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Zephaniah 3:8-10
New Catholic Bible
Zephaniah 3:8-10
New Catholic Bible
8 Therefore, wait for me, says the Lord;
wait for the day when I stand up to accuse you.
For I am determined to gather nations
and assemble kingdoms
in order to pour forth my wrath upon them,
all the heat of my anger.
The entire earth will be consumed
by the fire of my jealousy.
Toward a Tomorrow of Exultance[a]
9 Then I will purify
the lips of my people,
so that all may call on
the name of the Lord
and serve him with one accord.
10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
my suppliants, my scattered ones,
will bring offerings to me.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:9 Despite the dark perspectives connected with the day of the Lord, Zephaniah follows the practice of the other prophets, in looking, now, to a future in which God will save his people, who will be renewed and gathered around him once again. Whatever may happen, it is certain that God’s plan intends life and not death.
