The Wickedness of Jerusalem
She has not received correction;
She has not trusted in the Lord,
She has not drawn near to her God.
Her judges are bevening wolves
That leave not a bone till morning.
Her priests have1 polluted the sanctuary,
They have done bviolence to the law.
He will do no unrighteousness.
1Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He never fails,
But athe unjust knows no shame.
Their fortresses are devastated;
I have made their streets desolate,
With none passing by.
Their cities are destroyed;
There is no one, no inhabitant.
You will receive instruction’—
So that her dwelling would not be cut off,
Despite everything for which I punished her.
But1 they rose early and bcorrupted all their deeds.
A Faithful Remnant
“Until the day I rise up1 for plunder;
My determination is to bgather the nations
To My assembly of kingdoms,
To pour on them My indignation,
All My fierce anger;
All the earth cshall be devoured
With the fire of My jealousy.
That they all may call on the name of the Lord,
To serve Him with one accord.
| << Zephaniah 2:15 | Zephaniah 3:2 >> |
American Standard Version
Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted! to the oppressing city!
Amplified® Bible
WOE TO her that is rebellious and polluted, the oppressing city [Jerusalem]!
Contemporary English Version
Too bad for that disgusting, corrupt, and lawless city!
Darby English Version
Woe to her that is rebellious and corrupted, to the oppressing city!
Good News Bible
Jerusalem is doomed, that corrupt, rebellious city that oppresses its own people.
King James Version
Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
New American Standard Bible
Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled, The tyrannical city!
New International Version
Woe to the city of oppressors,
rebellious and defiled!
New King James Version
Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted,
To the oppressing city!
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Woe to her who has become rebellious and defiled, The tyrannical city!
Revised Standard Version
Woe to her that is rebellious and defiled, the oppressing city!
Young's Literal Translation
Wo `to' the rebellious and polluted, The oppressing city!
| << Zephaniah 2:15 | Zephaniah 3:2 >> |
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