Zephaniah 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Zephaniah 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Zephaniah 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Zephaniah 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame.”
Zephaniah 3:5 — World English Bible
Zephaniah 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Jehovah in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; every morning doth he bring his justice to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame. ”
Zephaniah 3:5 — American Standard Version
Zephaniah 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> righteous in her midst, He doth not do perverseness, Morning by morning His judgment he giveth to the light, It hath not been lacking, And the perverse doth not know shame.”
Zephaniah 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Zephaniah 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The righteous Jehovah is in the midst of her: he doeth no wrong. Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light; it faileth not: but the unrighteous knoweth no shame.”
Zephaniah 3:5 — Darby Translation
Zephaniah 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The iust Lord is in the middes thereof: he will doe none iniquitie: euery morning doeth hee bring his iudgement to light, he faileth not: but the wicked will not learne to be ashamed.”
Zephaniah 3:5 — Geneva Bible
Zephaniah 3:5 in Context — Zephaniah 3
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
5 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.
6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
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What Does Zephaniah 3:5 Mean?
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