Zephaniah 3:8-13

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁸ The Lord declares, “Just wait!
One day I will stand up as a witness.
I have decided to gather nations,
to bring kingdoms together,
and to pour my rage, my burning anger, on them.
The whole land will be consumed by my fiery fury.

⁹ “Then I will give all people pure lips
to worship the Lord
and to serve him with one purpose.
¹⁰ From beyond the rivers of Sudan
my worshipers, my scattered people, will bring my offering.
¹¹ On that day you will no longer be ashamed
of all your rebellious acts against me.
Then I will remove your arrogance
and never again will you act proud on my holy mountain.
¹² So with you I will leave a faithful few, a humble and poor people.
They will seek refuge in the name of the Lord.
¹³ The faithful few in Israel will not do wrong, tell lies,
or use their tongues to deceive others.
They will graze their sheep and lie down,
and there will be no one to terrify them.”