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World English Bible Classic
[1] Yahweh’s§ word which came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah. [2] I will utterly sweep away everything from the surface of the earth, says Yahweh. [3] I will sweep away man and animal. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and the heaps of rubble with the wicked. I will cut off man from the surface of the earth, says Yahweh. [4] I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place—the name of the idolatrous and pagan priests, [5] those who worship the army of the sky on the housetops, those who worship and swear by Yahweh and also swear by Malcam, [6] those who have turned back from following Yahweh, and those who haven’t sought Yahweh nor inquired after him. [7] Be silent at the presence of the Lord§ Yahweh, for the day of Yahweh is at hand. For Yahweh has prepared a sacrifice. He has consecrated his guests. [8] It will happen in the day of Yahweh’s sacrifice that I will punish the princes, the king’s sons, and all those who are clothed with foreign clothing. [9] In that day, I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and deceit. [10] In that day, says Yahweh, there will be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills. [11] Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with silver are cut off. [12] It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, “Yahweh will not do good, neither will he do evil.” [13] Their wealth will become a plunder, and their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses, but won’t inhabit them. They will plant vineyards, but won’t drink their wine. [14] The great day of Yahweh is near. It is near and hurries greatly, the voice of the day of Yahweh. The mighty man cries there bitterly. [15] That day is a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, [16] a day of the trumpet and alarm against the fortified cities and against the high battlements. [17] I will bring such distress on men that they will walk like blind men because they have sinned against Yahweh. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung. [18] Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of Yahweh’s wrath, but the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy; for he will make an end, yes, a terrible end, of all those who dwell in the land.

Footnotes

  1. § 1:1 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
  2. § 1:7 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
King James Version
[1] The word H1697 of the Lord H3068 which H834 came unto Zephaniah H6846 the son H1121 of Cushi, H3570 the son H1121 of Gedaliah, H1436 the son H1121 of Amariah, H568 the son H1121 of Hizkiah, H2396 in the days H3117 of Josiah H2977 the son H1121 of Amon, H526 king H4428 of Judah. H3063

The Day of the Lord

[2] I will utterly H622 consume H5486§ all things from off the land,§ H6440 H127 saith H5002 the Lord. H3068 [3] I will consume H5486 man H120 and beast; H929 I will consume H5486 the fowls H5775 of the heaven, H8064 and the fishes H1709 of the sea, H3220 and the stumblingblocks H4384§ with H854 the wicked; H7563 and I will cut off H3772 man H120 from off H6440 the land, H127 saith H5002 the Lord. H3068 [4] I will also stretch out H5186 mine hand H3027 upon H5921 Judah, H3063 and upon all the inhabitants H3427 of Jerusalem; H3389 and I will cut off H3772 H853 the remnant H7605 of Baal H1168 from H4480 this H2088 place, H4725 H853 and the name H8034 of the Chemarims H3649 with H5973 the priests; H3548 [5] and them that worship H7812 the host H6635 of heaven H8064 upon H5921 the housetops; H1406 and them that worship H7812 and that swear H7650 by the Lord,§ H3068 and that swear H7650 by Malcham; H4428 [6] and them that are turned back H5472 from H310 the Lord; H3068 and those that have not sought H1245 the Lord, H3068 nor enquired H1875 for him. [7] Hold thy peace H2013 at the presence H6440 of the Lord H136 God: H3069 for H3588 the day H3117 of the Lord H3068 is at hand: H7138 for H3588 the Lord H3068 hath prepared H3559 a sacrifice, H2077 he hath bid H6942§ his guests. H7121 [8] And it shall come to pass in the day H3117 of the Lord’s H3068 sacrifice, H2077 that I will punish H6485§ the princes, H8269 and the king’s H4428 children, H1121 and all such as are clothed H3847 with strange H5237 apparel. H4403 [9] In the same day H3117 also will I punish H6485 all H3605 those that leap H1801 on H5921 the threshold, H4670 which fill H4390 their masters’ H113 houses H1004 with violence H2555 and deceit. H4820 [10] And it shall come to pass in that day, H3117 saith H5002 the Lord, H3068 that there shall be the noise H6963 of a cry H6818 from the fish H1709 gate, H8179 and an howling H3215 from the second, H4932 and a great H1419 crashing H7667 from the hills. H1389 [11] Howl, H3213 ye inhabitants H3427 of Maktesh, H4389 for H3588 all H3605 the merchant H3667 people H5971 are cut down; H1820 all H3605 they that bear H5187 silver H3701 are cut off. H3772 [12] And it shall come to pass at that time, H6256 that I will search H2664 H853 Jerusalem H3389 with candles, H5216 and punish H6485 the men H582 that are settled H7087§ on H5921 their lees: H8105 that say H559 in their heart, H3824 The Lord H3068 will H3190 not H3808 do good, H3190 neither will he do evil. H7489 [13] Therefore their goods H2428 shall become a booty, H4933 and their houses H1004 a desolation: H8077 they shall also build H1129 houses, H1004 but not inhabit H3427 them; and they shall plant H5193 vineyards, H3754 but not drink H8354 H853 the wine H3196 thereof. [14] The great H1419 day H3117 of the Lord H3068 is near, H7138 it is near, H7138 and hasteth H4118 greatly, H3966 even the voice H6963 of the day H3117 of the Lord: H3068 the mighty man H1368 shall cry H6873 there H8033 bitterly. H4751 [15] That day H3117 is a day H3117 of wrath, H5678 a day H3117 of trouble H6869 and distress, H4691 a day H3117 of wasteness H7722 and desolation, H4875 a day H3117 of darkness H2822 and gloominess, H653 a day H3117 of clouds H6051 and thick darkness, H6205 [16] a day H3117 of the trumpet H7782 and alarm H8643 against H5921 the fenced H1219 cities, H5892 and against the high H1364 towers. H6438 [17] And I will bring distress H6887 upon men, H120 that they shall walk H1980 like blind men, H5787 because H3588 they have sinned H2398 against the Lord: H3068 and their blood H1818 shall be poured out H8210 as dust, H6083 and their flesh H3894 as the dung. H1561 [18] Neither their silver H3701 nor their gold H2091 shall be able H3201 to deliver H5337 them in the day H3117 of the Lord’s H3068 wrath; H5678 but the whole land H776 shall be devoured H398 by the fire H784 of his jealousy: H7068 for H3588 he shall make H6213 even H1571 a speedy H926 riddance H3617 of all them that dwell H3427 in the land. H776

Footnotes

  1. § 1:2a Heb. by taking away I will make an end
  2. § 1:2b Heb. the face of the land
  3. § 1:3 Or, idols
  4. § 1:5 Or, to the Lord
  5. § 1:7 Heb. sanctified or prepared
  6. § 1:8 Heb. visit upon
  7. § 1:12 Heb. curded, or thickened
Septuaginta
[1] Λόγος G3056 κυρίου, G2962 ὃς G3739 ἐγενήθη G1096 πρὸς G4314 Σοφονιαν τὸν G3588 τοῦ G3588 Χουσι υἱὸν G5207 Γοδολιου τοῦ G3588 Αμαριου τοῦ G3588 Εζεκιου G1478 ἐν G1722 ἡμέραις G2250 Ιωσιου G2502 υἱοῦ G5207 Αμων G300 βασιλέως G935 Ιουδα. [2] Ἐκλείψει ἐκλιπέτω G1587 πάντα G3956 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 λέγει G3004 κύριος, G2962 [3] ἐκλιπέτω G1587 ἄνθρωπος G444 καὶ G2532 κτήνη, G2934 ἐκλιπέτω G1587 τὰ G3588 πετεινὰ τοῦ G3588 οὐρανοῦ G3772 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἰχθύες G2486 τῆς G3588 θαλάσσης, G2281 καὶ G2532 ἐξαρῶ G1808 τοὺς G3588 ἀνθρώπους G444 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 λέγει G3004 κύριος. G2962 [4] Καὶ G2532 ἐκτενῶ G1614 τὴν G3588 χεῖρά G5495 μου G3450 ἐπὶ G1909 Ιουδαν G2455 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 κατοικοῦντας G2730 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 καὶ G2532 ἐξαρῶ G1808 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 τόπου G5117 τούτου G5127 τὰ G3588 ὀνόματα G3686 τῆς G3588 Βααλ G896 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ὀνόματα G3686 τῶν G3588 ἱερέων G2409 [5] καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 προσκυνοῦντας G4352 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 δώματα G1430 τῇ G3588 στρατιᾷ G4756 τοῦ G3588 οὐρανοῦ G3772 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ὀμνύοντας G3660 κατὰ G2596 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ὀμνύοντας G3660 κατὰ G2596 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 αὐτῶν G846 [6] καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ἐκκλίνοντας G1578 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 μὴ G3361 ζητήσαντας G2212 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 μὴ G3361 ἀντεχομένους G472 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου. G2962 [7] Εὐλαβεῖσθε G2125 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 δίοτι G1360 ἐγγὺς G1451 ἡ G3588 ἡμέρα G2250 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου, G2962 ὅτι G3754 ἡτοίμακεν G2090 κύριος G2962 τὴν G3588 θυσίαν G2378 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἡγίακεν G37 τοὺς G3588 κλητοὺς G2822 αὐτοῦ. G846 [8] Καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 θυσίας G2378 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 ἐκδικήσω G1556 ἐπὶ G1909 τοὺς G3588 ἄρχοντας G758 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 ἐνδεδυμένους G1746 ἐνδύματα G1742 ἀλλότρια· G245 [9] καὶ G2532 ἐκδικήσω G1556 ἐπὶ G1909 πάντας G3956 ἐμφανῶς ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 πρόπυλα ἐν G1722 ἐκείνῃ G1565 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ, G2250 τοὺς G3588 πληροῦντας G4137 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 αὐτῶν G846 ἀσεβείας G763 καὶ G2532 δόλου. G1388 [10] Καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ἐν G1722 ἐκείνῃ G1565 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ, G2250 λέγει G3004 κύριος, G2962 φωνὴ G5456 κραυγῆς G2906 ἀπὸ G575 πύλης G4439 ἀποκεντούντων καὶ G2532 ὀλολυγμὸς ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 δευτέρας G1208 καὶ G2532 συντριμμὸς μέγας G3173 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 βουνῶν. G1015 [11] Θρηνήσατε, G2354 οἱ G3588 κατοικοῦντες G2730 τὴν G3588 κατακεκομμένην, G2629 ὅτι G3754 ὡμοιώθη G3666 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 Χανααν, G5477 ἐξωλεθρεύθησαν G1842 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 ἐπηρμένοι G1869 ἀργυρίῳ. G694 [12] Καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ἐν G1722 ἐκείνῃ G1565 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἐξερευνήσω G1830 τὴν G3588 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 μετὰ G3326 λύχνου G3088 καὶ G2532 ἐκδικήσω G1556 ἐπὶ G1909 τοὺς G3588 ἄνδρας G435 τοὺς G3588 καταφρονοῦντας G2706 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 φυλάγματα αὐτῶν, G846 οἱ G3588 λέγοντες G3004 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 καρδίαις G2588 αὐτῶν G846 Οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ἀγαθοποιήσῃ G15 κύριος G2962 οὐδ’ G3761 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 κακώσῃ, G2559 [13] καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ἡ G3588 δύναμις G1411 αὐτῶν G846 εἰς G1519 διαρπαγὴν καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 οἶκοι G3624 αὐτῶν G846 εἰς G1519 ἀφανισμόν, G854 καὶ G2532 οἰκοδομήσουσιν G3618 οἰκίας G3614 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 κατοικήσουσιν G2730 ἐν G1722 αὐταῖς G846 καὶ G2532 καταφυτεύσουσιν ἀμπελῶνας G290 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 πίωσιν G4095 τὸν G3588 οἶνον G3631 αὐτῶν. G846 [14] Ὅτι G3754 ἐγγὺς G1451 ἡ G3588 ἡμέρα G2250 κυρίου G2962 ἡ G3588 μεγάλη, G3173 ἐγγὺς G1451 καὶ G2532 ταχεῖα G5036 σφόδρα· G4970 φωνὴ G5456 ἡμέρας G2250 κυρίου G2962 πικρὰ G4089 καὶ G2532 σκληρά, G4642 τέτακται G5021 δυνατή. G1415 [15] Ἡμέρα G2250 ὀργῆς G3709 ἡ G3588 ἡμέρα G2250 ἐκείνη, G1565 ἡμέρα G2250 θλίψεως G2347 καὶ G2532 ἀνάγκης, G318 ἡμέρα G2250 ἀωρίας καὶ G2532 ἀφανισμοῦ, G854 ἡμέρα G2250 σκότους G4655 καὶ G2532 γνόφου, G1105 ἡμέρα G2250 νεφέλης G3507 καὶ G2532 ὁμίχλης, [16] ἡμέρα G2250 σάλπιγγος G4536 καὶ G2532 κραυγῆς G2906 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰς G3588 πόλεις G4172 τὰς G3588 ὀχυρὰς καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰς G3588 γωνίας G1137 τὰς G3588 ὑψηλάς. G5308 [17] Καὶ G2532 ἐκθλίψω τοὺς G3588 ἀνθρώπους, G444 καὶ G2532 πορεύσονται G4198 ὡς G5613 τυφλοί, G5185 ὅτι G3754 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 ἐξήμαρτον· καὶ G2532 ἐκχεεῖ G1632 τὸ G3588 αἷμα G129 αὐτῶν G846 ὡς G5613 χοῦν G5522 καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 σάρκας G4561 αὐτῶν G846 ὡς G5613 βόλβιτα. [18] Καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ἀργύριον G694 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 χρυσίον G5553 αὐτῶν G846 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 δύνηται G1410 ἐξελέσθαι G1807 αὐτοὺς G846 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ὀργῆς G3709 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 πυρὶ G4442 ζήλους G2205 αὐτοῦ G846 καταναλωθήσεται G2654 πᾶσα G3956 ἡ G3588 γῆ, G1093 διότι G1360 συντέλειαν G4930 καὶ G2532 σπουδὴν G4710 ποιήσει G4160 ἐπὶ G1909 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 κατοικοῦντας G2730 τὴν G3588 γῆν. G1093
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament