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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.

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.