Zep 1 | ABEn | STEP | The word of the lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.

‏ Zephaniah 1

CHAPTER 1 The Great Day of The LORD

1 The word of the lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. 2 In want, let all want from the face of the earth, says the lord! 3 Let [⁴be wanting ¹man ²and ³cattle]; let [⁵be wanting ¹the ²birds ³of the ⁴heaven], and the fishes of the sea. And [³shall be sickened ¹the ²impious]. And I will lift away the lawless deeds from the face of the land, says the lord. 4 And I will stretch out my hand upon Judah and upon all the ones dwelling in Jerusalem. And I will remove from out of this place the names of Baal, and the names of the priests with the consecrated things; 5 even the ones doing obeisance upon the roofs to the military of the heaven, and the ones doing obeisance and the ones swearing by an oath also according to the lord; and the ones swearing an oath according to their king; 6 and the ones turning aside from the lord; and the ones not seeking the lord; and the ones not holding to him. 7 Be cautious before the presence of the lord God! for [⁵is near ¹the ²day ³of the ⁴ lord]! For the lord prepared his sacrifice, and he has sanctified his chosen.

The LORD Takes Vengeance

8 And it will be in the day of the sacrifice of the lord, that I will take vengeance upon the rulers, and upon the house of the king, and upon all the ones putting on [²garments ¹alien]. 9 And I will [²take vengeance ³upon ⁴all ¹visibly] at the gateways in that day, upon the ones filling the house of the lord their God with impiety and treachery. 10 And it will be in that day, says the lord, the sound of a cry from the gate of men piercing, and shrieking of women from the second quarter, and [²conflict ¹great] from the hills. 11 Wail! O ones dwelling the place being cut in pieces, for [⁴are like ¹all ²the ³people] Canaan, and [⁵were utterly destroyed ¹all ²the ones ³lifting up ⁴silver]. 12 And it will be in that day, I will search out Jerusalem with a lamp, and I will take vengeance upon the men, of the ones paying no attention to their injunctions; and the ones saying in their hearts, In no way shall the lord do good, nor shall he inflict evil. 13 And [²will be ¹their power] for ravaging, and their houses for extinction. And they shall build houses, but in no way shall they dwell in them. And they shall plant vineyards, and in no way shall they drink of their wine. 14 For [⁴is near ²day ³of the lord ¹the great], and near [²quickly ¹very]. The sound of the day of the lord [²bitter ³and ⁴harsh ¹is ordered up]. 15 [²is a mighty ³day ⁴of anger ¹That day]; a day of affliction and distress; a day of misery and extinction; a day of dimness and darkness; a day of cloud and fog; 16 a day of trumpet and a cry against the [²cities ¹fortified], and against the [²corners ¹high]. 17 And I will squeeze out the men, and they shall go as blind men, for against the lord they led into sin, and he shall pour out their blood as dust, and their flesh as dung. 18 And their silver and their gold in no way shall be able to rescue them in the day of the anger of the lord. And by fire his zeal shall consume all the land. For completion and diligence he will execute it upon all the ones dwelling the land.