Zephaniah 3:5

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.

Zephaniah 3:15

3:15 The Lord has removed the judgment against you;

he has turned back your enemy.

Israel’s king, the Lord, is in your midst!

You no longer need to fear disaster.


tn The word “resides” is supplied for clarification.

tn Or “he does no injustice.”

tn Heb “gives”; or “dispenses.”

tn Heb “at the light he is not missing.” Note that NASB (which capitalizes pronouns referring to Deity) has divided the lines differently: “Every morning He brings His justice to light; // He does not fail.”

tn Heb “your judgments,” that is, “the judgments directed against you.” The translation reflects the implications of the parallelism.