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ZephaniahChapter 1

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The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.
I will utterly sweep everything from the face of the earth, declares the LORD.
I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and the stumbling blocks along with the wicked. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth, declares the LORD.
I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all who live in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the very name of the idol priests along with the priests,
those who bow down on the rooftops to the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD and yet swear by Milcom, [Footnote: Milcom was a god of the Ammonites; the Hebrew word can also be read as "their king."]
and those who turn back from following the LORD, who do not seek the LORD or inquire of him.
Be silent before the Lord GOD, for the day of the LORD is near. The LORD has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated his guests.
On the day of the LORD's sacrifice I will punish the officials and the king's sons and all who dress in foreign clothing.
On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.
On that day, declares the LORD, a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wailing from the Second Quarter, and a loud crash from the hills.
Wail, you who live in the Mortar, for all the traders are destroyed; all who weigh out silver are cut off.
At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men who sit complacent, like wine left on its dregs, who say in their hearts, "The LORD will do neither good nor harm."
Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not live in them; they will plant vineyards but not drink their wine.
The great day of the LORD is near—near and coming fast. Listen! The day of the LORD is bitter; there the warrior cries aloud.
That day will be a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the lofty corner towers.
I will bring such distress on humankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the LORD's wrath. In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed, for he will make a sudden end of all who live on the earth.
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