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 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.

For the Lord your God walks about in the middle of your camp to deliver you and defeat your enemies for you. Therefore your camp should be holy, so that he does not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.

Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel acts mightily among you!"

The circumference of the city will be six miles. The name of the city from that day forward will be: 'The Lord Is There.'"

Her leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, her priests proclaim rulings for profit, and her prophets read omens for pay. Yet they claim to trust the Lord and say, "The Lord is among us. Disaster will not overtake us!"

But I (the Lord says) will be a wall of fire surrounding Jerusalem and the source of glory in her midst.'"

He will

Far be it from you to do such a thing -- to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?"

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

"Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, from the Almighty to do evil.

Every morning

Whenever it sweeps by, it will overtake you; indeed, every morning it will sweep by, it will come through during the day and the night." When this announcement is understood, it will cause nothing but terror.

Lord, be merciful to us! We wait for you. Give us strength each morning! Deliver us when distress comes.

The sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.

O royal family descended from David. The Lord says: 'See to it that people each day are judged fairly. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you. It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done.

They are fresh every morning; your faithfulness is abundant!

Bring

He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully make just decrees.

I must endure the Lord's anger, for I have sinned against him. But then he will defend my cause, and accomplish justice on my behalf. He will lead me out into the light; I will experience firsthand his deliverance.

Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment is revealed!

So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.

But

That is why the rains have been withheld, and the spring rains have not come. Yet in spite of this you are obstinate as a prostitute. You refuse to be ashamed of what you have done.

Are they ashamed because they have done such shameful things? No, they are not at all ashamed. They do not even know how to blush! So they will die, just like others have died. They will be brought to ruin when I punish them," says the Lord.

Are they ashamed because they have done such disgusting things? No, they are not at all ashamed! They do not even know how to blush! So they will die just like others have died. They will be brought to ruin when I punish them, says the Lord.

General references

The Lord answered, "This has happened because these people have rejected my laws which I gave them. They have not obeyed me or followed those laws.