God's severe judgment against Judah for divers sins.
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  1:1 ¶
The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah{gr.Sophonias} the son of Hushai{gr.Chusi}, the son of Gedaliah{gr.Godolias}, the son of Amorias, the son of Hezekiah{gr.Ezekias}, in the days of Josiah{gr.Josias} son of Amon, king of Judah{gr.Juda}. |
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1:1 ¶
The word°
of Yahweh°
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.° |
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1:2
Let there be an utter cutting off from the face of the land, saith the Lord. |
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1:2
I will utterly°°
consume°°°
all°
[things] from off°°°
the land,°°
saith°°
Yahweh.° |
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1:3
Let man and cattle be cut off; let the birds of the air and the fishes of the sea be cut off; and the ungodly shall fail, and I will take away the transgressors from the face of the land, saith the Lord. |
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1:3
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°°
Yahweh.° |
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1:4
And I will stretch out mine hand upon Judah{gr.Juda}, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will remove the names of Baal out of this place, and the names of the priests; |
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1:4
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;° |
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1:5
and them that worship the host of heaven upon the house-tops; and them that worship and swear by the Lord, and them that swear by their king; |
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1:5
And them that worship°°
the host°
of heaven°
upon°
the housetops;°
and them that worship°°
[and] that swear°°
by Yahweh,°
and that swear°°
by Malcham;°° |
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1:6
and them that turn aside from the Lord, and them that seek not the Lord, and them that cleave not to the Lord. |
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1:6
And them that are turned back°°
from°°
Yahweh;°
and [those] that°
have not°
sought°°°
Yahweh,°
nor°
enquired°°
for him. |
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1:7
Fear ye before the Lord God; for the day of the Lord is near; for the Lord has prepared his sacrifice, and has sanctified his guests. |
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1:7
Hold thy peace°°
at the presence°°
of Adonai°
Yahweh:°
for°
the day°
of Yahweh°
[is] at hand:°
for°
Yahweh°
hath prepared°°
a sacrifice,°
he hath bid°°
his guests.°° |
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1:8
And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord's sacrifice, that I will take vengeance on the princes, and on the king's house, and upon all that wear strange apparel. |
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1:8
And it shall come to pass°
in the day°
of Yahweh's°
sacrifice,°
that I will punish°°°
the princes,°
and the king's°
children,°
and all°
such as are clothed°°
with strange°
apparel.° |
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1:9
And I will openly take vengeance on the porches in that day, [on the men] that fill the house of the Lord their God with ungodliness and deceit. |
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1:9
In the same°
day°
also will I punish°°°
all°
those that leap°°
on°
the threshold,°
which fill°°
their adonim's°
houses°
with violence°
and deceit.° |
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1:10
And there shall be in that day, saith the Lord, the sound of a cry from the gate of men slaying, and a howling from the second [gate], and a great crashing from the hills. |
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1:10
And it shall come to pass°
in that°
day,°
saith°°
Yahweh,°
[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.°° |
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1:11
Lament, ye that inhabit the [city] that has been broken down, for all the people has become like Canaan{gr.Chanaan}; and all that were exalted by silver have been utterly destroyed. |
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1:11
Howl,°°
ye inhabitants°°
of Maktesh,°
for°
all°
the merchant°
people°
are cut down;°°
all°
they that bear°
silver°
are cut off.°° |
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1:12
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will search Jerusalem with a candle, and will take vengeance on the men that despise the things committed to them; but they say in their hearts, The Lord will not do any good, neither will he do any evil. |
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1:12
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,°
Yahweh°
will not°
do good,°°
neither°
will he do evil.°° |
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1:13
And their power shall be for a spoil, and their houses for utter desolation; and they shall build houses, but shall not dwell in them; and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine of them. |
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1:13
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. |
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1:14
For the great day of the Lord [is] near, [it is] near, and very speedy; the sound of the day of the Lord is made bitter and harsh. |
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1:14
The great°
day°
of Yahweh°
[is] near,°
[it is] near,°
and hasteth°
greatly,°
[even] the voice°
of the day°
of Yahweh:°
the mighty man°
shall cry°°
there°
bitterly.° |
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1:15
A mighty day of wrath is that day, a day of affliction and distress, a day of desolation and destruction, a day of gloominess and darkness, a day of cloud and vapour, |
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1:15
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,° |
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1:16
a day of the trumpet and cry against the strong cities, and against the high towers. |
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1:16
A day°
of the trumpet°
and alarm°
against°
the fenced°°
cities,°
and against°
the high°
towers.° |
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1:17
And I will greatly afflict the men, and they shall walk as blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord; therefore he shall pour out their blood as dust, and their flesh as dung. |
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1:17
And I will bring distress°°
upon men,°
that they shall walk°°
like blind men,°
because°
they have sinned°°
against Yahweh:°
and their blood°
shall be poured out°°
as dust,°
and their flesh°
as the dung.° |
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1:18
And their silver and their gold shall in nowise be able to rescue them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealously; for he will bring a speedy destruction on all them that inhabit the land. |
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1:18
Neither°°
their silver°
nor°
their gold°
shall be able°°
to deliver°°
them in the day°
of Yahweh'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.° |
