jerusalem with lamps.
I will punish those who are satisfied with themselves,
who think, ‘The Lord won’t help us or punish us.’
Zephaniah 1:12 — American Standard Version (ASV)
12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.
Zephaniah 1:12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.
Zephaniah 1:12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
12 “At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those
who are satisfied with their hardened lifestyle,
who think that the Lord won’t do anything—good or bad.
Zephaniah 1:12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
12 And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish the men who settle down comfortably,
who say to themselves:
The Lord will not do good or evil.
Zephaniah 1:12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
and I will punish the people
who rest complacently on their dregs,
those who say in their hearts,
“The Lord will not do good,
nor will he do harm.”
Zephaniah 1:12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
12 And it shall be that at that time
I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
and I will punish the men
whose senses are dulled from drinking,
who say in their hearts,
‘Yahweh will not do good, nor will he do evil.’
Zephaniah 1:12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps.
I will punish those who are so contented.
They are like wine that has not been shaken up.
They think, ‘The Lord won’t do anything.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s good or bad.’
Zephaniah 1:12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
12 “It will come about at that time
That I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
And I will punish the men
Who are stagnant in spirit,
Who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will not do good or evil!’