Zephaniah 3:9-17

Restoration of Israel’s Remnant

9 “Then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the LORDand serve him shoulder to shoulder.
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush[a] my worshipers, my scattered people, will bring me offerings.
11 On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame for all the wrongs you have done to me, because I will remove from you your arrogant boasters. Never again will you be haughty on my holy hill.
12 But I will leave within you the meek and humble. The remnant of Israel will trust in the name of the LORD.
13 They will do no wrong; they will tell no lies. A deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouths. They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid.”
14 Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!
15 The LORD has taken away your punishment, he has turned back your enemy. The LORD, the King of Israel, is with you; never again will you fear any harm.
16 On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp.
17 The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”

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Cross References 28

  • 1. S Zephaniah 2:11
  • 2. S Genesis 4:26
  • 3. S Isaiah 19:18
  • 4. S Genesis 10:6; S Psalms 68:31
  • 5. S 2 Chronicles 32:23; S Isaiah 60:7
  • 6. S Isaiah 29:22; S Joel 2:26-27
  • 7. S Genesis 50:15
  • 8. S Psalms 59:12
  • 9. S Exodus 15:17; S Leviticus 26:19
  • 10. Isaiah 14:32
  • 11. S Jeremiah 29:12; Nahum 1:7
  • 12. S Isaiah 10:21; Micah 4:7
  • 13. Psalms 119:3; S Isaiah 4:3
  • 14. S Jeremiah 33:16; Revelation 14:5
  • 15. S Job 16:17
  • 16. Ezekiel 34:15; Zephaniah 2:7
  • 17. S Leviticus 26:6; S Ezekiel 34:25-28
  • 18. S Psalms 9:14; Zechariah 2:10
  • 19. S Psalms 95:1; Isaiah 12:6; Zechariah 2:10
  • 20. S Psalms 9:2; S Isaiah 51:11
  • 21. Ezekiel 37:26-28
  • 22. S Isaiah 54:14
  • 23. Zechariah 9:9
  • 24. S 2 Kings 19:26; S Job 4:3; Isaiah 35:3-4; Hebrews 12:12
  • 25. S Isaiah 63:1; S Joel 2:21
  • 26. S Deuteronomy 28:63; S Isaiah 62:4
  • 27. S Hosea 14:4
  • 28. S Isaiah 40:1

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. That is, the upper Nile region
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