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Yahweh Will End All Things

The word of ¹Yahweh 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:

2 “I will completely ^aend all thingsFrom the face of the ground,” declares Yahweh.3 “I will end ^aman and beast;I will end the ^bbirds of the skyAnd the fish of the seaAnd the ¹^cruins along with the wicked;And I will cut off man from the face of the ground,” declares Yahweh.4 “So I will ^astretch out My hand against JudahAnd 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,5 And those who worship on the ^ahousetops the host of heaven,And those who worship and ^bswear to Yahweh and yet swear by ¹^cMilcom,6 And those who have ^aturned back from following Yahweh,And those who have ^bnot sought Yahweh or inquired of Him.”

The Day of Yahweh Is Near

7 ¹^aBe silent before Lord Yahweh!For the ^bday of Yahweh is near,For Yahweh has prepared a ^csacrifice;He has ^dset apart His guests.8 “Then it will be on the day of Yahweh’s sacrificeThat I will ^apunish the princes, the king’s sons,And all who clothe themselves with ^bforeign garments.9 “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.10 “And it will be in that day,” declares Yahweh,“That there will be the sound of a cry from the ^aFish GateAnd a wail from the ¹^bSecond QuarterAnd a great destruction from the ^chills.11 “Wail, O inhabitants of the ¹Mortar,For all the ²people of ^aCanaan will be silenced;All who weigh out ^bsilver will be cut off.12 “And it will be at that timeThat I will ^asearch Jerusalem with lamps,And I will punish the menWho are ¹^bstagnant in spirit,Who say in their hearts,‘Yahweh will ^cnot do good or evil!’13 “And it will be that their wealth will become ^aspoilAnd their houses desolate;Indeed, ^bthey will build houses but not inhabit them,And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”

14 Near is the ^agreat ^bday of Yahweh,Near and coming very quickly;O the sound, the day of Yahweh!¹In it the mighty man ^ccries out bitterly.15 A day of fury is that day,A day of ^atrouble and distress,A day of destruction and desolation,A day of ^bdarkness and thick darkness,A day of clouds and dense gloom,16 A day of ^atrumpet and loud shoutingAgainst the ^bfortified citiesAnd the high corner towers.17 I will bring ^adistress on menSo that they will walk ^blike the blindBecause they have sinned against Yahweh;And their ^cblood will be poured out like dustAnd their ^dflesh like dung.18 Neither their ^asilver nor their goldWill be able to deliver themOn the day of the fury of Yahweh;And ^ball the earth will be devouredIn the fire of His jealousy,For He will ^cmake a complete destruction,Indeed a terrifying one,Of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Day of Judgment on Judah

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:

2 “I will completely ^aremove all thingsFrom the face of the ¹earth,” declares the LORD.3 “I will remove ^aman and beast;I will remove the ^bbirds of the skyAnd 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.4 “So I will ^astretch out My hand against JudahAnd 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.5 “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,6 And those who have ^aturned back from following the LORD,And those who have ^bnot sought the LORD or inquired of Him.”

7 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.8 “Then it will come about on the day of the LORD’S sacrificeThat I will ^apunish the princes, the king’s sonsAnd all who clothe themselves with ^bforeign garments.9 “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.10 “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.11 “Wail, O inhabitants of the ¹Mortar,For all the ²people of ^aCanaan will be silenced;All who weigh out ^bsilver will be cut off.12 “It will come about at that timeThat I will ^asearch Jerusalem with lamps,And I will punish the menWho are ¹^bstagnant in spirit,Who say in their hearts,‘The LORD will ^cnot do good or evil!’13 “Moreover, their wealth will become ^aplunderAnd their houses desolate;Yes, ^bthey will build houses but not inhabit them,And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”

14 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.15 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,16 A day of ^atrumpet and battle cryAgainst the ^bfortified citiesAnd the high corner towers.17 I will bring ^adistress on menSo that they will walk ^blike the blind,Because they have sinned against the LORD;And their ^cblood will be poured out like dustAnd their ^dflesh like dung.18 Neither their ^asilver nor their goldWill be able to deliver themOn the day of the LORD’S wrath;And ^ball the earth will be devouredIn the fire of His jealousy,For He will ^cmake a complete end,Indeed a terrifying one,Of all the inhabitants of the earth.