Catholic Public Domain Version
"For then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, so that all may invoke the name of the Lord and may serve him with one shoulder. "
— Zephaniah 3:9, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent.”
“For then will I turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent. ”
“For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on the name of Yahweh, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.”
“Know for sure that I will then enable the nations to give me acceptable praise. All of them will invoke the LORD’s name when they pray, and will worship him in unison.”
“Because then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, that all may call upon the name of the Lord, and may serve him with one shoulder.”
“For then I will give the people a clean language, so that they may all make prayer to the Lord and be his servants with one mind.”
“For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent.”
I have dispersed the nations, and their towers have been torn down. I have made their ways deserts, until there were none who passed through. Their cities have become desolate, with no man remaining, nor any inhabitant.
I said: Nevertheless, you will fear me; you will accept discipline. And her dwelling place will not perish, despite all the things about which I have visited her. Yet truly, they arose with the dawn and corrupted all their thoughts.
Because of this, expect me, says the Lord, in the day of my resurrection in the future, for my judgment is to gather together the Gentiles, and to collect the kingdoms, and to pour out over them my indignation, all the fury of my anger. For by the fire of my zeal, all the earth will be devoured.
For then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, so that all may invoke the name of the Lord and may serve him with one shoulder.
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, my supplicants, the sons of my diaspora, will carry a gift to me.
In that day, you will not be ashamed over all of your inventions, by which you have transgressed against me. For then I will take away from your midst your arrogant boasters, and you will no longer be exalted on my holy mountain.
And I will bequeath into your midst a poor and needy people, and they will hope in the name of the Lord.