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-->''"Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!\\
She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.\\
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.\\
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.\\
The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame."''

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-->''"Woe to her that is filthy and -->''"Ah, sullied, polluted, to the oppressing overbearing city!\\
She obeyed has been disobedient, has learned no lesson; she has not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew LORD, has not drawn near to her God.\\
Her princes The officials within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; wolves of the steppe, they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.leave no bone until morning.\\
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: reckless, faithless fellows; her priests have polluted the sanctuary, profane what is holy, they have done violence to the law.give perverse rulings.\\
The just But the LORD is in the her midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his is righteous, He does no wrong; He issues judgment to light, he faileth not; but every morning, as unfailing as the unjust knoweth light. The wrongdoer knows no shame."''shame!"''
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* SinisterMinister: God speaks of Jerusalem: "Its prophets are arrogant and treacherous. Its priests have contaminated the sanctuary. They give perverse interpretations of the Law." (Zephaniah 3:4, International Standard Version)
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* ConflictingLoyalty: "I’ll wipe out those who worship the stars that they view from their housetops, those who bow down and swear to the Lord and who also swear by Milcom." (Zephaniah 1:5, International Standard Version)
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* MoneyIsNotPower: God says in Zephaniah 1:18: "Moreover, their silver and their gold won't be able to deliver them on the day of the LORD's fury." (Common English Bible)

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!!Structure of the book:
* Prophecy of God's judgments (Zephaniah 1:1-2:3)
* God's judgment of the nations (Zephaniah 2:4-3:8)
* Promised blessings (Zephaniah 3:9-20)

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One of the books of the Minor Prophets that make up the Old Testament.

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* CallBack: In Zephaniah 2:9, God's judgements against Moab and the children of Ammon shall be in the respective manner of Sodom and Gomorrah.
* EarthShatteringKaboom: God states a couple of times to the sinners that He will destroy everything in the world.
* MoodWhiplash: For all of the chapters, God plans on carrying out His judgements against His people, until the conclusion in Zephaniah 3:14-20 where He announces hope and joy for His people through a song.
* RapePillageAndBurn: What God plans on doing to the land of Judah in Zephaniah 1:2-13.
* ViceCity: Jerusalem as described in Zephaniah 3:1-5
-->''"Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!\\
She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.\\
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.\\
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.\\
The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame."''

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