Zep Zephaniah, chapter Book of Zephaniah, chapter 3
Woe to her that is filthie and polluted, to the robbing citie. She heard not the voyce: she receiued not correction: she trusted not in the Lord: she drew not neere to her God. Her princes within her are as roaring lyons: her iudges are as wolues in the euening, which leaue not the bones till the morow. Ezk 22:27; Mic 3:10Her prophets are light, and wicked persons: her priests haue polluted the Sanctuarie: they haue wrested the Lawe. Jer 23:11; Hos 9:7; Ezk 22:26The iust Lord is in the middes thereof: he will doe none iniquitie: euery morning doeth hee bring his iudgement to light, he faileth not: but the wicked will not learne to be ashamed. Mal 2:6; 2Ch 36:15; Dan 9:20I haue cut off the nations: their towres are desolate: I haue made their streetes waste, that none shall passe by: their cities are destroyed without man and without inhabitant. I said, Surely thou wilt feare me: thou wilt receiue instruction: so their dwelling shoulde not be destroyed howsoeuer I visited them, but they rose earely and corrupted all their workes. Isa 8:13; Isa 26:9; Zec 1:3Therefore wait ye vpon me, saith the Lord, vntill the day that I rise vp to the praye: for I am determined to gather the nations, and that I will assemble the kingdomes to powre vpon them mine indignation, euen all my fierce wrath: for all the earth shall be deuoured with the fire of my ielousie. Zep 1:18Surely then will I turne to the people a pure language, that they may all call vpon the Name of the Lord, to serue him with one cosent. Isa 29:18; Isa 61:1; Hos 2:14From beyonde the riuers of Ethiopia, the daughter of my dispersed, praying vnto me, shall bring me an offering. Isa 18:7; Rom 15:16; 1Pe 1:1In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy workes, wherein thou hast transgressed against mee: for then I will take away out of the middes of thee them that reioyce of thy pride, and thou shalt no more be proude of mine holy Mountaine. Rom 6:21Then will I leaue in the middes of thee an humble and poore people: and they shall trust in the Name of the Lord. Isa 6:13; Isa 11:16; 1Co 1:26The remnant of Israel shall do none iniquitie, nor speake lies: neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shalbe fed, and lie downe, and none shall make them afraide. Isa 29:23; Rev 14:5; Jhn 10:11Reioyce, O daughter Zion: be ye ioyfull, O Israel: be glad and reioyce with all thine heart, O daughter Ierusalem. Isa 12:6; Isa 35:1; Zec 9:9The Lord hath taken away thy iudgements: hee hath cast out thine enemie: the King of Israel, euen the Lord is in the middes of thee: thou shalt see no more euill. Isa 40:2; Rev 19:16In that day it shalbe said to Ierusalem, Feare thou not, O Zion: let not thine handes be faint. Isa 12:2; Zec 8:13The Lord thy God in the middes of thee is mightie: hee will saue, hee will reioyce ouer thee with ioye: he will quiet himselfe in his loue: he will reioyce ouer thee with ioy. Isa 25:4; Ezk 11:16After a certaine time will I gather the afflicted that were of thee, and them that bare the reproch for it. Beholde, at that time I will bruise all that afflict thee, and I will saue her that halteth, and gather her that was cast out, and I will get them praise and fame in all the landes of their shame. Mic 4:7At that time wil I bring you againe, and then wil I gather you: for I wil giue you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turne backe your captiuitie before your eyes, saith the Lord.Jer 29:14; Ezk 34:12; Zep 2:7