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Zephaniah 1:12
“And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Zephaniah 1:12 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und es wird geschehen zu jener Zeit, da werde ich Jerusalem mit Leuchten durchsuchen; und ich werde die Männer heimsuchen, welche auf ihren Hefen liegen, die in ihrem Herzen sprechen: Jehova tut nichts Gutes und tut nichts Böses.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y será en aquel tiempo, que yo escudriñaré á Jerusalem con candiles, y haré visitación sobre los hombres que están sentados sobre sus heces, los cuales dicen en su corazón: Jehová ni hará bien ni mal.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E será naquele tempo, que farei busca em Jerusalém com lâmpadas, e punirei os homens que estão acomodados como sedimentos de vinho, os quais dizem em seu coração: O SENHOR nem fará bem nem mal.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
E acontecerá que, naquele tempo, esquadrinharei Jerusalém com lanternas e castigarei os homens apegados ao seu vinho e que dizem nos seus corações: 'Yahweh não fará nada, nem bem nem mal'.

📖 Zephaniah 1:12 in Context

10And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
11Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
12And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.
13Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
14The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
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