25 (A)The Lord will destroy the house of the proud,
But (B)He will establish the boundary of the widow.

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25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud,(A)
    but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.(B)

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10 (A)From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
My worshipers,
The daughter of My dispersed ones,
Shall bring My offering.
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 (B)rejoice in your pride,
And you shall no longer be haughty
In My holy mountain.
12 I will leave in your midst
(C)A meek and humble people,
And they shall trust in the name of the Lord.

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10 From beyond the rivers of Cush[a](A)
    my worshipers, my scattered people,
    will bring me offerings.(B)
11 On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame(C)
    for all the wrongs you have done to me,(D)
because I will remove from you
    your arrogant boasters.(E)
Never again will you be haughty
    on my holy hill.(F)
12 But I will leave within you
    the meek(G) and humble.
The remnant of Israel
    will trust(H) in the name of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:10 That is, the upper Nile region

19 I will (A)break the pride of your power;

I (B)will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.

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19 I will break down your stubborn pride(A) and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze.(B)

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20 (A)But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.

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20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride,(A) he was deposed from his royal throne(B) and stripped(C) of his glory.(D)

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(A)That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a (B)moment?
(C)Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens,
And his head reaches to the clouds,
Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse;
Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’

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that the mirth of the wicked(A) is brief,
    the joy of the godless(B) lasts but a moment.(C)
Though the pride(D) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(E)
    and his head touches the clouds,(F)
he will perish forever,(G) like his own dung;
    those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’(H)

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