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World English Bible

Zephaniah 1 (WEBP)

[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.

Zephaniah 1:1 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Zephaniah 1:7 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Zephaniah 1 (KJVS)

[1] The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
[2] I will utterly () consume () all things from off the land, saith () the Lord.
[3] I will consume () man and beast; I will consume () the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off () man from off the land, saith () the Lord.
[4] I will also stretch out () mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants () of Jerusalem; and I will cut off () the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
[5] and them that worship () the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship () and that swear () by the Lord, and that swear () by Malcham;
[6] and them that are turned back () from the Lord; and those that have not sought () the Lord, nor enquired () for him.
[7] Hold thy peace () at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared () a sacrifice, he hath bid () his guests. ()
[8] And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord’s sacrifice, that I will punish () the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed () with strange apparel.
[9] In the same day also will I punish () all those that leap () on the threshold, which fill () their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.
[10] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith () the Lord, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
[11] Howl, () ye inhabitants () of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; () all they that bear silver are cut off. ()
[12] And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search () Jerusalem with candles, and punish () the men that are settled () on their lees: that say () in their heart, The Lord will not do good, () neither will he do evil. ()
[13] Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build () houses, but not inhabit () them; and they shall plant () vineyards, but not drink () the wine thereof.
[14] The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry () there bitterly.
[15] That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
[16] a day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced () cities, and against the high towers.
[17] And I will bring distress () upon men, that they shall walk () like blind men, because they have sinned () against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out () as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
[18] Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able () to deliver () them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured () by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make () even a speedy () riddance of all them that dwell () in the land.

Zephaniah 1:2a Heb. by taking away I will make an end
Zephaniah 1:2b Heb. the face of the land
Zephaniah 1:3 Or, idols
Zephaniah 1:5 Or, to the Lord
Zephaniah 1:7 Heb. sanctified or prepared
Zephaniah 1:8 Heb. visit upon
Zephaniah 1:12 Heb. curded, or thickened

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Zephaniah 1 (BYZ)

[1] λογος κυριου ος εγενηθη προς σοφονιαν τον του χουσι υιον γοδολιου του αμαριου του εζεκιου εν ημεραις ιωσιου υιου αμων βασιλεως ιουδα
[2] εκλειψει εκλιπετω παντα απο προσωπου της γης λεγει κυριος
[3] εκλιπετω ανθρωπος και κτηνη εκλιπετω τα πετεινα του ουρανου και οι ιχθυες της θαλασσης και εξαρω τους ανθρωπους απο προσωπου της γης λεγει κυριος
[4] και εκτενω την χειρα μου επι ιουδαν και επι παντας τους κατοικουντας ιερουσαλημ και εξαρω εκ του τοπου τουτου τα ονοματα της βααλ και τα ονοματα των ιερεων
[5] και τους προσκυνουντας επι τα δωματα τη στρατια του ουρανου και τους ομνυοντας κατα του κυριου και τους ομνυοντας κατα του βασιλεως αυτων
[6] και τους εκκλινοντας απο του κυριου και τους μη ζητησαντας τον κυριον και τους μη αντεχομενους του κυριου
[7] ευλαβεισθε απο προσωπου κυριου του θεου διοτι εγγυς η ημερα του κυριου οτι ητοιμακεν κυριος την θυσιαν αυτου ηγιακεν τους κλητους αυτου
[8] και εσται εν ημερα θυσιας κυριου και εκδικησω επι τους αρχοντας και επι τον οικον του βασιλεως και επι παντας τους ενδεδυμενους ενδυματα αλλοτρια
[9] και εκδικησω επι παντας εμφανως επι τα προπυλα εν εκεινη τη ημερα τους πληρουντας τον οικον κυριου του θεου αυτων ασεβειας και δολου
[10] και εσται εν εκεινη τη ημερα λεγει κυριος φωνη κραυγης απο πυλης αποκεντουντων και ολολυγμος απο της δευτερας και συντριμμος μεγας απο των βουνων
[11] θρηνησατε οι κατοικουντες την κατακεκομμενην οτι ωμοιωθη πας ο λαος χανααν εξωλεθρευθησαν παντες οι επηρμενοι αργυριω
[12] και εσται εν εκεινη τη ημερα εξερευνησω την ιερουσαλημ μετα λυχνου και εκδικησω επι τους ανδρας τους καταφρονουντας επι τα φυλαγματα αυτων οι λεγοντες εν ταις καρδιαις αυτων ου μη αγαθοποιηση κυριος ουδ ου μη κακωση
[13] και εσται η δυναμις αυτων εις διαρπαγην και οι οικοι αυτων εις αφανισμον και οικοδομησουσιν οικιας και ου μη κατοικησουσιν εν αυταις και καταφυτευσουσιν αμπελωνας και ου μη πιωσιν τον οινον αυτων
[14] οτι εγγυς η ημερα κυριου η μεγαλη εγγυς και ταχεια σφοδρα φωνη ημερας κυριου πικρα και σκληρα τετακται δυνατη
[15] ημερα οργης η ημερα εκεινη ημερα θλιψεως και αναγκης ημερα αωριας και αφανισμου ημερα σκοτους και γνοφου ημερα νεφελης και ομιχλης
[16] ημερα σαλπιγγος και κραυγης επι τας πολεις τας οχυρας και επι τας γωνιας τας υψηλας
[17] και εκθλιψω τους ανθρωπους και πορευσονται ως τυφλοι οτι τω κυριω εξημαρτον και εκχεει το αιμα αυτων ως χουν και τας σαρκας αυτων ως βολβιτα
[18] και το αργυριον αυτων και το χρυσιον αυτων ου μη δυνηται εξελεσθαι αυτους εν ημερα οργης κυριου και εν πυρι ζηλους αυτου καταναλωθησεται πασα η γη διοτι συντελειαν και σπουδην ποιησει επι παντας τους κατοικουντας την γην

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.