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Zephaniah 3:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The righteous Lord is in her; he does no wrong. He applies his justice morning by morning; he does not fail at dawn, yet the one who does wrong knows no shame.

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The Rock   #– #his work is perfect; all his ways are just. A faithful God,  without bias, he is righteous and true.


They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness!


The Lord has removed your punishment; he has turned back your enemy. The King of Israel, the Lord, is among you; you need no longer fear harm.


Every time it passes through, it will carry you away; it will pass through every morning – every day and every night. Only terror  will cause you to understand the message.


The Lord your God is among you, a warrior  who saves. He will rejoice over you  with gladness. He will be quiet  in his love. He will delight in you with singing.’


Cry out and sing, citizen of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel  is among you in his greatness.’


For the Lord your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you; so your encampments must be holy. He must not see anything indecent among you or he will turn away from you.


If you appeal to the Father who judges impartially  according to each one’s work,  you are to conduct yourselves in reverence  during your time living as strangers.


God presented him to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so that he would be just and justify the one who has faith in Jesus.


The declaration of the Lord: ‘I myself will be a wall  of fire round it, and I will be the glory within it.’


Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding. It is impossible for God to do wrong, and for the Almighty to act unjustly.


So don’t judge  anything prematurely, before the Lord comes,  who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.


Because of your hardened and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath  for yourself in the day of wrath,  when God’s righteous judgement is revealed.


There is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered,   nothing hidden that won’t be made known.


Gather yourselves together; gather together, undesirable   nation,


Why do you force me to look at injustice? Why do you tolerate   wrongdoing? Oppression and violence are right in front of me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.


Because I have sinned against him, I must endure the  Lord’s fury until he champions my cause and establishes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see his salvation.  ,


Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe, her priests teach for payment, and her prophets practise divination for silver. Yet they lean on the  Lord, saying, ‘Isn’t the Lord   among us? No disaster will overtake us.’


The perimeter of the city will be 9.6 kilometres,  and the name of the city from that day on will be The Lord Is There.’


House of David, this is what the Lord says: Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor, or my anger will flare up like fire and burn unquenchably because of your evil deeds.


Were they ashamed when they acted so detestably? They weren’t at all ashamed. They can no longer feel humiliation. Therefore, they will fall among the fallen. When I punish them, they will collapse,’ says the Lord.


Were they ashamed when they acted so detestably? They weren’t at all ashamed. They can no longer feel humiliation. Therefore, they will fall among the fallen. When I punish them, they will collapse, says the Lord.


This is why the showers haven’t come   – why there has been no spring rain. You have the brazen look  of a prostitute and refuse to be ashamed.


The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are instructed to know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens me each morning; he awakens my ear to listen like those being instructed.


Speak up and present your case  ,  – yes, let them consult each other. Who predicted this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the Lord? There is no other God but me, a righteous God and Saviour; there is no one except me.


Lord, be gracious to us! We wait for you. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.


Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?


You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is just? ’


Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.


You inspect him every morning, and put him to the test every moment.


‘But you say, “The Lord’s way isn’t fair.”  Now listen, house of Israel: Is it my way that is unfair? Instead, isn’t it your ways that are unfair?


Let whoever is wise  understand these things, and whoever is insightful recognise them. For the ways of the  Lord are right, and the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.


The remnant  of Israel will no longer do wrong or tell lies; a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouths. They will pasture and lie down, with nothing to make them afraid.


This is why I have used the prophets to cut them down;  , I have killed them with the words from my mouth. My judgement strikes like lightning.





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