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Zephaniah 3

20 aligned verses; 20 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Wo ` to ' the rebellious and polluted, The oppressing city !
Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled !
She hath not hearkened to the voice , She hath not accepted instruction, In Jehovah she hath not trusted, Unto her God she hath not drawn near.
She heeded no voice ; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God .
Her heads in her midst ` are ' roaring lions , Her judges ` are ' evening wolves, They have not gnawn the bone in the morning.
Her princes are roaring lions ; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
Her prophets unstable -- men of treachery , Her priests have polluted the sanctuary , They have violated the law.
Her prophets are reckless , faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary ; they do violence to the law.
Jehovah ` is ' righteous in her midst, He doth not do perverseness, Morning by morning His judgment he giveth to the light, It hath not been lacking , And the perverse doth not know shame.
The LORD within her is righteous ; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning ; He does not fail at dawn , yet the unjust know no shame.
I have cut off nations , Desolated have been their chief ones, I have laid waste their out-places without any passing by, Destroyed have been their cities, Without man, without inhabitant.
I have cut off the nations ; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste , with no man, no inhabitant.
I have said : Only , ye do fear Me , Ye do accept instruction, And her habitation is not cut off , All that I have appointed for her , But they have risen early , They have corrupted all their doings .
I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her . But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds .
Therefore , wait for Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah , For the day of My rising for prey , For My judgment ` is ' to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them Mine indignation , All the heat of Mine anger , For by the fire of My jealousy consumed is all the earth .
Therefore wait for Me, declares the LORD , “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation all My burning anger . For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
For then do I turn unto peoples a pure lip, To call all of them by the name of Jehovah, To serve Him `with' one shoulder.
For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder .
From beyond the rivers of Cush , my supplicants , The daughter of My scattered ones , Do bring My present .
From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers , My scattered people , will bring Me an offering .
In that day thou art not ashamed because of any of thine actions, Wherewith thou hast transgressed against Me , For then do I turn aside from thy midst The exulting ones of thine excellency , And thou dost add no more to be haughty , In My holy mountain.
On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me . For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride , and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.
And I have left in thy midst a people humble and poor , And they have trusted in the name of Jehovah .
But I will leave within you a meek and humble people , and they will trust in the name of the LORD .
The remnant of Israel do no perversity, nor speak lies, Nor found in their mouth is a deceitful tongue , For they have delight, and have lain down, And there is none troubling .
The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble .
Cry aloud , O daughter of Zion , shout, O Israel , Rejoice and exult with the whole heart, O daughter of Jerusalem .
Sing for joy , O Daughter of Zion ; shout aloud , O Israel ! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem !
Jehovah hath turned aside thy judgments, He hath faced thine enemy , The king of Israel , Jehovah , ` is ' in thy midst, Thou seest evil no more .
The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy . Israel’s King, the LORD , is among you; no longer will you fear any harm .
In that day it is said to Jerusalem , `Fear not, O Zion , let not thy hands be feeble .
On that day they will say to Jerusalem : “Do not fear , O Zion ; do not let your hands fall limp .
Jehovah thy God ` is ' in thy midst, A mighty one doth save , He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love , He joyeth over thee with singing. '
The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save . He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love ; He will rejoice over you with singing.
Mine afflicted from the appointed place I have gathered, from thee they have been , Bearing for her sake reproach.
“I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts , so that you will no longer suffer reproach.
Lo , I am dealing with all afflicting thee at that time, And I have saved the halting one, And the driven out ones I do gather , And have set them for a praise and for a name, In all the land of their shame .
Behold , at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth .
At that time I bring you in, Even at the time of My assembling you , For I give you for a name, and for a praise , Among all peoples of the land, In My turning back `to' your captivity before your eyes, said Jehovah!
At that time I will bring you in ; yes , at that time I will gather you . For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes, says the LORD.

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