TSK · Zephaniah 3:8

They have made me jealous with false gods, enraging me with their worthless gods; so I will make them jealous with a people they do not recognize, with a nation slow to learn I will enrage them.

Rely on the LORD! Be strong and confident! Rely on the LORD!

Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me hope.

Look, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes will look to the LORD, our God, until he shows us favor.

Do not say,“I will pay back evil!” Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you.

This is the plan I have devised for the whole earth; my hand is ready to strike all the nations.”

For the LORD is angry at all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will annihilate them and slaughter them.

The Lord Intervenes He sees there is no advocate; he is shocked that no one intervenes. So he takes matters into his own hands; his desire for justice drives him on.

ט(Tet) The LORD is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him.

“Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog:‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On that day when my people Israel are living securely, you will take notice

Then I will gather all the nations, and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. I will enter into judgment against them there concerning my people Israel who are my inheritance, whom they scattered among the nations. They partitioned my land,

Many nations have now assembled against you. They say,“Jerusalem must be desecrated, so we can gloat over Zion!”

For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass– it will not arrive late.

For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to wage war; the city will be taken, its houses plundered, and the women raped. Then half of the city will go into exile, but the remainder of the people will not be taken away.

Patience in Suffering So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.

For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful.