Zephaniah 3:7 Parallel Translations

"I said, 'Surely you will revere Me, Accept instruction.' So her dwelling will not be cut off According to all that I have appointed concerning her. But they were eager to corrupt all their deeds. (NASB ©1995)

GWT:

I said to my people, 'You will fear me. You will accept correction!' Then their homeland would not be wiped out even though I have punished them. Still, they continued to be corrupt in everything they did."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

I said, Only fear thou me; receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings.

BBE:

I said, Certainly you will go in fear of me, and come under my training, so that whatever I may send on her may not be cut off before her eyes: but they got up early and made all their works evil.

DBY:

I said, Only fear me, receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, howsoever I may punish her. But they rose early, they corrupted all their doings.

ERV:

I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive correction; so her dwelling should not be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings.

JPS:

I said: 'Surely thou wilt fear Me, thou wilt receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, despite all that I have visited upon her'; but they betimes corrupted all their doings.

WBS:

I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, however I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.

WEB:

I said, "Just fear me. Receive correction, so that her dwelling won't be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her." But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.

YLT:

I have said: Only, ye do fear Me, Ye do accept instruction, And her habitation is not cut off, All that I have appointed for her, But they have risen early, They have corrupted all their doings.

Zephaniah 3:7 Cross References

XREF:

Job 36:10 "He opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they return from evil.

Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.

Jeremiah 7:7 then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.

Hosea 9:9 They have gone deep in depravity As in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their iniquity, He will punish their sins.

1 Timothy 1:5 But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but {e} they rose early, [and] corrupted all their doings.
(e) They were most earnest and ready to do wickedly.

WES:

3:7 I said - I thought (speaking after the manner of men). Thou - O Jerusalem. Fear me - For the many and great judgments executed upon others. I punished them - In some measure.

MHC:

3:1-7 The holy God hates sin most in those nearest to him. A sinful state is, and will be, a woful state. Yet they had the tokens of God's presence, and all the advantages of knowing his will, with the strongest reasons to do it; still they persisted in disobedience. Alas, that men often are more active in doing wickedness than believers are in doing good.

CONC:

Accept Act Appointed Betimes Certainly Correction Corrupt Corrupted Corruptly Cut Deeds Despite Doings Dwelling Eager Early Enjoined Evil Fear Got Habitation However Howsoever Instruction Lose Punish Punished Punishments Receive Revere Risen Rose Sight Surely Training Visited Whatever Wilt Won't Works

Accept Act Appointed Betimes Correction Corrupted Corruptly Cut Despite Doings Dwelling Early Enjoined Evil Eyes Fear However Howsoever Instruction Lose Punished Punishments Receive Revere Rose Sight Surely Training Visited Whatever Wilt Won't Works

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