Zephaniah 3:8-15 (Vespers, 7th reading)
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- “Therefore wait for Me,” says the Lord, “Until the day I rise up for plunder; My determination is to gather the nations To My assembly of kingdoms, To pour on them My indignation, All my fierce anger; All the earth shall be devoured With the fire of My jealousy.
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- “For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, That they all may call on the name of the Lord, To serve Him with one accord.
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- From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, The daughter of My dispersed ones, Shall bring My offering.
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- In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds In which you transgress against Me; For then I will take away from your midst Those who rejoice in your pride, And you shall no longer be haughty In My holy mountain.
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- I will leave in your midst A meek and humble people, And they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
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- The remnant of Israel shall do no unrighteousness And speak no lies, Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; For they shall feed their flocks and lie down, And no one shall make them afraid.”
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- Sing, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
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- The Lord has taken away your judgments, He has cast out your enemy. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; You shall see disaster no more.