Zephaniah 3:1–8

The Unjust Knows No Shame

¹Woe to her who is ^arebellious and ^bdefiled,

The oppressive ^ccity!

²She ^adid not listen to any voice;

She ^bdid not receive discipline.

She did not ^ctrust in Yahweh;

She did not ^ddraw near to her God.

³Her ^aprinces in her midst are roaring lions;

Her judges are ^bwolves at evening;

They leave nothing to gnaw for the morning.

⁴Her prophets are ^areckless, treacherous men;

Her ^bpriests have profaned the sanctuary.

They have done violence to the law.

⁵Yahweh is ^arighteous ^bin her midst;

He will ^cdo no injustice.

^dEvery morning He brings His justice to light;

¹He does not fail.

But the unjust ^eknows no shame.

⁶“I have cut off nations;

Their corner towers are desolate.

I have made their streets ^aa waste,

With no one passing by;

Their ^bcities are laid waste,

Without a man, ^cwithout an inhabitant.

⁷“I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me,

^aReceive discipline.’

So her abode will ^bnot be cut off

According to all that I have appointed concerning her.

But they were eager to ^ccorrupt all their deeds.

Yahweh Will Pour Out His Anger

⁸“Therefore ^await for Me,” declares Yahweh,

“For the day when I rise up as a witness.

Indeed, My judgment is to ^bassemble nations,

To gather kingdoms,

To pour out on them My indignation,

All My burning anger;

For ^call the earth will be devoured

By the fire of My zeal.