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<p class="indent2"> I will sweep away the birds of the air, <p class="indent1"> and the fish of the sea, <p class="indent2"> and the idols with their wicked worshipers.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <p class="indent1"> I will cut off mankind <p class="indent2"> from the face of the earth,” <p class="selah"> declares the LORD. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“I will stretch out My hand against Judah <p class="indent2"> and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. <p class="indent1"> I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, <p class="indent2"> the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests— <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>those who bow on the rooftops <p class="indent2"> to worship the host of heaven, <p class="indent1"> those who bow down and swear by the LORD <p class="indent2"> but also swear by Milcom,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>and those who turn back <p class="indent2"> from following the LORD, <p class="indent1"> neither seeking the LORD <p class="indent2"> nor inquiring of Him.” <A name="8"></a><p class="hdg">The Day of the LORD<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../malachi/4.htm">Malachi 4:1–6</a>; <a href ="../1_thessalonians/5.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:1–11</a>; <a href ="../2_peter/3.htm#8">2 Peter 3:8–13</a>)</span><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, <p class="indent2"> for the Day of the LORD is near. <p class="indent1"> Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; <p class="indent2"> He has consecrated His guests. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice <p class="indent2"> I will punish the princes, <p class="indent1"> the sons of the king, <p class="indent2"> and all who are dressed in foreign apparel. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>On that day I will punish <p class="indent2"> all who leap over the threshold,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <p class="indent1"> who fill the house of their master<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <p class="indent2"> with violence and deceit. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>On that day,” declares the LORD, <p class="indent2">“a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, <p class="indent1"> a wail from the Second District,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <p class="indent2"> and a loud crashing from the hills. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> <p class="indent2"> for all your merchants<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">g</a></span> will be silenced; <p class="indent2"> all who weigh out silver will be cut off. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps <p class="indent2"> and punish the men settled in complacency,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">h</a></span> <p class="indent1"> who say to themselves, <p class="indent2">‘The LORD will do nothing, <p class="indent2"> either good or bad.’ <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Their wealth will be plundered <p class="indent2"> and their houses laid waste. <p class="indent1"> They will build houses but not inhabit them, <p class="indent2"> and plant vineyards but never drink their wine. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The great Day of the LORD is near—<p class="indent2"> near and coming quickly. <p class="indent1"> Listen, the Day of the LORD! <p class="indent2"> Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>That day will be <p class="indent2"> a day of wrath, <p class="indent1"> a day of trouble and distress, <p class="indent2"> a day of destruction and desolation, <p class="indent1"> a day of darkness and gloom, <p class="indent2"> a day of clouds and blackness, <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>a day of horn blast and battle cry <p class="indent2"> against the fortified cities, <p class="indent2"> and against the high corner towers. <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I will bring such distress on mankind <p class="indent2"> that they will walk like the blind, <p class="indent2"> because they have sinned against the LORD. <p class="indent1"> Their blood will be poured out like dust <p class="indent2"> and their flesh like dung. <p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Neither their silver nor their gold <p class="indent2"> will be able to deliver them <p class="indent2"> on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. <p class="indent1"> The whole earth will be consumed <p class="indent2"> by the fire of His jealousy.” <p class="indent1stline"> For indeed, He will make a sudden end <p class="indent2"> of all who dwell on the earth.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">i</a></span> </p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">5</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>by their king</i><span class="thin"> </span>; <i>Milcom</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Molech</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see <a href="../leviticus/18.htm#21">Leviticus 18:21</a> and <a href="../1_kings/11.htm#7">1 Kings 11:7</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> See <a href="../1_samuel/5.htm#5">1 Samuel 5:5</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Or <i>the temple of their gods</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Or <i>the Second Quarter</i><span class="thin"> </span>, a newer section of Jerusalem; Hebrew <i>the Mishneh</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Or <i>the market district</i><span class="thin"> </span> or <i>the Mortar</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">g</span> Or <i>all the people of Canaan</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">12</span> <span class="footnotesbot">h</span> Or <i>thickening on the dregs</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotesbot">i</span> Or <i>of all the people living in the land</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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