Zephaniah 3:11

New Century Version

Then Jerusalem will not be ashamed of the wrongs done against me, because I will remove from this city those who like to brag; there will never be any more proud people on my holy mountain in Jerusalem.

Cross References

Psalm 131:1

Lord, my heart is not proud; I don’t look down on others. I don’t do great things, and I can’t do miracles.

Psalm 49:5

Why should I be afraid of bad days? Why should I fear when evil people surround me?

Psalm 59:12

They sin by what they say; they sin with their words. They curse and tell lies, so let their pride trap them.

Isaiah 11:9

They will not hurt or destroy each other on all my holy mountain, because the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the sea is full of water.

Isaiah 2:12

The Lord All-Powerful has a certain day planned when he will punish the proud and those who brag, and they will no longer be important.

Isaiah 45:17

But Israel will be saved by the Lord, and that salvation will continue forever. Never again will Israel be put to shame.

Isaiah 5:15

So the common people and the great people will be brought down; those who are proud will be humbled.

Isaiah 54:4

“Don’t be afraid, because you will not be ashamed. Don’t be embarrassed, because you will not be disgraced. You will forget the shame you felt earlier; you will not remember the shame you felt when you lost your husband.

Isaiah 56:7

I will bring these people to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. The offerings and sacrifices they place on my altar will please me, because my Temple will be called a house for prayer for people from all nations.”

Isaiah 61:7

Instead of being ashamed, my people will receive twice as much wealth. Instead of being disgraced, they will be happy because of what they receive. They will receive a double share of the land, so their happiness will continue forever.

Jeremiah 13:9

This is what the Lord said: “In the same way I will ruin the pride of the people of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 7:4

Don’t trust the lies of people who say, “This is the Temple of the Lord. This is the Temple of the Lord. This is the Temple of the Lord!”

Ezekiel 20:40

On my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, all Israel will serve me in the land, says the Lord God. There I will accept you. There I will expect your offerings, the first harvest of your offerings, and all your holy gifts.

Ezekiel 24:21

‘Say to the people of Israel, This is what the Lord God says: I am going to dishonor my Temple. You think it gives you strength. You are proud of it, and you look at it with love and tenderness. But your sons and daughters that you left behind in Jerusalem will fall dead by the sword.

Daniel 9:16

Lord, you do what is right, but please do not be angry with Jerusalem, your city on your holy hill. Because of our sins and the evil things done by our ancestors, people all around insult and make fun of Jerusalem and your people.

Daniel 9:20

While I was saying these things in my prayer to the Lord, my God, confessing my sins and the sins of the people of Israel and praying for God’s holy hill,

Micah 3:11

Its judges take money to decide who wins in court. Its priests only teach for pay, and its prophets only look into the future when they get paid. But they lean on the Lord and say, “The Lord is here with us, so nothing bad will happen to us.”

Numbers 16:3

They came as a group to speak to Moses and Aaron and said, “You have gone too far. All the people are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. So why do you put yourselves above all the people of the Lord?”

Matthew 3:9

And don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you that God could make children for Abraham from these rocks.

Romans 2:17

What about you? You call yourself a Jew. You trust in the law of Moses and brag that you are close to God.

Romans 9:33

As it is written in the Scripture: “I will put in Jerusalem a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that makes them fall. Anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed.”

1 Peter 2:6

The Scripture says: “I will put a stone in the ground in Jerusalem. Everything will be built on this important and precious rock. Anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed.”