Old Testament · Prophets
Zephaniah chapter 1
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The word of Yahweh that came to son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of son of Amon, king of Judah.I will
from ,
declares Yahweh.I will sweep away people and animals,
I will sweep away the birds of the sky
and the fish of the sea,
and the guilty along with it.
I will cut humankind off from the face of the ground,
declares Yahweh.I will stretch my hand out against Judah
and against everyone living in Jerusalem.
I will cut off from this place
whatever is left of ,
the names of the
along with the priests,and those who bow on the rooftops
to ,
and those who bow and swear to Yahweh
while they swear by ,and those who have turned back
from following Yahweh,
who never looked for him
and never asked after him., in front of the Lord Yahweh,
because is close.
Yahweh has made a ready
and the guests he invited .On the day of Yahweh’s sacrifice
I will deal with the officials
and the king’s sons
and everyone dressed in .On that day I will deal with everyone
who ,
who fill their master’s house
with violence and lies.On that day, declares Yahweh,
a cry will go up from ,
a howl from ,
a great crash from the hills.Howl, you who live in ,
because are all finished,
and everyone weighed down with silver
is cut off.At that time I will
and deal with the men
who have ,
who tell themselves,
“Yahweh will do nothing, good or bad.”Their wealth will be looted,
their houses left in ruins.
They will build houses
and never live in them,
plant vineyards
and never drink the wine.The great day of Yahweh is close,
close and coming fast.
The sound of the day of Yahweh is bitter.
Even screams there.That day is a day of ,
a day of trouble and pressure,
a day of ,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of cloud and heavy black.a day of
against the walled cities
and against the high corner towers.I will press people so hard
that they walk like the blind,
because they have .
Their blood will be poured out
and their insides like dung.Their silver and their gold
will not be able to save them
on the day of Yahweh’s fury.
The fire of his
will eat the whole earth.
He will finish off everyone living on it,
and it will come as a terror.