Zephaniah 1 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[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

“Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

King James Version

^[1] The wordH1697 of the LordH3068 which came unto ZephaniahH6846 the sonH1121 of Cushi,H3570 the sonH1121 of Gedaliah,H1436 the sonH1121 of Amariah,H568 the sonH1121 of Hizkiah,H2396 in the daysH3117 of JosiahH2977 the sonH1121 of Amon,H526 kingH4428 of Judah.H3063 ^[2] I will utterlyH622(QalInf) consumeH5486(HiphImpf) all [things] from off the land,H6440 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord.H3068 ^[3] I will consumeH5486(HiphImpf) manH120 and beast;H929 I will consumeH5486(HiphImpf) the fowlsH5775 of the heaven,H8064 and the fishesH1709 of the sea,H3220 and the stumblingblocksH4384 with the wicked;H7563 and I will cut offH3772(HiphPerf) manH120 from offH6440 the land,H127 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord.H3068 ^[4] I will also stretch outH5186(QalPerf) mine handH3027 upon Judah,H3063 and upon all the inhabitantsH3427(QalActPtc) of Jerusalem;H3389 and I will cut offH3772(HiphPerf) the remnantH7605 of BaalH1168 from this place,H4725 [and] the nameH8034 of the ChemarimsH3649 with the priests;H3548 ^[5] And them that worshipH7812(HithPtc) the hostH6635 of heavenH8064 upon the housetops;H1406 and them that worshipH7812(HithPtc) [and] that swearH7650(NiphPtc) by the Lord,H3068 and that swearH7650(NiphPtc) by Malcham;H4428 ^[6] And them that are turned backH5472(NiphPtc) fromH310 the Lord;H3068 and [those] that have not soughtH1245(PielPerf) the Lord,H3068 nor enquiredH1875(QalPerf) for him. ^[7] Hold thy peaceH2013(PielImpv) at the presenceH6440 of the LordH136 God:H3069 for the dayH3117 of the LordH3068 [is] at hand:H7138 for the LordH3068 hath preparedH3559(HiphPerf) a sacrifice,H2077 he hath bidH6942(HiphPerf) his guests.H7121(QalPasPtc) ^[8] And it shall come to pass in the dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 sacrifice,H2077 that I will punishH6485(QalPerf) the princes,H8269 and the king’sH4428 children,H1121 and all such as are clothedH3847(QalActPtc) with strangeH5237 apparel.H4403 ^[9] In the same dayH3117 also will I punishH6485(QalPerf) all those that leapH1801(QalActPtc) on the threshold,H4670 which fillH4390(PielPtc) their masters’H113 housesH1004 with violenceH2555 and deceit.H4820 ^[10] And it shall come to pass in that day,H3117 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord,H3068 [that there shall be] the noiseH6963 of a cryH6818 from the fishH1709 gate,H8179 and an howlingH3215 from the second,H4932 and a greatH1419 crashingH7667 from the hills.H1389 ^[11] Howl,H3213(HiphImpv) ye inhabitantsH3427(QalActPtc) of Maktesh,H4389 for all the merchantH3667 peopleH5971 are cut down;H1820(NiphPerf) all they that bearH5187 silverH3701 are cut off.H3772(NiphPerf) ^[12] And it shall come to pass at that time,H6256 [that] I will searchH2664(PielImpf) JerusalemH3389 with candles,H5216 and punishH6485(QalPerf) the menH582 that are settledH7087(QalActPtc) on their lees:H8105 that sayH559(QalActPtc) in their heart,H3824 The LordH3068 will not do good,H3190(HiphImpf) neither will he do evil.H7489(HiphImpf) ^[13] Therefore their goodsH2428 shall become a booty,H4933 and their housesH1004 a desolation:H8077 they shall also buildH1129(QalPerf) houses,H1004 but not inhabitH3427(QalImpf) [them]; and they shall plantH5193(QalPerf) vineyards,H3754 but not drinkH8354(QalImpf) the wineH3196 thereof. ^[14] The greatH1419 dayH3117 of the LordH3068 [is] near,H7138 [it is] near,H7138 and hastethH4118 greatly,H3966 [even] the voiceH6963 of the dayH3117 of the Lord:H3068 the mighty manH1368 shall cryH6873(QalActPtc) there bitterly.H4751 ^[15] That dayH3117 [is] a dayH3117 of wrath,H5678 a dayH3117 of troubleH6869 and distress,H4691 a dayH3117 of wastenessH7722 and desolation,H4875 a dayH3117 of darknessH2822 and gloominess,H653 a dayH3117 of cloudsH6051 and thick darkness,H6205 ^[16] A dayH3117 of the trumpetH7782 and alarmH8643 against the fencedH1219(QalPasPtc) cities,H5892 and against the highH1364 towers.H6438 ^[17] And I will bring distressH6887(HiphPerf) upon men,H120 that they shall walkH1980(QalPerf) like blind men,H5787 because they have sinnedH2398(QalPerf) against the Lord:H3068 and their bloodH1818 shall be poured outH8210(PualPerf) as dust,H6083 and their fleshH3894 as the dung.H1561 ^[18] Neither their silverH3701 nor their goldH2091 shall be ableH3201(QalImpf) to deliverH5337(HiphInf) them in the dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 wrath;H5678 but the whole landH776 shall be devouredH398(NiphImpf) by the fireH784 of his jealousy:H7068 for he shall makeH6213(QalImpf) even a speedyH926(NiphPtc) riddanceH3617 of all them that dwellH3427(QalActPtc) in the land.H776

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