Zephaniah 3:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The 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.

Is in

He will

Genesis 18:25

Job 8:3

Job 34:10

Every morning

Lamentations 3:23

Bring

But

Jeremiah 3:3

Jeremiah 6:15

Jeremiah 8:12

General references

Jeremiah 9:13

Bible References

Is in

The LORD has acquitted you; turning back your adversaries. Israel's king, the LORD, is among you; you will not fear disaster anymore.

For the LORD your God is on the move within your camp to deliver you and to hand your enemies over to you. Therefore your camp must be holy so that he will not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you."

Shout aloud, and sing for joy, you who live in Zion, because great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel."

A perimeter is to measure 18,000 units, and the name of the city from that time on is to be: "THE LORD IS THERE.'"

Her leaders judge for the money, her priests teach only when they're paid, and her prophets prophesy for cash. Even so, don't they all rely on the LORD as they ask, "The LORD is among us, is he not? Nothing bad can possibly happen to us!'

I myself will be an encircling rampart of fire,' declares the LORD, "and I will be the glory in her midst.'

He will

Far be it from you to do such a thing to kill the righteous along with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike! The Judge of all the earth will do what is right, won't he?"

Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what's right?

"Therefore you men of understanding, listen to me! Far be it for God to practice wickedness, or the Almighty to do what is wrong,

Every morning

As often as it sweeps through, it will carry you away, for it will sweep by morning after morning in the day; but understanding this message will bring sheer terror at night,

"LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you; and be our strength every morning, our salvation in times of trouble.

"The Lord GOD has given me a learned tongue, so that I may know how to sustain the weary with words. And morning after morning he wakens, and he wakens my ear to listen like those who are being taught.

This is what the LORD says, house of David: "Judge appropriately every morning, and deliver those who have been robbed from the oppressor, so my anger does not break out like fire and burn with no one to put it out because of your evil deeds.

They are new every morning great is your faithfulness!

Bring

He will bring forth your righteousness as a light, and your justice as the noonday sun.

A crushed reed he will not break, and a fading candle he won't snuff out. He'll bring forth justice for the truth.

I will endure the LORD's anger since I have sinned against him until he takes over my defense, administers justice on my behalf, and brings me out to the light, where I will gaze on his righteousness.

There is nothing covered up that won't be exposed and nothing secret that won't be made known.

But because of your stubborn and unrepentant heart you are reserving wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

Therefore, stop judging prematurely, before the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is now hidden in darkness and reveal the motives of our hearts. Then each person will receive his praise from God.

But

This is why the rain has been withheld and there are no spring showers. Yet you have a harlot's look and you refuse to be ashamed.

Were they ashamed because they did what was repugnant to God? They were not ashamed at all they don't even know how to blush! Therefore they'll fall with those who fall. When I punish them, they'll be brought down," says the LORD.

Are they ashamed because they have done what is repugnant to God? They weren't ashamed at all; they don't even know how to blush! Therefore they'll fall with those who fall. When I punish them, they'll be brought down," says the LORD.

General references

The LORD said, "It is because they have forsaken my Law that I gave them. They didn't obey me and didn't live according to it.