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Zephaniah 3:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

Zephaniah 3:1 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

Woe. Turning to Jerusalem, Zephaniah warns her that God’s punishment of the wicked will include also the hardened sinners of Judah (vs. 1-5).

Filthy. From the Heb. mara’, which, according to some authorities, means “to be rebellious”; according to others, “to be filthy.”

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