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    "book": "zephaniah",
    "chapter": 3
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    "n": 3,
    "bookSlug": "zephaniah",
    "bookCode": "ZEP",
    "refId": "",
    "title": "",
    "translation": null,
    "segments": [],
    "lines": [],
    "paragraphs": [{
        "n": 1,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:1",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.1",
        "text": "Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted! to the oppressing city!"
      },{
        "n": 2,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:2",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.2",
        "text": "She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in Jehovah; she drew not near to her God."
      },{
        "n": 3,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:3",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.3",
        "text": "Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow."
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:4",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.4",
        "text": "Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law."
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:5",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.5",
        "text": "Jehovah in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; every morning doth he bring his justice to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:6",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.6",
        "text": "I have cut off nations; their battlements are desolate; I have made their streets waste, so that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:7",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.7",
        "text": "I said, Only fear thou me; receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, [according to] all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:8",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.8",
        "text": "Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, 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."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:9",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.9",
        "text": "For then will I turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:10",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.10",
        "text": "From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering."
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:11",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.11",
        "text": "In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:12",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.12",
        "text": "But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of Jehovah."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:13",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.13",
        "text": "The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:14",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.14",
        "text": "Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem."
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:15",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.15",
        "text": "Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the King of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not fear evil any more."
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:16",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.16",
        "text": "In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack."
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:17",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.17",
        "text": "Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing."
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:18",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.18",
        "text": "I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee; [to whom] the burden upon her was a reproach."
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:19",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.19",
        "text": "Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save that which is lame, and gather that which was driven away; and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame hath been in all the earth."
      },{
        "n": 20,
        "refId": "ZEP-3:20",
        "verseRef": "ZEP.3.20",
        "text": "At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah."
      }
    ]
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