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Zephaniah 1

Day of Judgment on Judah

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The word of the LORD which came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of  aJosiah son of  bAmon, king of Judah:

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"I will completely  aremove all things From the face of the  1earth," declares the LORD.

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"I will remove  aman and beast; I will remove the  bbirds of the sky And the fish of the sea, And the  1 cruins along with the wicked; And I will cut off man from the face of the  2earth," declares the LORD.

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"So I will  astretch out My hand against Judah And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will  bcut off the remnant of Baal from this place, And the names of the  cidolatrous priests along with the priests.

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"And those who bow down on the  ahousetops to the host of heaven, And those who bow down and  bswear to the LORD and yet swear by  1 cMilcom,

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And those who have  aturned back from following the LORD, And those who have  bnot sought the LORD or inquired of Him."

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 1 aBe silent before the Lord  2GOD! For the  bday of the LORD is near, For the LORD has prepared a  csacrifice, He has  dconsecrated His guests.

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"Then it will come about on the day of the LORD'S sacrifice That I will  apunish the princes, the king's sons And all who clothe themselves with  bforeign garments.

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"And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold, Who fill the house of their  1lord with  aviolence and deceit.

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"On that day," declares the LORD, "There will be the sound of a cry from the  aFish Gate, A wail from the  1 bSecond Quarter, And a loud crash from the  chills.

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"Wail, O inhabitants of the  1Mortar, For all the  2people of  aCanaan will be silenced; All who weigh out  bsilver will be cut off.

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"It will come about at that time That I will  asearch Jerusalem with lamps, And I will punish the men Who are  1 bstagnant in spirit, Who say in their hearts, `The LORD will  cnot do good or evil!'

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"Moreover, their wealth will become  aplunder And their houses desolate; Yes,  bthey will build houses but not inhabit them, And plant vineyards but not drink their wine."

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Near is the  agreat  bday of the LORD, Near and coming very quickly; Listen, the day of the LORD!  1In it the warrior  ccries out bitterly.

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A day of wrath is that day, A day of  atrouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of  bdarkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness,

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A day of  atrumpet and battle cry Against the  bfortified cities And the high corner towers.

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I will bring  adistress on men So that they will walk  blike the blind, Because they have sinned against the LORD; And their  cblood will be poured out like dust And their  dflesh like dung.

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Neither their  asilver nor their gold Will be able to deliver them On the day of the LORD'S wrath; And  ball the earth will be devoured In the fire of His jealousy, For He will  cmake a complete end, Indeed a terrifying one, Of all the inhabitants of the earth.



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