Zephaniah 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!”

Zephaniah 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zephaniah 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zephaniah 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, the oppressing city!”

Zephaniah 3:1 — World English Bible

Zephaniah 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted! to the oppressing city!”

Zephaniah 3:1 — American Standard Version

Zephaniah 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Woe <FI>to<Fi> the rebellious and polluted, The oppressing city!”

Zephaniah 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Zephaniah 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Woe to her that is rebellious and corrupted, to the oppressing city! ”

Zephaniah 3:1 — Darby Translation

Zephaniah 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Woe to her that is filthie and polluted, to the robbing citie.”

Zephaniah 3:1 — Geneva Bible

Zephaniah 3:1 in Context — Zephaniah 3

1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.

3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

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What Does Zephaniah 3:1 Mean?

Zephaniah 3:1 is a verse from the Book of Zephaniah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zephaniah chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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