Zephaniah 3:8

8 "Therefore 1wait for Me," declares the LORD, "For the day when I rise up as a witness. Indeed, My decision is to 2gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For 3all the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal.

Zephaniah 3:8 In-Context

6 "I have cut off nations; Their corner towers are in ruins. I have made their streets desolate, With no one passing by; Their cities are laid waste, Without a man, without an inhabitant.
7 "I said, 'Surely you will revere Me, Accept instruction.' So her dwelling will not be cut off According to all that I have appointed concerning her. But they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.
8 "Therefore wait for Me," declares the LORD , "For the day when I rise up as a witness. Indeed, My decision is to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For all the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal.
9 "For then I will give to the peoples purified lips, That all of them may call on the name of the LORD , To serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
10 "From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, My dispersed ones, Will bring My offerings.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Psalms 27:14; Isaiah 30:18; Habakkuk 2:3
  • 2. Ezekiel 38:14-23; Joel 3:2
  • 3. Zephaniah 1:18
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