Zephaniah 3 - Compare Translations
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Zephaniah 3:1
KJVWoe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
WEBWoe to her who is rebellious and polluted, the oppressing city!
YLTWo [to] the rebellious and polluted, The oppressing city!
Zephaniah 3:2
KJVShe obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.
WEBShe didn’t obey the voice. She didn’t receive correction. She didn’t trust in Yahweh. She didn’t draw near to her God.
YLTShe 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.
Zephaniah 3:3
KJVHer princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
WEBHer princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.
YLTHer heads in her midst [are] roaring lions, Her judges [are] evening wolves, They have not gnawn the bone in the morning.
Zephaniah 3:4
KJVHer prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
WEBHer prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.
YLTHer prophets unstable -- men of treachery, Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have violated the law.
Zephaniah 3:5
KJVThe just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
WEBYahweh, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame.
YLTJehovah [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.
Zephaniah 3:6
KJVI have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
WEBI have cut off nations. Their battlements are desolate. I have made their streets waste, so that no one passes by. Their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.
YLTI 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.
Zephaniah 3:7
KJVI said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
WEBI said, “Just fear me. Receive correction, so that her dwelling won’t be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her.” But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.
YLTI 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.
Zephaniah 3:8
KJVTherefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
WEB“Therefore wait for me”, says Yahweh, “until the day that I rise up to the prey, for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour on them my indignation, even all my fierce anger, for all the earth will be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
YLTTherefore, 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.
Zephaniah 3:9
KJVFor then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent.
WEBFor then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on Yahweh’s name, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.
YLTFor 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.
Zephaniah 3:10
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Zephaniah 3:11
KJVIn that day shalt thou 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 them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
WEBIn that day you will not be disappointed for all your doings, in which you have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out from among you your proudly exulting ones, and you will no more be arrogant in my holy mountain.
YLTIn 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.
Zephaniah 3:12
KJVI will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
WEBBut I will leave among you an afflicted and poor people, and they will take refuge in Yahweh’s name.
YLTAnd I have left in thy midst a people humble and poor, And they have trusted in the name of Jehovah.
Zephaniah 3:13
KJVThe remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
WEBThe remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, neither will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they will feed and lie down, and no one will make them afraid.”
YLTThe 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.
Zephaniah 3:14
KJVSing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
WEBSing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.
YLTCry aloud, O daughter of Zion, shout, O Israel, Rejoice and exult with the whole heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Zephaniah 3:15
KJVThe Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
WEBYahweh has taken away your judgments. He has thrown out your enemy. The King of Israel, Yahweh, is among you. You will not be afraid of evil any more.
YLTJehovah hath turned aside thy judgments, He hath faced thine enemy, The king of Israel, Jehovah, [is] in thy midst, Thou seest evil no more.
Zephaniah 3:16
KJVIn that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
WEBIn that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, “Don’t be afraid, Zion. Don’t let your hands be weak.”
YLTIn that day it is said to Jerusalem, `Fear not, O Zion, let not thy hands be feeble.
Zephaniah 3:17
KJVThe Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
WEBYahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
YLTJehovah 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.'
Zephaniah 3:18
KJVI will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
WEBI will remove those who grieve about the appointed feasts from you. They are a burden and a reproach to you.
YLTMine afflicted from the appointed place I have gathered, from thee they have been, Bearing for her sake reproach.
Zephaniah 3:19
KJVBehold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
WEBBehold, at that time I will deal with all those who afflict you, and I will save those who are lame, and gather those who were driven away. I will give them praise and honor, whose shame has been in all the earth.
YLTLo, 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.
Zephaniah 3:20
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