Zephaniah 3:1-7

American Standard Version

3 Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted! to the oppressing city! ² She obeyed not the voice; she received not ^[a]correction; she trusted not in Jehovah; she drew not near to her God. ³ Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they ^[b]leave nothing till the morrow. ⁴ Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. ⁵ Jehovah in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; ^[c]every morning doth he bring his justice to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame. ⁶ I have cut off nations; their ^[d]battlements are desolate; I have made their streets waste, so that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant. ⁷ I said, Only fear thou me; receive ^[e]correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, ^[f]according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings.