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Zephaniah 1

1. The word <1697> of the LORD <3068> which < 0834> came <1961>
unto Zephaniah <6846> the son <1121> of Cushi < 3569>, the son
<1121> of Gedaliah <1436>, the son <1121> of Amariah <0568>, the
son <1121> of Hizkiah <2396>, in the days <3117> of Josiah
<2977> the son <1121> of Amon <0526>, king < 4428> of Judah
<3063>.

2 I will utterly consume <5486> all <3605> [things] from off
the land <0127>, saith <5002> the LORD <3068>.

3 I will consume <5486> man <0120> and beast < 0929>; I will
consume <5486> the fowls <5775> of the heaven < 8064>, and the
fishes <1709> of the sea <3220>, and the stumblingblocks <4384>
with the wicked; and I will cut <3772> off man <0120> from off
the land <0127>, saith <5002> the LORD <3068>.

4 I will also stretch <5186> out mine hand <3027> upon Judah
<3063>, and upon all <3605> the inhabitants < 3427> of Jerusalem
<3389>; and I will cut <3772> off the remnant < 7605> of Baal
<1168> from this place <4725>, [and] the name < 8034> of the
Chemarims <3649> with the priests <3548>;

5 And them that worship <7812> the host <6635> of heaven <8064>
upon the housetops <1406>; and them that worship < 7812> [and]
that swear <7650> by the LORD <3068>, and that swear <7650> by
Malcham <4445>;

6 And them that are turned <5472> back <5253> from the LORD
<3068>; and [those] that have not sought <1245> the LORD <3068>,
nor <3808> enquired <1875> for him.

7. Hold thy peace <2013> at the presence <6440> of the Lord
<0136> GOD <3069>: for the day <3117> of the LORD <3068> [is] at
hand <7138>: for the LORD <3068> hath prepared < 3559> a
sacrifice <2077>, he hath bid <6942> his guests < 7121>.

8 And it shall come <1961> to pass in the day <3117> of the
LORD'S <3068> sacrifice <2077>, that I will punish <6485> the
princes <8269>, and the king's <4428> children < 1121>, and all
<3605> such as are clothed <3847> with strange < 5237> apparel
<4403>.

9 In the same <1931> day <3117> also will I punish <6485> all
<3605> those that leap <1801> on <5921> the threshold <4670>,
which fill <4390> their masters <0113>' houses < 1004> with
violence <2555> and deceit <4820>.

10 And it shall come <1961> to pass in that day < 3117>, saith
<5002> the LORD <3068>, [that there shall be] the noise <6963>
of a cry <6818> from the fish <1709> gate <8179> , and an howling
<3213> from the second <4932>, and a great < 1419> crashing
<7667> from the hills <1389>.

11 Howl <3213>, ye inhabitants <3427> of Maktesh < 4389>, for
all <3605> the merchant <3667> people <5971> are cut <1820> down;
all <3605> they that bear <5187> silver <3701> are cut <3772>
off.

12 And it shall come <1961> to pass at that time < 6256>, [that]
I will search <2664> Jerusalem <3389> with candles <5216>, and
punish <6485> the men <0582> that are settled < 7087> on <5921>
their lees <8105>: that say <0559> in their heart < 3824>, The
LORD <3068> will not do good <3190>, neither < 3808> will he do
evil <7489>.

13 Therefore their goods <2428> shall become <1961> a booty
<4953>, and their houses <1004> a desolation < 8047>: they shall
also build <1129> houses <1004>, but not inhabit < 3427> [them];
and they shall plant <5193> vineyards <3754>, but not drink
<8354> the wine <3196> thereof.

14. The great <1419> day <3117> of the LORD < 3068> [is] near
<7138>, [it is] near <7138>, and hasteth <4116> greatly <3966>,
[even] the voice <6963> of the day <3117> of the LORD <3068>:
the mighty <1368> man shall cry <6873> there < 8033> bitterly
<4751>.

15 That day <3117> [is] a day <3117> of wrath < 5678>, a day
<3117> of trouble <6869> and distress <4691>, a day <3117> of
wasteness <7722> and desolation <4875>, a day < 3117> of darkness
<2822> and gloominess <0653>, a day <3117> of clouds <6051> and
thick darkness <6205>,

16 A day <3117> of the trumpet <7782> and alarm < 8643> against
<5921> the fenced <1219> cities <5892>, and against <5921> the
high <1364> towers <6438>.

17 And I will bring distress <6887> upon men <0120>, that they
shall walk <1980> like blind <5787> men, because < 3588> they
have sinned <2398> against the LORD <3068>: and their blood
<1818> shall be poured <8210> out as dust <6083> , and their
flesh <3894> as the dung <1561>.

18 Neither <3808> their silver <3701> nor < 1571> their gold
<2091> shall be able <3201> to deliver <5337> them in the day
<3117> of the LORD'S <3068> wrath <5678>; but the whole <3605>
land <0776> shall be devoured <0398> by the fire < 0784> of his
jealousy <7068>: for he shall make <6213> even a speedy <0926>
riddance <3617> of all <3605> them that dwell < 3427> in the land
<0776>.

Zephaniah 2

1. Gather <7197> yourselves together, yea, gather < 7197>
together, O nation <1471> not desired <3700>;

2 Before <6440> the decree <2706> bring <3205> forth <3205>,
[before <6440>] the day <3117> pass <5674> as the chaff <4671>,
before <6440> the fierce <2740> anger <0639> of the LORD <3068>
come <0935> upon you, before <6440> the day < 3117> of the LORD'S
<3068> anger <0639> come <0935> upon you.

3 Seek <1245> ye the LORD <3068>, all <3605> ye meek <6035> of
the earth <0776>, which <0834> have wrought < 6466> his judgment
<4941>; seek <1245> righteousness <6664>, seek <1245> meekness
<6038>: it may <0194> be ye shall be hid <5641> in the day
<3117> of the LORD'S <3068> anger <0639>.

4. For Gaza <5804> shall be forsaken <5800>, and Ashkelon
<0831> a desolation <8077>: they shall drive < 1644> out Ashdod
<0795> at the noon <6672> day, and Ekron <6138> shall be rooted
<6131> up.

5 Woe <1945> unto the inhabitants <3427> of the sea <3220>
coast <2256>, the nation <1471> of the Cherethites <3774>! the
word <1697> of the LORD <3068> [is] against < 5921> you; O Canaan
<3667>, the land <0776> of the Philistines < 6430>, I will even
destroy <6> thee, that there shall be no <0369> inhabitant
<3427>.

6 And the sea <3220> coast <2256> shall be dwellings <5116>
[and] cottages <3741> for shepherds <7462>, and folds <1448> for
flocks <6629>.

7 And the coast <2256> shall be for the remnant < 7611> of the
house <1004> of Judah <3063>; they shall feed < 7462> thereupon:
in the houses <1004> of Ashkelon <0831> shall they lie <7257>
down <7257> in the evening <6153>: for the LORD < 3068> their God
<0430> shall visit <6485> them, and turn <7725> away their
captivity <7622>.

8. I have heard <8085> the reproach <2781> of Moab <4124>, and
the revilings <1421> of the children <1121> of Ammon <5983>,
whereby <0834> they have reproached <2778> my people <5971>, and
magnified <1431> [themselves] against <5921> their border <1366>.

9 Therefore <3651> [as] I live <2416>, saith < 5002> the LORD
<3068> of hosts <6635>, the God <0430> of Israel <3478>, Surely
<3588> Moab <4124> shall be as Sodom <5467>, and the children
<1121> of Ammon <5983> as Gomorrah <6017>, [even] the breeding
<4476> of nettles <2738>, and saltpits <4417>, and a perpetual
<5769> desolation <8077>: the residue <7611> of my people <5971>
shall spoil <7998> them, and the remnant <3499> of my people
<1471> shall possess <5157> them.

10 This <2063> shall they have for their pride <1347> , because
<3588> they have reproached <2778> and magnified < 1431>
[themselves] against <5921> the people <5971> of the LORD <3068>
of hosts <6635>.

11 The LORD <3068> [will be] terrible <3372> unto them: for he
will famish <7329> all <3605> the gods <0430> of the earth
<0776>; and [men] shall worship <7812> him, every < 0376> one
<0376> from his place <4725>, [even] all <3605> the isles <0339>
of the heathen <1471>.

12. Ye Ethiopians <3569> also <1571>, ye [shall be] slain
<2491> by my sword <2719>.

13 And he will stretch <5186> out his hand <3027> against
<5921> the north <6828>, and destroy <6> Assyria <0804>; and
will make <7760> Nineveh <5210> a desolation < 8077>, [and] dry
<6723> like a wilderness <4057>.

14 And flocks <5739> shall lie <7257> down < 7257> in the midst
<8432> of her, all <3605> the beasts <2416> of the nations
<1471>: both <1571> the cormorant <6893> and the bittern <7090>
shall lodge <3885> in the upper <3730> lintels < 3730> of it;
[their] voice <6963> shall sing <7891> in the windows <2474>;
desolation <2721> [shall be] in the thresholds <5592>: for he
shall uncover <6168> the cedar <0731> work < 0731>.

15 This <2063> [is] the rejoicing <5947> city < 5892> that dwelt
<3427> carelessly <0983>, that said <0559> in her heart <3824>,
I [am], and [there is] none <0657> beside <0657> me: how <0349>
is she become <1961> a desolation <8047>, a place for beasts
<2416> to lie <4769> down <4769> in! every < 3605> one that
passeth <5674> by her shall hiss <8319>, [and] wag <5128> his
hand <3027>.

Zephaniah 3

1. Woe <1945> to her that is filthy <4754> and polluted <1351>,
to the oppressing <3238> city <5892>!

2 She obeyed <8085> not the voice <6963>; she received <3947>
not correction <4148>; she trusted <0982> not in the LORD <3068>;
she drew not near <7126> to her God <0430>.

3 Her princes <8269> within <7130> her [are] roaring lions
<0738>; her judges <8199> [are] evening <6153> wolves <2061>;
they gnaw <1633> not the bones <1633> till the morrow <1242>.

4 Her prophets <5030> [are] light <6348> [and] treacherous
<0900> persons <0582>: her priests <3548> have polluted <2490>
the sanctuary <6944>, they have done violence <2554> to the law
<8451>.

5 The just <6662> LORD <3068> [is] in the midst < 7130> thereof;
he will not do <6213> iniquity <5766>: every morning <1242> doth
he bring <5414> his judgment <4941> to light < 0216>, he faileth
<5737> not; but the unjust <5767> knoweth <3045> no <3808> shame
<1322>.

6 I have cut <3772> off the nations <1471>: their towers <6438>
are desolate <8074>; I made their streets <2351> waste <2717>,
that none <1097> passeth <5674> by: their cities < 5892> are
destroyed <6658>, so that there is no <1097> man < 0376>, that
there is none <0369> inhabitant <3427>.

7 I said <0559>, Surely thou wilt fear <3372> me, thou wilt
receive <3947> instruction <4148>; so their dwelling <4583>
should not be cut <3772> off, howsoever I punished < 6485> them:
but they rose <7925> early <7925>, [and] corrupted <7843> all
<3605> their doings <5949>.

8. Therefore <3651> wait <2442> ye upon me, saith <5002> the
LORD <3068>, until the day <3117> that I rise < 6965> up to the
prey <5706>: for my determination <4941> [is] to gather <0622>
the nations <1471>, that I may assemble <6908> the kingdoms
<4467>, to pour <8210> upon them mine indignation < 2195>, [even]
all <3605> my fierce <2740> anger <0639>: for all <3605> the
earth <0776> shall be devoured <0398> with the fire <0784> of my
jealousy <7068>.

9 For then <0227> will I turn <2015> to the people <5971> a
pure <1305> language <8193>, that they may all < 3605> call
<7121> upon the name <8034> of the LORD <3068>, to serve <5647>
him with one <0259> consent <7926>.

10 From beyond <5676> the rivers <5104> of Ethiopia <3568> my
suppliants <6282>, [even] the daughter <1323> of my dispersed
<6327>, shall bring <2986> mine offering <4503>.

11 In that day <3117> shalt thou not be ashamed < 0954> for all
<3605> thy doings <5949>, wherein <0834> thou hast transgressed
<6586> against me: for then <0227> I will take < 5493> away
<5493> out of the midst <7130> of thee them that rejoice <5947>
in thy pride <1346>, and thou shalt no <3808> more be haughty
<1361> because of my holy <6944> mountain <2022> .

12 I will also leave <7604> in the midst <7130> of thee an
afflicted <6041> and poor <1800> people <5971>, and they shall
trust <2620> in the name <8034> of the LORD < 3068>.

13 The remnant <7611> of Israel <3478> shall not do <6213>
iniquity <5766>, nor <3808> speak <1696> lies <3576>; neither
<3808> shall a deceitful <8649> tongue <3956> be found <4672> in
their mouth <6310>: for they shall feed <7462> and lie <7257>
down <4769>, and none <0369> shall make [them] afraid <2729>.

14. Sing <7442>, O daughter <1323> of Zion < 6726>; shout <7321>,
O Israel <3478>; be glad <8056> and rejoice < 5937> with all
<3605> the heart <3820>, O daughter <1323> of Jerusalem <3389>.

15 The LORD <3068> hath taken <5493> away < 5493> thy judgments
<4941>, he hath cast <6437> out thine enemy < 0341>: the king
<4428> of Israel <3478>, [even] the LORD <3068>, [is] in the
midst <7130> of thee: thou shalt not see <7200> evil <7451> any
more <5750>.

16 In that day <3117> it shall be said <0559> to Jerusalem
<3389>, Fear <3372> thou not: [and to] Zion < 6726>, Let not
thine hands <3027> be slack <7503>.

17 The LORD <3068> thy God <0430> in the midst < 7130> of thee
[is] mighty <1368>; he will save <3467>, he will rejoice <7797>
over <5921> thee with joy <8057>; he will rest < 2790> in his
love <0160>, he will joy <1523> over <5921> thee with singing
<7440>.

18 I will gather <0622> [them that are] sorrowful < 3013> for
the solemn <4150> assembly <4150>, [who] are of thee, [to whom
<5921>] the reproach <2781> of it [was] a burden < 4864>.

19 Behold <2005>, at that time <6256> I will undo <6213> all
<3605> that afflict <6031> thee: and I will save < 3467> her that
halteth <6761>, and gather <6908> her that was driven <5080> out;
and I will get <0776> them praise <8416> and fame <8034> in
every <3605> land <0776> where they have been put to shame
<1322>.

20 At that time <6256> will I bring <0935> you [again], even in
the time <6256> that I gather <6908> you: for I will make <5414>
you a name <8034> and a praise <8416> among all < 3605> people
<5971> of the earth <0776>, when I turn <7725> back <7725> your
captivity <7622> before your eyes <5869>, saith < 0559> the LORD
<3068>.

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