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Zephaniah 3:8
New International Version
Zephaniah 3:8
New International Version
Zephaniah 3:8
English Standard Version
Zephaniah 3:8
English Standard Version
8 “Therefore (A)wait for me,” declares the Lord,
“for the day when I rise up to seize the prey.
For my decision is (B)to gather nations,
to assemble kingdoms,
to pour out upon them my indignation,
all my burning anger;
for in the fire of my jealousy
(C)all the earth shall be consumed.
Zephaniah 3:8
King James Version
Zephaniah 3:8
King James Version
8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
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Zephaniah 3:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Zephaniah 3:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 Therefore, wait for Me(A)—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
until the day I rise up for plunder.[a]
For My decision is to gather nations,
to assemble kingdoms,
in order to pour out My indignation(B) on them,
all My burning anger;
for the whole earth will be consumed
by the fire of My jealousy.(C)
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:8 LXX, Syr read for a witness; Vg reads up forever
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