ZEPHANIAH
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Day of Judgment on Judah
1 The word of the Loʀᴅ which came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of A2 Kin 22:1, 2; 2 Chr 34:1-33; Jer 1:2; 22:11Josiah son of B2 Kin 21:18-26; 2 Chr 33:20-25Amon, king of Judah:
From the face of the 1Lit groundearth,” declares the Loʀᴅ.
3 “I will remove AIs 6:11, 12man and beast;
I will remove the BJer 4:25; 9:10birds of the sky
And the fish of the sea,
And the 1Or stumbling blocksCEzek 7:19; 14:3, 4, 8ruins along with the wicked;
And I will cut off man from the face of the 2Lit groundearth,” declares the Loʀᴅ.
4 “So I will AJer 6:12; Ezek 6:14stretch out My hand against Judah
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And I will BMic 5:13cut off the remnant of Baal from this place,
And the names of the C2 Kin 23:5; Hos 10:5idolatrous priests along with the priests.
5 “And those who bow down on the A2 Kin 23:12; Jer 19:13housetops to the host of heaven,
And those who bow down and BJer 5:2, 7; 7:9, 10swear to the Loʀᴅ and yet swear by 1Or their king; M.T. Malcam, probably a variant spelling of MilcomC1 Kin 11:5, 33; Jer 49:1Milcom,
6 And those who have AIs 1:4; Hos 7:10turned back from following the Loʀᴅ,
And those who have BIs 9:13not sought the Loʀᴅ or inquired of Him.”
For the BZeph 1:14day of the Loʀᴅ is near,
For the Loʀᴅ has prepared a CIs 34:6; Jer 46:10sacrifice,
He has D1 Sam 16:5; Is 13:3consecrated His guests.
8 “Then it will come about on the day of the Loʀᴅ’s sacrifice
That I will AIs 24:21; Hab 1:10punish the princes, the king’s sons
And all who clothe themselves with BIs 2:6foreign garments.
9 “And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold,
Who fill the house of their 1Or Lordlord with AJer 5:27; Amos 3:10violence and deceit.
10 “On that day,” declares the Loʀᴅ,
“There will be the sound of a cry from the A2 Chr 33:14; Neh 3:3; 12:39Fish Gate,
A wail from the 1I.e. a district of JerusalemB2 Chr 34:22Second Quarter,
And a loud crash from the CEzek 6:13hills.
11 “Wail, O inhabitants of the 1I.e. a district of JerusalemMortar,
For all the 2Or merchant people willpeople of AZeph 2:5; Zech 14:21Canaan will be silenced;
All who weigh out BJob 27:16, 17; Hos 9:6silver will be cut off.
12 “It will come about at that time
That I will AJer 16:16, 17; Ezek 9:4-11; Amos 9:1-3search Jerusalem with lamps,
And I will punish the men
Who are 1Lit thickening on their leesBJer 48:11; Amos 6:1stagnant in spirit,
Who say in their hearts,
‘The Loʀᴅ will CEzek 8:12; 9:9not do good or evil!’
13 “Moreover, their wealth will become AJer 15:13; 17:3plunder
And their houses desolate;
Yes, BAmos 5:11; Mic 6:15they will build houses but not inhabit them,
And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”
14 Near is the AJer 30:7; Joel 2:11; Mal 4:5great BEzek 7:7, 12; 30:3; Joel 1:15; 3:14; Zeph 1:7day of the Loʀᴅ,
Near and coming very quickly;
Listen, the day of the Loʀᴅ!
1Lit ThereIn it the warrior CEzek 7:16-18cries out bitterly.
15 A day of wrath is that day,
A day of AIs 22:5trouble and distress,
A day of destruction and desolation,
A day of BJoel 2:2, 31; Amos 5:18-20darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
16 A day of AIs 27:13; Jer 4:19trumpet and battle cry
Against the BIs 2:12-15fortified cities
And the high corner towers.
17 I will bring AJer 10:18distress on men
So that they will walk BDeut 28:29like the blind,
Because they have sinned against the Loʀᴅ;
And their CEzek 24:7, 8blood will be poured out like dust
And their DJer 8:2; 9:22flesh like dung.
18 Neither their AEzek 7:19silver nor their gold
Will be able to deliver them
On the day of the Loʀᴅ’s wrath;
And BZeph 3:8all the earth will be devoured
In the fire of His jealousy,
For He will CGen 6:7; Ezek 7:5-7make a complete end,
Indeed a terrifying one,
Of all the inhabitants of the earth.
A1:1 2 Kin 22:1, 2; 2 Chr 34:1-33; Jer 1:2; 22:11
B1:1 2 Kin 21:18-26; 2 Chr 33:20-25
A1:2 Gen 6:7; Jer 7:20; Ezek 33:27, 28
11:2 Lit ground
11:3 Or stumbling blocks
21:3 Lit ground
11:5 Or their king; M.T. Malcam, probably a variant spelling of Milcom
C1:5 1 Kin 11:5, 33; Jer 49:1
11:7 Lit Hush
21:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Loʀᴅ
11:9 Or Lord
A1:10 2 Chr 33:14; Neh 3:3; 12:39
11:10 I.e. a district of Jerusalem
11:11 I.e. a district of Jerusalem
21:11 Or merchant people will
B1:11 Job 27:16, 17; Hos 9:6
A1:12 Jer 16:16, 17; Ezek 9:4-11; Amos 9:1-3
11:12 Lit thickening on their lees
A1:14 Jer 30:7; Joel 2:11; Mal 4:5
B1:14 Ezek 7:7, 12; 30:3; Joel 1:15; 3:14; Zeph 1:7
11:14 Lit There
B1:15 Joel 2:2, 31; Amos 5:18-20
C1:17 Ezek 24:7, 8