Zephaniah 1

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  1. 1The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.
  2. 2I will completely destroy all things from off the land, says the LORD.
  3. 3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from the land, says the LORD.
  4. 4I 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, and the name of the Chemarims along with the priests.
  5. 5those who worship the host of heaven on their rooftops; those who worship and swear by the LORD, and also swear by Malcham,
  6. 6those who have turned back from the LORD, and those who have not sought the LORD or asked for him.
  7. 7Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the day of the LORD is near. The LORD has prepared a sacrifice and invited his guests.
  8. 8On the day of the LORD's sacrifice, I will punish the princes, the king's children, and everyone who wears strange clothing.
  9. 9On that same day, I will punish all those who leap over the threshold and fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
  10. 10"On that day," declares the LORD, "a cry of anguish will rise from the Fish Gate, wailing will echo from the Second Quarter, and a tremendous crash will come from the hills.
  11. 11Howl, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; everyone who carries silver is cut off.
  12. 12When that time comes, I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men who are settled on their lees, who say in their hearts, 'The LORD will not do good, nor will he do evil.'
  13. 13Their wealth will be plundered and their houses left in ruins. They'll build homes but never live in them. They'll plant vineyards but never taste the wine."
  14. 14The great day of the LORD is near, it is near and hastens greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
  15. 15That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and deep blackness,
  16. 16a day of trumpet blasts and alarms against the fortified cities and their high towers.
  17. 17I will bring such distress on people that they'll stumble around like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.
  18. 18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the day of the LORD's wrath. The fire of his jealousy will consume the entire land, and he will make a swift end of everyone living in it.
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