Zephaniah 1:12

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Zephaniah 1:12 - Amplified Bible

And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men who [like old wine] are thickening {and} settling on their lees, who say in their hearts, The Lord will not do good, nor will He do evil.

Zephaniah 1:12 - American Standard Version

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.

Zephaniah 1:12 - Bible in Basic English

And it will come about at that time, that I will go searching through Jerusalem with lights; and I will send punishment on the men who have become like wine stored over-long, who say to themselves, The Lord will not do good and will not do evil.

Zephaniah 1:12 - Darby Bible

And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.

Zephaniah 1:12 - English Standard Version

At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, "The Lord will not do good, nor will he do ill."

Zephaniah 1:12 - King James Version

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.

Zephaniah 1:12 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y sucederá en aquel tiempo
que yo escudriñaré a Jerusalén con lámparas,
y castigaré a los hombres
que reposan como el vino en sus heces,
los que dicen en su corazòn:
"Ni bien ni mal hará el SEÑOR."

Zephaniah 1:12 - The Message

Zephaniah 1:12 - New American Standard Bible

"It will come about at that time That I will search Jerusalem with lamps, And I will punish the men Who are stagnant in spirit, Who say in their hearts, `The LORD will not do good or evil!'

Zephaniah 1:12 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y sucederá en aquel tiempo
Que Yo escudriñaré a Jerusalén con lámparas,
Y castigaré a los hombres
Que reposan como el vino en su sedimento,
Que dicen en su corazòn:
'Ni bien ni mal hará el SEÑOR.'

Zephaniah 1:12 - World English Bible

It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, "Yahweh will not do good, neither will he do evil."

Zephaniah 1:12 - Young's Living Translation

And it hath come to pass, at that time, I search Jerusalem with lights, And I have laid a charge on the men Who are hardened on their preserved things, Who are saying in their heart: Jehovah doth no good, nor doth He evil.

Zephaniah 1:12 - Additional Comments

Here the sin listed is "complacency", which is also translated as "stagnant in spirit", "satisfied ", "settled", or literally wine stored over a long period of time. God wants us to always be seeking Him, to always be stretching to new heights in our Christian walk. Accepting status quo is not enough, because you will always be rising or falling. What state or you currently in? (see vs 7)

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