The word of the LORD
which
came
to Zephaniah
son
of Cushi
, son
of Gedaliah
, son
of Amariah
, son
of Hezekiah
, in the days
of aJosiah
son
of bAmon
, king
of Judah
:
"I will completely aremove
all
things From the face
of the 1earth
," declares
the LORD
.
"I will remove aman
and beast
; I will remove
the bbirds
of the sky
And the fish
of the sea
, And the 1 cruins
along
with the wicked
; And I will cut
off
man
from the face
of the 2earth
," declares
the LORD
.
"So I will astretch out My hand
against
Judah
And against
all
the inhabitants
of Jerusalem
. And I will bcut
off
the remnant
of Baal
from this
place
, And the names
of the cidolatrous
priests
along
with the priests
.
"And those who bow down
on the ahousetops
to the host
of heaven
, And those who bow
down
and bswear
to the LORD
and yet swear
by 1 cMilcom
,
And those who have aturned back
from following
the LORD
, And those who
have bnot sought
the LORD
or inquired
of Him."
1 aBe silent before
the Lord
2GOD
! For the bday
of the LORD
is near
, For the LORD
has prepared
a csacrifice
, He has dconsecrated
His guests
.
"Then it will come about on the day
of the LORD'S
sacrifice
That I will apunish
the princes
, the king's
sons
And all
who clothe
themselves with bforeign
garments
.
"And I will punish on that day
all
who leap
on the temple threshold
, Who fill
the house
of their 1lord
with aviolence
and deceit
.
"On that day," declares
the LORD
, "There will be the sound
of a cry
from the aFish
Gate
, A wail
from the 1 bSecond
Quarter, And a loud
crash
from the chills
.
"Wail, O inhabitants
of the 1Mortar
, For all
the 2people
of aCanaan
will be silenced
; All
who weigh
out bsilver
will be cut
off
.
"It will come about at that time
That I will asearch
Jerusalem
with lamps
, And I will punish
the men
Who are 1 bstagnant
in spirit
, Who say
in their hearts
, `The LORD
will cnot do
good
or evil
!'
"Moreover, their wealth will become
aplunder
And their houses
desolate
; Yes, bthey will build
houses
but not inhabit
them, And plant
vineyards
but not drink
their wine
."
Near is the agreat
bday
of the LORD
, Near
and coming
very
quickly
; Listen
, the day
of the LORD
! 1In it the warrior
ccries
out bitterly
.
A day of wrath
is that day
, A day
of atrouble
and distress
, A day
of destruction
and desolation
, A day
of bdarkness
and gloom
, A day
of clouds
and thick
darkness
,
A day of atrumpet
and battle
cry
Against
the bfortified
cities
And the high
corner
towers
.
I will bring adistress
on men
So that they will walk
blike the blind
, Because
they have sinned
against the LORD
; And their cblood
will be poured
out like dust
And their dflesh
like dung
.
Neither their asilver
nor
their gold
Will be able
to deliver
them On the day
of the LORD'S
wrath
; And ball
the earth
will be devoured
In the fire
of His jealousy
, For He will cmake
a complete
end
, Indeed
a terrifying
one, Of all
the inhabitants
of the earth
.