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Text -- Zephaniah 3:1-6 (NET)
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Strongs On/Off
Context
Jerusalem is Corrupt
3:1 The filthy , stained city is as good as dead ; the city filled with oppressors is finished!
3:2 She is disobedient ; she refuses correction . She does not trust the Lord ; she does not seek the advice of her God .
3:3 Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions ; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning .
3:4 Her prophets are proud ; they are deceitful men . Her priests defile what is holy ; they break God’s laws .
3:5 The just Lord resides within her; he commits no unjust acts. Every morning he reveals his justice . At dawn he appears without fail . Yet the unjust know no shame .
The Lord’s Judgment will Purify
3:6 “I destroyed nations ; their walled cities are in ruins . I turned their streets into ruins ; no one passes through them. Their cities are desolate ; no one lives there.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
ZEPHANIAH, BOOK OF |
Wolf |
Shame |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Minister |
Judge |
Nation |
Rulers |
Wicked |
Injustice |
God |
FAIL |
EVEN; EVENING; EVENTIDE |
BLINDNESS, JUDICIAL |
Court |
PERSON, PERSONALITY |
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NET Notes: Zep 3:1 The following verses show that Jerusalem, personified as a woman (“she”), is the referent.
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NET Notes: Zep 3:2 Heb “draw near to.” The present translation assumes that the expression “draw near to” refers to seeking God’s will (see...
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NET Notes: Zep 3:3 Heb “they do not gnaw [a bone] at morning.” The precise meaning of the line is unclear. The statement may mean these wolves devour their p...
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NET Notes: Zep 3:5 Heb “at the light he is not missing.” Note that NASB (which capitalizes pronouns referring to Deity) has divided the lines differently: ...
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