Xīfānyǎshū 3:9-20

9 Nàshí , wǒ bì shǐ wàn mín yòng qīngjié de yányǔ , hǎo qiúgào wǒ Yēhéhuá de míng , tóngxīn héyì dì shìfèng wǒ .

10 Qídǎo wǒde , jiù shì wǒ suǒ fēnsàn de mín ( yuánwén zuò nǚzi xià tóng ) , bì cóng Gǔshí hé waì lái , gĕi wǒ xiàn gōngwù .

11 Dāng nà rì , nǐ bì bù yīn nǐ yīqiè dé zuì wǒde shì , zì jué xiūkuì . yīnwei nàshí wǒ bì cóng nǐ zhōngjiān chúdiào jīnkuā gāo ào zhī beì , nǐ yĕ bú zaì yú wǒde shèng shān kuángào .

12 Wǒ què yào zaì nǐ zhōngjiān , liú xià kùnkǔ pín Hán de mín . tāmen bì tóukào wǒ Yēhéhuá de míng .

13 Yǐsèliè suǒ shèngxia de rén , bì bù zuò zuìniè , bù shuōhuǎng yán , kǒu zhōng yĕ méiyǒu guǐzhà de shétou . érqiĕ chī hē tǎng wò , wú rén jīngxià .

14 Xī \'ān de mín nǎ , yīngdāng gē chàng . Yǐsèliè a , yīngdāng huānhū . Yēlùsǎlĕng de mín nǎ , yīngdāng mǎn xīn huānxǐ kuaìlè .

15 Yēhéhuá yǐjing chú qù nǐde xíngfá , gǎn chū nǐde chóudí . Yǐsèliè de wáng Yēhéhuá zaì nǐ zhōngjiān , nǐ bì bù zaì jùpà zāihuò .

16 Dāng nà rì , bì yǒu huà xiàng Yēlùsǎlĕng shuō , búyào jùpà . Xī \'ān nǎ , búyào shǒu ruǎn .

17 Yēhéhuá nǐde shén , shì shīxíng zhĕngjiù , dà yǒu nénglì de zhǔ , tā zaì nǐ zhōngjiān bì yīn nǐ huān xīn xǐlè , mò rán aì nǐ , qiĕ yīn nǐ xǐlè ér huānhū .

18 Nàxiē shǔ nǐ , wèi wú dà huì chóu fán , yīn nǐ dāndāng xiūrǔ de , wǒ bì jùjí tāmen .

19 Nàshí , wǒ bì fá bàn yīqiè kǔdaì nǐde rén , yòu zhĕngjiù nǐ quètuǐ de . jùjí nǐ beì gǎn chū de . nàxiē zaì quán dì shòu xiū rǔ de , wǒ bì shǐ tāmen dé chēngzàn , yǒumíng shēng .

20 Nàshí , wǒ bì lǐng nǐmen jìnlái , jùjí nǐmen . wǒ shǐ nǐmen beìlǔ zhī rén guī huí de shíhou , jiù bì shǐ nǐmen zaì dì shang de wàn mín zhōng yǒumíng shēng , dé chēngzàn . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

Xīfānyǎshū 3:9-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ZEPHANIAH 3

In this chapter the character of the city of Jerusalem, and its inhabitants in general, is drawn, as it would be, and as it was, in the times of Christ and his apostles, Zep 3:1,2 and of the principal persons of it in particular, its princes, judges, prophets, and priests, Zep 3:3,4. The hardness, impenitence, and shamelessness of this people, are exposed and aggravated by the just Lord being among them; who, by his example and doctrine, taught them otherwise; yet they were not amended or made ashamed, Zep 3:5 nor received instruction, nor took warning by the judgments of God on other nations, Zep 3:6,7 wherefore the followers of God are called upon to wait his time, who would gather many people together, and destroy the whole land of Judea, Zep 3:8 at which time he would send his Gospel among the Gentiles, who should thereby be brought to the true worship and service of God, Zep 3:9,10 though there should be a remnant among the Jews, according to the election of grace, that should be saved from that general calamity, Zep 3:11-13 and the spiritual Israel are encouraged with promises of better times, when the Jews in general should be converted and gathered into the church of God, have the presence and protection of God with them, and deliverance from all their enemies, and be a praise among all people of the earth, Zep 3:14-20.