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Zephaniah 1:12

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And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.

And it shall come to pass at that time {H6256}, that I will search {H2664} Jerusalem {H3389} with candles {H5216}, and punish {H6485} the men {H582} that are settled {H7087} on their lees {H8105}: that say {H559} in their heart {H3824}, The LORD {H3068} will not do good {H3190}, neither will he do evil {H7489}.

When that time comes, I will search Yerushalayim with lamps and punish those who are [smug and thick, like wine] left too long on its dregs, who say to themselves, 'ADONAI will do nothing - neither good nor bad.'

And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’

And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.

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Cross-References

  • Amos 6:1 (9 votes)

    ¶ Woe to them [that are] at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, [which are] named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!

  • Jeremiah 48:11 (8 votes)

    Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

  • Ezekiel 8:12 (6 votes)

    Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.

  • Psalms 94:7 (4 votes)

    Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard [it].

  • Ezekiel 9:9 (4 votes)

    Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah [is] exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.

  • Malachi 3:14 (4 votes)

    Ye have said, It [is] vain to serve God: and what profit [is it] that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

  • Malachi 3:15 (4 votes)

    And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, [they that] tempt God are even delivered.