31 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
31 Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!
31 Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled, the oppressing city!
31 Doom to the rebellious city, the home of oppressors - Sewer City!
31 Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, To the oppressing city!
31 What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, the city of violence and crime!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Zephaniah 3:1
Commentary on Zephaniah 3:1-7
(Read Zephaniah 3:1-7)
The holy God hates sin most in those nearest to him. A sinful state is, and will be, a woful state. Yet they had the tokens of God's presence, and all the advantages of knowing his will, with the strongest reasons to do it; still they persisted in disobedience. Alas, that men often are more active in doing wickedness than believers are in doing good.