Zephaniah 3:6-10

New Living Translation

⁶ “I have wiped out many nations,
    devastating their fortress walls and towers.
Their streets are now deserted;
    their cities lie in silent ruin.
There are no survivors—
    none at all.
⁷ I thought, ‘Surely they will have reverence for me now!
    Surely they will listen to my warnings.
Then I won’t need to strike again,
    destroying their homes.’
But no, they get up early
    to continue their evil deeds.
⁸ Therefore, be patient,” says the Lord.
    “Soon I will stand and accuse these evil nations.
For I have decided to gather the kingdoms of the earth
    and pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them.
All the earth will be devoured
    by the fire of my jealousy.

⁹ “Then I will purify the speech of all people,
    so that everyone can worship the Lord together.
¹⁰ My scattered people who live beyond the rivers of Ethiopia^[a]
    will come to present their offerings.