The word of the LORD
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
.
I will utterly consume
all things from off the land
, saith
the LORD
.
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
the LORD
.
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
;
And them that worship the host
of heaven
upon the housetops
; and them that worship
and that swear
by the LORD
, and that swear
by Malcham
;
And them that are turned back from
the LORD
; and those that have not sought
the LORD
, nor enquired
for him.
Hold thy peace at the presence
of the Lord
GOD
: for the day
of the LORD
is at hand
: for the LORD
hath prepared
a sacrifice
, he hath bid
his guests
.
And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S
sacrifice
, that I will punish
the princes
, and the king's
children
, and all such as are clothed
with strange
apparel
.
In the same day also will I punish
all those that leap
on the threshold
, which fill
their masters
' houses
with violence
and deceit
.
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith
the LORD
, 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
.
Howl, ye inhabitants
of Maktesh
, for all the merchant
people
are cut down
; all they that bear
silver
are cut off
.
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
, The LORD
will not do good
, neither will he do evil
.
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.
The great day
of the LORD
is near
, it is near
, and hasteth
greatly
, even the voice
of the day
of the LORD
: the mighty man
shall cry
there bitterly
.
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
,
A day of the trumpet
and alarm
against the fenced
cities
, and against the high
towers
.
And I will bring distress upon men
, that they shall walk
like blind men
, because they have sinned
against the LORD
: and their blood
shall be poured out
as dust
, and their flesh
as the dung
.
Neither their silver nor their gold
shall be able
to deliver
them in the day
of the LORD'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
.