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Zephaniah 3

4 Against the governers of Jerusalém. 8 Of the calling of all the Gentiles. 13 A comfort to the residue of Israél.
1.Wo to her that is filthy and polluted, to the robbing acity.
2.She heard not the voice: she received not correction: she trusted not in the Lord: she drue not near to her God.
3.Her princes within her are as roaring *lions: her judges are as *wolves in the evening, which bleave not the bones til the morrow.
4.Her prophets are light, and wicked persons: her priests have polluted the Sanctuary: they have wrested the Law.
5.The cjust Lord is in the middes thereof: he wil do none iniquity: every morning doeth he bring his judgement to light, he faileth not: but the wicked wil not learn to be ashamed.
6.I have dcut off the nations: their towers are desolate, I have made their streets waste, that none shal pass by: their cities are destroyed without man and without inhabitant.
7.I said, Surely thou wilt fear me: thou wilt receive instruction: so their dwelling should not be destroyed how soever I visited them, but ethey rose early and corrupted all their works.
8.Therefore fwait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for I am determined to gather the nations, and that I will assemble the kingdoms to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce wrath: for all the earth shalbe devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
9.Surely gthen will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the Name of the Lord, to serve him ^with one consent.
10.From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, the hdaughter of my dispersed, praying unto me, shal bring me an offering.
11.In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for iall thy works, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the middes of thee them that rejoyce of thy pride, and thou shalt no more be proud of mine holie Mountain.
12.Then will I leave in the middes of thee an humble and poor people: and they shal trust in the Name of the Lord.
13.The remnant of Israél shal do none iniquity, nor speak lies: neither shal a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shalbe fed, and lie down, and none shal make them afraid.
14.Rejoyce, ô daughter Zión: be ye joyful, ô Israél: be glad and rejoyce with all thine heart, ô daughter Jerusalém.
15.The Lord hath taken away thy kjudgements: he hath cast out thine lenemie: the King of Israél, even the Lord is in the middes of mthee: thou shalt se no more evil.
16.In that day it shalbe said to Jerusalém, Fear thou not, ô Zión: let not thine hands be faint.
17.The Lord thy God in the middes of thee is mightie: he wil save, he wil rejoyce over thee with joy: he wil quiet him self in nhis love: he wil rejoyce over thee with joy.
18.After a certain time will I gather the afflicted that were of thee, and them that bare the reproach for oit.
19.Behold, at that time I wil bruise all that afflict thee, and I wil psave her that halteth, and gather her that was cast out, and I wil get them praise and fame in all the qlands of their shame.
20.At that time wil I bring you again, and then wil I gather you: for I wil give you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.

Notes

1-a.
That is, Jerusalem.
3-*.
Ezek. 22.27 Mic. 3.11.
3-*-1.
Hab. 1.8.
3-b.
They are so greedy that they eat up bones and all.
5-c.
The wicked thus boasted that God was ever among them, but the Prophet answers that that can not excuse their wickedness for God will not bear with their sins: yet that he did patiently abide and sent his Prophets continually to call them to repentance, but he profited nothing.
6-d.
By the destruction of other nations he shows that the Jews should have learned to fear God.
7-e.
They were most earnest and ready to do wickedly.
8-f.
Seeing you will not repent, you shall look for my vengeance aswel as other nations.
9-^.
Ebr., with one shoulder, as Hos. 6.9.
9-g.
Lest any should think them that God’s glory should have perished when Judah was destroyed, he shows that he will publish his grace through all the world.
10-h.
That is, the Jews shall come aswel as the Gentiles: which is to be understand under the time of the Gospel.
11-i.
For they shall have full remission of their sins: and the hypocrites which boasted of the Temple, which was also your pride in time past, shall be taken from you.
15-k.
That is, the punishment for your sin.
15-l.
As the Assyrians, Caldeans, Egyptians, and other nations.
15-m.
To defend you as by your sins you have put him away and left yourself naked, as Ex. 32.25.
17-n.
Signifying, that God delights to show his love and great affection toward his Church.
18-o.
That is, them that were had in hatred and reviled for the Church and because of their religion.
19-p.
I will deliver the Church which now is afflicted, as Micah 4.6.
19-q.
As among the Assyrians and Caldeans which did mock them and put them to shame.