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Sofonias 3 — Bíblia The Message, 2002 | Gospelmais
20 versículos · The Message, 2002
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1Doom to the rebellious city,the home of oppressors—Sewer City!
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1What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem,the city of violence and crime!
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2The city that wouldn't take advice,wouldn't accept correction,Wouldn't trust God,wouldn't even get close to her own god!
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2No one can tell it anything;it refuses all correction.It does not trust in the LORDor draw near to its God.
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3Her very own leadersare rapacious lions,Her judges are rapacious timber wolvesout every morning prowling for a fresh kill.
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3Its leaders are like roaring lionshunting for their victims.Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time,who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.
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4Her prophets are out for what they can get.They're opportunists—you can't trust them.Her priests desecrate the Sanctuary.They use God's law as a weapon to maim and kill souls.
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4Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain.Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions.
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5Yet God remains righteous in her midst,untouched by the evil.He stays at it, day after day, meting out justice.At evening he's still at it, strong as ever.But evil men and women, without conscienceand without shame, persist in evil.
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5But the LORD is still there in the city,and he does no wrong.Day by day he hands down justice,and he does not fail.But the wicked know no shame.
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6"So I cut off the godless nations.I knocked down their defense posts,Filled her roads with rubbleso no one could get through.Her cities were bombed-out ruins,unlivable and unlived in.
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6“I have wiped out many nations,devastating their fortress walls and towers.Their streets are now deserted;their cities lie in silent ruin.There are no survivors —none at all.
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7"I thought, 'Surely she'll honor me now,accept my discipline and correction,Find a way of escape from the trouble she's in,find relief from the punishment I'm bringing.'But it didn't faze her. Bright and earlyshe was up at it again, doing the same old things.
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7I thought, ‘Surely they will have reverence for me now!Surely they will listen to my warnings.Then I won’t need to strike again,destroying their homes.’But no, they get up earlyto continue their evil deeds.
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8"Well, if that's what you want, stick around."God's Decree."Your day in court is coming,but remember I'll be there to bring evidence.I'll bring all the nations to the courtroom,round up all the kingdoms,And let them feel the brunt of my anger,my raging wrath.My zeal is a firethat will purge and purify the earth.
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8Therefore, be patient,” says the LORD.“Soon I will stand and accuse these evil nations.For I have decided to gather the kingdoms of the earthand pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them.All the earth will be devouredby the fire of my jealousy.
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9"In the end I will turn things around for the people.I'll give them a language undistorted, unpolluted,Words to address God in worshipand, united, to serve me with their shoulders to the wheel.
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9“Then I will purify the speech of all people,so that everyone can worship the LORD together.
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10They'll come from beyond the Ethiopian rivers,they'll come praying—All my scattered, exiled peoplewill come home with offerings for worship.
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10My scattered people who live beyond the rivers of Ethiopiawill come to present their offerings.
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11You'll no longer have to be ashamedof all those acts of rebellion.I'll have gotten rid of your arrogant leaders.No more pious strutting on my holy hill!
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11On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed,for you will no longer be rebels against me.I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you.There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain.
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12I'll leave a core of people among youwho are poor in spirit—What's left of Israel that's really Israel.They'll make their home in God.
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12Those who are left will be the lowly and humble,for it is they who trust in the name of the LORD.
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13This core holy peoplewill not do wrong.They won't lie,won't use words to flatter or seduce.Content with who they are and where they are,unanxious, they'll live at peace."
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13The remnant of Israel will do no wrong;they will never tell lies or deceive one another.They will eat and sleep in safety,and no one will make them afraid.”
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14So sing, Daughter Zion!Raise the rafters, Israel!Daughter Jerusalem,be happy! celebrate!
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14Sing, O daughter of Zion;shout aloud, O Israel!Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,O daughter of Jerusalem!
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15God has reversed his judgments against youand sent your enemies off chasing their tails.From now on, God is Israel's king,in charge at the center.There's nothing to fear from evilever again!
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15For the LORD will remove his hand of judgmentand will disperse the armies of your enemy.And the LORD himself, the King of Israel,will live among you!At last your troubles will be over,and you will never again fear disaster.
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16Jerusalem will be told:"Don't be afraid.Dear Zion,don't despair.
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16On that day the announcement to Jerusalem will be,“Cheer up, Zion! Don’t be afraid!
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17Your God is present among you,a strong Warrior there to save you.Happy to have you back, he'll calm you with his loveand delight you with his songs.
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17For the LORD your God is living among you.He is a mighty savior.He will take delight in you with gladness.With his love, he will calm all your fears.He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”
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18"The accumulated sorrows of your exilewill dissipate.I, your God, will get rid of them for you.You've carried those burdens long enough.
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18“I will gather you who mourn for the appointed festivals;you will be disgraced no more.
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19At the same time, I'll get rid of all thosewho've made your life miserable.I'll heal the maimed;I'll bring home the homeless.In the very countries where they were hatedthey will be venerated.
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19And I will deal severely with all who have oppressed you.I will save the weak and helpless ones;I will bring togetherthose who were chased away.I will give glory and fame to my former exiles,wherever they have been mocked and shamed.
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20On Judgment DayI'll bring you back home—a great family gathering!You'll be famous and honoredall over the world.You'll see it with your own eyes—all those painful partings turned into reunions!"God's Promise.
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20On that day I will gather you togetherand bring you home again.I will give you a good name, a name of distinction,among all the nations of the earth,as I restore your fortunes before their very eyes.I, the LORD, have spoken!”