The just Lord [is] in the midst thereof,.... In the midst of the city of Jerusalem, where those princes, judges, prophets and priests, were, that behaved so ill, and saw and observed all their evil actions; and yet they were not deterred from them by his presence, even though he is the "just" and Holy One, who loves righteousness, and hates iniquity, and will punish for it; nor were they directed and allured to do what is righteous and good by his example.
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Zephaniah 3:5
Zephaniah 3:5
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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