Of Jerusalem I thought,
    ‘Surely you will fear me
    and accept correction!’(A)
Then her place of refuge[a] would not be destroyed,
    nor all my punishments come upon[b] her.
But they were still eager
    to act corruptly(B) in all they did.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:7 Or her sanctuary
  2. Zephaniah 3:7 Or all those I appointed over

I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.

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(A)I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me,
You will receive instruction’—
So that her dwelling would not be cut off,
Despite everything for which I punished her.
But [a]they rose early and (B)corrupted all their deeds.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:7 They were eager

11 On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame(A)
    for all the wrongs you have done to me,(B)
because I will remove from you
    your arrogant boasters.(C)
Never again will you be haughty
    on my holy hill.(D)

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11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

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11 In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds
In which you transgress against Me;
For then I will take away from your midst
Those who (A)rejoice in your pride,
And you shall no longer be haughty
In My holy mountain.

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13 They(A) will do no wrong;(B)
    they will tell no lies.(C)
A deceitful tongue
    will not be found in their mouths.(D)
They will eat and lie down(E)
    and no one will make them afraid.(F)

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13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

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13 (A)The remnant of Israel (B)shall do no unrighteousness
(C)And speak no lies,
Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;
For (D)they shall feed their flocks and lie down,
And no one shall make them afraid.”

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