Rise up, you (A)women who are at ease,
And hear my voice;
(B)Listen to my word,
You complacent daughters.
10 Within a year and a few days
You will be troubled, you complacent daughters;
(C)For the vintage is ended,
And the fruit gathering will not come.
11 Tremble, you women who are at ease;
(D)Be troubled, you complacent daughters;
(E)Strip, undress, and put sackcloth on your waist,

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The Women of Jerusalem

You women(A) who are so complacent,
    rise up and listen(B) to me;
you daughters who feel secure,(C)
    hear what I have to say!
10 In little more than a year(D)
    you who feel secure will tremble;
the grape harvest will fail,(E)
    and the harvest of fruit will not come.
11 Tremble,(F) you complacent women;
    shudder, you daughters who feel secure!(G)
Strip off your fine clothes(H)
    and wrap yourselves in rags.(I)

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12 And it will come about at that time
That I will (A)search Jerusalem with lamps,
And I will punish the people
Who are [a](B)stagnant in spirit,
Who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will (C)not do good nor harm!’

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:12 Lit thickening on their dregs

12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
    and punish those who are complacent,(A)
    who are like wine left on its dregs,(B)
who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing,(C)
    either good or bad.’(D)

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24 But woe to (A)you who are rich, for (B)you are receiving your comfort in full.

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24 “But woe to you who are rich,(A)
    for you have already received your comfort.(B)

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