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Zephaniah 3:5

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3:5 The just Lord resides 1  within her;

he commits no unjust acts. 2 

Every morning he reveals 3  his justice.

At dawn he appears without fail. 4 

Yet the unjust know no shame.

Zephaniah 3:9

Context

3:9 Know for sure that I will then enable

the nations to give me acceptable praise. 5 

All of them will invoke the Lord’s name when they pray, 6 

and will worship him in unison. 7 

1 tn The word “resides” is supplied for clarification.

2 tn Or “he does no injustice.”

3 tn Heb “gives”; or “dispenses.”

4 tn Heb “at the light he is not missing.” Note that NASB (which capitalizes pronouns referring to Deity) has divided the lines differently: “Every morning He brings His justice to light; // He does not fail.”

5 tn Heb “Certainly [or perhaps, “For”] then I will restore to the nations a pure lip.”

sn I will then enable the nations to give me acceptable praise. This apparently refers to a time when the nations will reject their false idol-gods and offer genuine praise to the one true God.

6 tn Heb “so that all of them will call on the name of the Lord.”

7 tn Heb “so that [they] will serve him [with] one shoulder.”



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