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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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