Zephaniah 3:5

³ Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

⁴ Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.

The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.

⁶ “I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.

⁷ I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.
KJV: 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.
WEB: The LORD, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: The righteous Jehovah is in the midst of her: he doeth no wrong. Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light; it faileth not: but the unrighteous knoweth no shame.
BLB: YHWH [is] righteous within her; He will not do injustice; morning by morning He gives His justice; at the light He is not lacking; the unjust one is knowning no shame.

ÅB: Herren råder der med rettferd, han gjør ikke urett; hver morgen lar han sin dom komme for lyset, det slår ikke feil. Men den urettferdige kjenner ikke til skam.
OTB: Herren er rettferdig i hennes midte;
Han gjør ingen urett.
Hver morgen bringer Han sin rettferdighet fram i lyset;
Han svikter ikke.
Men den urettferdige kjenner ingen skam.
B1930: Herren råder der med rettferd, han gjør ikke urett; hver morgen lar han sin dom komme for lyset, det slår ikke feil. Men den urettferdige kjenner ikke til skam.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
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Psalms 145:17
The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
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Lamentations 3:23
They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
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Zephaniah 3:15
The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
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Isaiah 12:6
Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
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Isaiah 28:19
As often as it passes through, it will carry you away; it will sweep through morning after morning, by day and by night.” The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror.
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Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
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Deuteronomy 23:14
For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.
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