{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/zephaniah/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T00:42:28.075Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Zephaniah","bookSlug":"zephaniah","chapter":3,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":2,"nextChapter":null,"totalChapters":3,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Woe to the provoking, and redeemed city, the dove. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"She hath not hearkened to the voice, neither hath she received discipline: she hath not trusted in the Lord, she drew not near to her God. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Her princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left nothing for the morning. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Her prophets are senseless men without faith: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have acted unjustly against the law. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The just Lord is in the midst thereof, he will not do iniquity: in the morning, in the morning he will bring his judgment to light, and it shall not be hid: but the wicked man hath not known shame. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I have destroyed the nations, and their towers are beaten down: I have made their ways desert, so that there is none that passeth by: their cities are desolate, there is not a man remaining, nor any inhabitant. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"I said: Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive correction: and her dwelling shall not perish, for all things wherein I have visited her: but they rose early and corrupted all their thoughts. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Wherefore expect me, saith the Lord, in the day of my resurrection that is to come, for my judgment is to assemble the Gentiles, and to gather the kingdoms: and to pour upon them my indignation, all my fierce anger: for with the fire of my jealousy shall all the earth be devoured. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Because then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, that all may call upon the name of the Lord, and may serve him with one shoulder. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, shall my suppliants the children of my dispersed people bring me an offering. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"In that day thou shalt not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proud boasters, and thou shalt no more be lifted up because of my holy mountain. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And I will leave in the midst of thee a poor and needy people: and they shall hope in the name of the Lord. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed, and shall lie down, and there shall be none to make them afraid. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Give praise, O daughter of Sion: shout, O Israel: be glad, and rejoice with all thy heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The Lord hath taken away thy judgment, he hath turned away thy enemies: the king of Israel the Lord is in the midst of thee, thou shalt fear evil no more. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Fear not: to Sion: Let not thy hands be weakened. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, he will save: he will rejoice over thee with gladness, he will be silent in his love, he will be joyful over thee in praise. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The triflers that were departed from the law, I will gather together, because they were of thee: that thou mayest no more suffer reproach for them. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Behold I will cut off all that have afflicted thee at that time: and I will save her that halteth, and will gather her that was cast out: and I will get them praise, and a name, in all the land where they had been put to confusion. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"At that time, when I will bring you: and at the time that I will gather you: for I will give you a name, and praise among all the people of the earth, when I shall have brought back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord."}],"citation":{"inline":"Zephaniah 3 (DRB)","markdown":"[Zephaniah 3](https://primebible.com/drb/zephaniah/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/zephaniah/3 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}