西番雅書3:1-5

3:1 這悖逆、污穢、欺壓的城有禍了！

3:2 她不聽從命令，不領受訓誨，不倚靠耶和華，不親近她的上帝。

3:3 她中間的首領是咆哮的獅子；她的審判官是晚上的豺狼，一點食物也不留到早晨。

3:4 她的先知是虛浮詭詐的人；她的祭司褻瀆聖所，強解律法。

3:5 耶和華在她中間是公義的，斷不做非義的事，每早晨顯明他的公義，無日不然；只是不義的人不知羞恥。

Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,

the oppressing city!

  She listens to no voice;

she accepts no correction.

She does not trust in the Lord;

she does not draw near to her God.

  Her officials within her

are roaring lions;

her judges are evening wolves

that leave nothing till the morning.

  Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;

her priests profane what is holy;

they do violence to the law.

  The Lord within her is righteous;

he does no injustice;

every morning he shows forth his justice;

each dawn he does not fail;

but the unjust knows no shame.

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    西番雅書讀起來十分沉重，是因為他一直述說著人的惡！然而人被罪性的影響的情形，真的是如此！也因此，我們在上帝面前一定要承認自己的罪，才有被拯救的機會！才會體會到：耶穌的拯救是必要的！