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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.

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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 ^ahuman and animal life;I will remove the ^bbirds of the skyAnd the fish of the sea,And the ¹^cruins along with the wicked;And I will eliminate mankind 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 ^beliminate the remnant of Baal from this place,And the names of the ^cidolatrous priests along with the other priests.5 “And those who bow down on the ^ahousetops to the heavenly ¹lights,And those who bow down and ^bswear to the LORD, but also swear by ²^cMilcom,6 And those who have ^aturned back from following the LORD,And those who have ^bnot sought the LORD nor inquired of Him.”

7 ¹^aBe silent before the Lord ²GOD!For the ^bday of the LORD is near,Because 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 sons,And all who clothe themselves with ^bforeign garments.9 “And on that day I will punish all who leap on the temple threshold,Who fill the house of their ¹lord with ^aviolence and deceit.10 “And on that day,” declares the LORD,“There will be the sound of a cry from the ^aFish Gate,Wailing from the ¹^bSecond Quarter,And a loud crash from the ^chills.11 “Wail, you inhabitants of the ¹Mortar,Because all the ²people of ^aCanaan will be destroyed;All who weigh out ^bsilver will be eliminated.12 “And it will come about at that timeThat I will ^asearch Jerusalem with lamps,And I will punish the peopleWho are ¹^bstagnant in spirit,Who say in their hearts,‘The LORD will ^cnot do good nor harm!’13 “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.”

14 The ^agreat ^bday of the LORD is near,Near and coming very quickly;Listen, the day of the LORD!¹In it the warrior ^ccries out bitterly.15 That day is a day of anger,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 mankindSo that they will walk ^blike those who are blind,Because they have sinned against the LORD;And their ^cblood will be poured out like dust,And their ^dflesh like dung.18 Neither their ^asilver nor their goldWill be able to save themOn the day of the LORD’S anger;And ^ball the earth will be devouredBy the fire of His jealousy,For He will ^cmake a complete end,Indeed a horrifying one,Of all the inhabitants of the earth.

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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.