The Bible in Its Traditions

Zephaniah 3:1–4

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Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

Zep3:2  The dove hearkened not to the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord, and she drew not near to her God.

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She hearkened not to the voice, she received not correction; she trusted not in YHWH, she drew not near to her God.

Zep3:3  Her princes within her were as roaring lions, her judges as the wolves of Arabia; they remained not till the morrow.

She has not heeded the voice, nor has she accepted discipline. She has not trusted in the Lord; she did not draw near to her God.

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Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the desert, they leave not a bone for the morrow.

Zep3:4  Her prophets are light and scornful men: her priests profane the holy things, and sinfully transgress the law.

Her leaders are in her midst like roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing for the morning.

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Her prophets are wanton and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned that which is holy, they have done violence to the law.

Zep3:5  But the just Lord is in the midst of her, and he will never do an unjust thing: morning by morning he will bring out his judgement to the light, and it is not hidden, and he knows not injustice by extortion, nor injustice in strife.

Her prophets are crazed; men without faith. Her priests have polluted what is holy; they have acted unjustly against the law.