Zephaniah 1
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1The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah,#2Kg 16:20; 18:1–20:21 in the days of Josiah#2Kg 22:1–23:30; 2Ch 34:1–36:1; Jr 1:2 son of Amon,#2Kg 21:18–25 king of Judah.
The Great Day of the Lord
2I will completely sweep away everything
from the face of the earth#Gn 6:7; 7:4 —
this is the Lord’s declaration.
3I will sweep away people and animals;#1Kg 14:10; Ezk 14:17
I will sweep away the birds of the sky
and the fish of the sea,
and the ruins#1:3 Perhaps objects connected with idolatry along with the wicked.#Is 13:9–12; Mt 13:41
I will cut off mankind
from the face of the earth.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
4I will stretch out my hand#Ex 3:20; Ps 138:7; Ezk 14:9; 25:7,16; Zph 2:13 against Judah
and against all the residents of Jerusalem.
I will cut off every vestige of Baal#1Kg 16:30–32
from this place,
the names of the pagan priests#2Kg 23:5
along with the priests;
5those who bow in worship on the rooftops#Jr 19:13; 32:29
to the stars in the sky;
those who bow and pledge loyalty to the Lord#Dt 6:13; Is 48:1
but also pledge loyalty to Milcom;#1:5 Some LXX mss, Syr, Vg; MT, other LXX mss read their king#1Kg 11:5; 2Kg 23:13; Jr 49:1,3
6and those who turn back from following the Lord,
who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.
7Be silent in the presence of the Lord God,#Nm 13:30; Jdg 3:19; Hab 2:20; Zch 2:13
for the day of the Lord is near.#Zph 1:14,18; 2:2–3
Indeed, the Lord has prepared a sacrifice;#Is 34:6; Jr 46:10
he has consecrated his guests.#Lv 7:11–21; 1Sm 16:5; 2Ch 35:5–13; Jr 22:17
8On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
I will punish the officials, the king’s sons,
and all who are dressed in foreign clothing.
9On that day#Zph 1:10; 3:11,16 I will punish
all who skip over the threshold,#1:9 Hb obscure#1Sm 5:5
who fill their master’s house
with violence and deceit.
10On that day —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate,#2Ch 33:14; Neh 3:3; 12:39
a wailing from the Second District,#2Kg 22:14; 2Ch 34:22
and a loud crashing from the hills.
11Wail, you residents of the Hollow,#1:11 Or the market district
for all the merchants#1:11 Or Canaanites will be silenced;
all those loaded with silver will be cut off.
12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish those who settle down comfortably,#1:12 Lit who thicken on their dregs#Ex 15:8; Is 25:6; Jr 48:11
who say to themselves:
The Lord will do nothing — good or bad.#Mal 2:17
13Their wealth will become plunder
and their houses a ruin.
They will build houses but never live in them,
plant vineyards but never drink their wine.#Dt 28:30; Am 5:11; Mc 6:15
14The great day of the Lord is near,#Is 13:6,9; Jl 1:15; 2:1,11,31; 3:14; Am 5:18,20; Ob 15; Zch 14:1; Mal 4:5
near and rapidly approaching.
Listen, the day of the Lord —
then the warrior’s cry is bitter.
15That day is a day of wrath,
a day of trouble and distress,
a day of destruction and desolation,
a day of darkness#Am 1:14; 5:18–20; Ob 12–14 and gloom,
a day of clouds and total darkness,#Ps 97:2; Ezk 34:12; Jl 2:2
16a day of ram’s horn and battle cry
against the fortified cities,
and against the high corner towers.
17I will bring distress on mankind,
and they will walk like the blind#Lm 4:14
because they have sinned against the Lord.
Their blood will be poured out like dust
and their flesh like dung.
18Their silver and their gold
will be unable to rescue them
on the day of the Lord’s wrath.#Ezk 7:19
The whole earth will be consumed
by the fire of his jealousy,#Ex 34:14; Dt 29:20; Ps 79:5; Zph 3:8; Zch 1:14; 8:2
for he will make a complete,
yes, a horrifying end
of all the inhabitants of the earth.
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Zephaniah 1
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1The word of Jehovah which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
2I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah. 3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah. 4And I will stretch out my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarim with the priests; 5and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam; 6and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.
7Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand: for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath consecrated his guests. 8And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel. 9And in that day I will punish all those that leap over the threshold, that fill their master’s house with violence and deceit. 10And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills. 11Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are undone; all they that were laden with silver are cut off. 12And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil. 13And their wealth shall become a spoil, and their houses a desolation: yea, they shall build houses, but shall not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine thereof.
14The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of Jehovah; the mighty man crieth there bitterly. 15That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 16a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements. 17And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung. 18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.
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