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Sinful Jerusalem

Too bad for that disgusting,
    corrupt, and lawless city!
Forever rebellious
    and rejecting correction,
Jerusalem refuses to trust
    or obey the Lord God.

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The Wickedness of Jerusalem

Woe, soiled, defiled,
    oppressing city!(A)
It has listened to no voice;
    it has accepted no correction.
It has not trusted in the Lord;
    it has not drawn near to its God.(B)

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Jerusalem

Woe to the city of oppressors,(A)
    rebellious(B) and defiled!(C)
She obeys(D) no one,
    she accepts no correction.(E)
She does not trust(F) in the Lord,
    she does not draw near(G) to her God.

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I will purify each language
and make those languages
    acceptable for praising me.[a]
Then, with hearts united,
everyone will serve
    only me, the Lord.
10 From across the rivers
    of Ethiopia,[b]
my scattered people,
my true worshipers,
    will bring offerings to me.

11 When that time comes,
you won't rebel against me
    and be put to shame.
I'll do away with those
    who are proud and arrogant.
Never will any of them
strut around
    on my holy mountain.
12 But I, the Lord, won't destroy
    any of your people
who are truly humble
    and turn to me for safety.
13 (A) The people of Israel who survive
will live right
    and refuse to tell lies.
They will eat and rest
    with nothing to fear.

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Footnotes

  1. 3.9 I will … praising me: Or “I will change the hearts of all people and make them fit for praising me.”
  2. 3.10 Ethiopia: See the note at 2.12.

At that time I will change the speech of the peoples
    to a pure speech,
that all of them may call on the name of the Lord
    and serve him with one accord.(A)
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush
    my suppliants, my scattered ones,
    shall bring my offering.(B)

11 On that day you shall not be put to shame
    because of all the deeds by which you have rebelled against me;
for then I will remove from your midst
    your proudly exultant ones,
and you shall no longer be haughty
    in my holy mountain.(C)
12 For I will leave in the midst of you
    a people humble and lowly.
They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord(D)
13     the remnant of Israel;
they shall do no wrong
    and utter no lies,
nor shall a deceitful tongue
    be found in their mouths.
Then they will pasture and lie down,
    and no one shall make them afraid.(E)

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Restoration of Israel’s Remnant

“Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,
    that all of them may call(A) on the name of the Lord(B)
    and serve(C) him shoulder to shoulder.
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush[a](D)
    my worshipers, my scattered people,
    will bring me offerings.(E)
11 On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame(F)
    for all the wrongs you have done to me,(G)
because I will remove from you
    your arrogant boasters.(H)
Never again will you be haughty
    on my holy hill.(I)
12 But I will leave within you
    the meek(J) and humble.
The remnant of Israel
    will trust(K) in the name of the Lord.
13 They(L) will do no wrong;(M)
    they will tell no lies.(N)
A deceitful tongue
    will not be found in their mouths.(O)
They will eat and lie down(P)
    and no one will make them afraid.(Q)

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Footnotes

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