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Zephaniah 1
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The Imminent Destruction of Judah

1The word of the LORD that came to Cushi's son Zephaniah, the grandson of Gedaliah and great-grandson of Hezekiah's son Amariah, during the reign of Amon's son Josiah, king of Judah.H1697H3068H6846H1121H3570H1121H1436H1121H568H1121H2396H3117H2977H1121H526H4428H3063
2"I'll utterly sweep away everything from the land," declares the Lord.H622H5486H6440H127H5002H3068
3"I'll consume both human beings and animals?I'll consume the birds of the sky, the fish in the sea, and the wicked along with their sin, when I eliminate human beings from the land," declares the Lord.H5486H120H929H5486H5775H8064H1709H3220H4384H7563H3772H120H6440H127H5002H3068
4"I will also stretch out my hand against Judah, and upon all inhabitants of Jerusalem. I'll wipe out every trace of Baal from this place, and the name of the pagan priests, along with my own priests.H5186H3027H3063H3427H3389H3772H7605H1168H4725H8034H3649H3548
5I'll wipe out those who worship the stars that they view from their housetops, those who bow down and swear to the Lord and who also swear by Milcom,H7812H6635H8064H1406H7812H7650H3068H7650H4428
6those who turn away from the Lord, don't seek the Lord, and never ask for his help."H5472H310H3068H1245H3068H1875

The Approaching Day of the Lord

7Remain silent in the presence of the Lord God, because the Day of the Lord approaches, and because the Lord has prepared a sacrifice for those whom he has invited to be consecrated.H2013H6440H136H3069H3117H3068H7138H3068H3559H2077H6942H7121
8"It will come about during the Lord's sacrifice that I'll punish the officials, the royal descendants, and all who wear foreign clothing.H3117H3068H2077H6485H8269H4428H1121H3847H5237H4403
9At the same time, I'll punish every idol worshipper, especially those who are filling their master's temple with violence and deceit.H3117H6485H1801H4670H4390H113H1004H2555H4820
10When all of this happens," declares the Lord, "a loud shriek will come from the Fish Gate, and howling from the Mishneh Quarter, along with great destruction from the hills."H3117H5002H3068H6963H6818H1709H8179H3215H4932H1419H7667H1389

Divine Judgment on the Business Community

11"Wail, you who live in the market district, because all of the merchants will be crushed and all of their customers will be eliminated.H3213H3427H4389H3667H5971H1820H5187H3701H3772
12And it will come about that I will search Jerusalem with candles, punishing the self-satisfied and complacent, who say to themselves, 'The Lord will do neither good nor evil.'H6256H2664H3389H5216H6485H582H7087H8105H559H3824H3068H3190H7489
13"Therefore their possessions will be seized as plunder and their homes left in ruins. They may build houses, but they won't live in them. They may plant vineyards, but they won't drink their wine."H2428H4933H1004H8077H1129H1004H3427H5193H3754H8354H3196

Zephaniah’s Description of the Day of the Lord

14"The great Day of the Lord approaches?How it comes, hurrying faster and faster! The sound of the Day of the Lord there includes the bitter cry of the mighty soldier.H1419H3117H3068H7138H7138H4118H3966H6963H3117H3068H1368H6873H4751
15That day will be filled with wrath, a day of trouble and tribulation; a day of desolation and devastation, a day of doom and gloom, a day of clouds and shadows.H3117H3117H5678H3117H6869H4691H3117H7722H4875H3117H2822H653H3117H6051H6205
16a day of trumpet and battle cry against fortified cites and watch towers.H3117H7782H8643H1219H5892H1364H6438
17"And I'll bring so much distress to people that they will walk around like the blind. Because they have sinned against the Lord, their blood will be poured out like dust and their intestines will spill out like manure.H6887H120H1980H5787H2398H3068H1818H8210H6083H3894H1561
18Neither their silver nor their gold will deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the entire land will be consumed by the fire of his jealousy, for he will bring the inhabitants of the land to a sudden end."H3701H2091H3201H5337H3117H3068H5678H776H398H784H7068H6213H926H3617H3427H776


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