| 1:1 |
The word of Jehovahthe Lord which came untoto ZephaniahZephani′ah the son of Cushi the son of GedaliahGedali′ah the son of AmariahAmari′ah the son of HezekiahHezeki′ah in the days of JosiahJosi′ah the son of Amon king of Judah |
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I will utterly consumesweep allaway thingseverything from off the face of the groundearth saithsays Jehovahthe Lord |
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I will consumesweep away man and beast; I will consumesweep away the birds of the heavensair and the fishesfish of the sea andI thewill stumblingblocksoverthrow with the wicked; and I will cut off manmankind from off the face of the groundearth saithsays Jehovahthe Lord |
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And I will stretch out my hand uponagainst Judah and uponagainst all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off from this place the remnant of BaalBa′al from this place and the name of the Chemarimidolatrous with the priests; |
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andthose themwho thatbow worshipdown on the roofs to the host of heaven upon the housetopsheavens; andthose themwho thatbow worshipdown thatand swear to Jehovahthe Lord and yet swear by MalcamMilcom; |
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andthose themwho thathave are turned back from following Jehovah;the andLord thosewho thatdo have not soughtseek Jehovahthe norLord inquiredor afterinquire of him |
| 1:7 |
HoldBe thysilent peacebefore at the presence of the Lord Jehovah;God forFor the day of Jehovahthe Lord is at hand:; forthe JehovahLord hathhas prepared a sacrifice heand hath consecrated his guests |
| 1:8 |
And iton shall come to pass in the day of Jehovahsthe Lords sacrifice— that I will punish the princesofficials and the kings sons and all suchwho asarray arethemselves clothedin with foreign apparel attire |
| 1:9 |
AndOn in that day I will punish allevery thoseone thatwho leapleaps over the threshold thatand those who fill their masters house with violence and deceit fraud |
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AndOn in that day saithsays Jehovahthe thereLord shalla becry thewill noisebe ofheard a cry from the fishFish gateGate and a wailingwail from the secondSecond quarterQuarter and a greatloud crashingcrash from the hills |
| 1:11 |
Wail yeO inhabitants of Maktesh;the forMortar For all the peopletraders ofare Canaanno are undonemore; all theywho thatweigh wereout laden with silver are cut off |
| 1:12 |
AndAt it shall come to pass at that time that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men thatwho are settledthickening onupon their lees thatthose who say in their hearthearts JehovahThe Lord will not do good neithernor will he do evil ill |
| 1:13 |
AndTheir theirgoods wealth shall becomebe aplundered spoil and their houses alaid desolation:waste yeaThough they shall build houses butthey shall not inhabit them; andthough they shall plant vineyards butthey shall not drink the wine thereoffrom them |
| 1:14 |
The great day of Jehovahthe Lord is near it is near and hastethhastening greatlyfast; even the voicesound of the day of Jehovah;the Lord is bitter the mighty man criethcries aloud there bitterly |
| 1:15 |
ThatA day of wrath is athat day of wrath a day of troubledistress and distressanguish a day of wastenessruin and desolationdevastation a day of darkness and gloominessgloom a day of clouds and thick darkness |
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a day of the trumpet blast and alarmbattle cry against the fortified cities and against the highlofty battlements |
| 1:17 |
And I will bring distress uponon men so that they shall walk like the blind men because they have sinned against Jehovahthe Lord; and their blood shall be poured out aslike dust and their flesh aslike dung |
| 1:18 |
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them inon the day of Jehovahsthe wrath; butof the wholeLord landIn shallthe befire devouredof byhis jealous wrath all the fireearth ofshall hisbe jealousy:consumed; for hea willfull makeyea ansudden end yeahe awill terriblemake end of all themthe thatinhabitants dwellof in the landearth |
| 2:1 |
GatherCome yourselves together yeaand gatherhold togetherassembly O shameless nation that hath no shame; |
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before theyou decreeare bringdriven forthaway beforelike the daydrifting passchaff asbefore thethere chaffcomes beforeupon you the fierce anger of Jehovahthe comeLord before there comes upon you before the day of Jehovahsthe angerwrath comeof uponthe you Lord |
| 2:3 |
Seek yethe JehovahLord all yeyou meekhumble of the earthland thatwho havedo kept his ordinancescommands; seek righteousness seek meekness:humility; itperhaps you may be yehidden willon bethe hidday inof the daywrath of Jehovahsthe angerLord |
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For Gaza shall be forsakendeserted and AshkelonAsh′kelon shall become a desolation; theyAshdods people shall drivebe driven out Ashdod at noondaynoon and Ekron shall be rooted up uprooted |
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Woe untoto theyou inhabitants of the seaseacoast coastyou the nation of the CherethitesCher′ethites The word of Jehovahthe Lord is against you O Canaan the land of the Philistines; and I will destroy theeyou thattill there shall be no inhabitant is left |
| 2:6 |
And theyou seaO coastseacoast shall be pastures withmeadows cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks |
| 2:7 |
AndThe theseacoast coast shall bebecome forthe possession of the remnant of the house of Judah; on which they shall feedpasture theirand flocks thereupon; in the houses of AshkelonAsh′kelon they shall they lie down inat the evening; forFor Jehovahthe Lord their God will visitbe mindful of them and bringrestore back their captivityfortunes |
| 2:8 |
I have heard the reproachtaunts of Moab and the revilings of the childrenAmmonites ofhow Ammon wherewith they have reproachedtaunted my people and magnifiedmade themselvesboasts against their border territory |
| 2:9 |
Therefore as I live saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts the God of Israel Surely Moab shall bebecome aslike Sodom and the childrenAmmonites oflike AmmonGomor′rah asa Gomorrahland apossessed possessionby of nettles and saltpitssalt pits and a perpetualwaste desolation:for theever residueThe remnant of my people shall makeplunder a prey of them and the remnantsurvivors of my nation shall inheritpossess them |
| 2:10 |
This shall theybe havetheir lot in return for their pride because they havescoffed reproached and magnifiedboasted themselves against the people of Jehovahthe Lord of hosts |
| 2:11 |
JehovahThe Lord will be terrible untoagainst them; foryea he will famish all the gods of the earth; and mento him shall worshipbow himdown everyeach onein fromits his place even all the isleslands of the nations |
| 2:12 |
YeYou Ethiopians also yeO Ethiopians shall be slain by my sword |
| 2:13 |
And he will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria; and he will make NinevehNin′eveh a desolation anda dry waste like the wilderness desert |
| 2:14 |
AndHerds herds shall lie down in the midst of her all the beasts of the nations:field; both the pelicanvulture and the porcupinehedgehog shall lodge in theher capitals thereof; theirthe voiceowl shall singhoot in the windows;window desolationthe shallraven becroak inon the thresholds:threshold; for heher hathcedar laidwork barewill thebe cedarlaid work bare |
| 2:15 |
This is the joyousexultant city that dwelt carelesslysecure that said into herherself heart I am and there is none besideselse me:What howa isdesolation she has become a desolationlair afor placewild for beasts toEvery lie down in every one thatwho passethpasses by her shallhisses hiss and wagshakes his handfist |
| 3:1 |
Woe to her that is rebellious and polluteddefiled to the oppressing city |
| 3:2 |
She obeyedlistens notto theno voice; she receivedaccepts notno correction; sheShe trusteddoes not trust in Jehovah;the Lord she drewdoes not draw near to her God |
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Her princesofficials inwithin the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; theythat leave nothing till the morrow morning |
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Her prophets are lightwanton andfaithless treacherous personsmen; her priests haveprofane profanedwhat theis sanctuarysacred they havedo done violence to the law |
| 3:5 |
JehovahThe inLord thewithin midst of her is righteous; he willdoes notno do iniquitywrong; every morning doth he bringshows forth his justice toeach lightdawn he failethdoes not fail; but the unjust knowethknows no shame |
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I have cut off nations; their battlements are desolatein ruins; I have madelaid waste their streets waste so that none passethwalks byin them; their cities arehave destroyedbeen somade thatdesolate therewithout isa no man sowithout thatan there is no inhabitant |
| 3:7 |
I said OnlySurely she will fear thou me; receiveshe will accept correction; soshe herwill dwelling shall not belose cutsight offof according to all that I have appointedenjoined concerningupon her: butBut all the more they rosewere earlyeager andto corruptedmake all their doingsdeeds corrupt |
| 3:8 |
Therefore wait ye for me saithsays Jehovahthe untilLord for the day thatwhen I risearise upas toa thewitness prey;For for my determinationdecision is to gather the nations thatto I may assemble the kingdoms to pour out upon them minemy indignation even all the heat of my fierce anger; for allin the earthfire shallof bemy devouredjealous withwrath all the fireearth ofshall mybe jealousyconsumed |
| 3:9 |
ForYea thenat willthat time I turnwill tochange the peoplesspeech of the peoples to a pure languagespeech that theyall of them may all call uponon the name of Jehovahthe toLord and serve him with one consent accord |
| 3:10 |
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants even the daughter of my dispersed ones shall bring minemy offering |
| 3:11 |
InOn that day shaltyou thoushall not be put to shame forbecause allof thythe doingsdeeds whereinby thouwhich hastyou transgressedhave rebelled against me; for then I will takeremove awayfrom outyour of the midst ofyour thee thy proudly exultingexultant ones and thouyou shaltshall no morelonger be haughty in my holy mountain |
| 3:12 |
ButFor I will leave in the midst of theeyou ana afflictedpeople humble and poorlowly peopleThey and they shall takeseek refuge in the name of Jehovahthe Lord |
| 3:13 |
The remnantthose ofwho are left in Israel; they shall not do iniquityno norwrong speakand utter no lies; neithernor shall athere deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; fora deceitful tongue For they shall feedpasture and lie down and none shall make them afraid |
| 3:14 |
Sing aloud O daughter of Zion; shout O Israel; beRejoice glad and rejoiceexult with all theyour heart O daughter of Jerusalem |
| 3:15 |
JehovahThe hathLord has taken away thythe judgments against you he hathhas cast out thineyour enemy:enemies theThe King of Israel eventhe JehovahLord is in theyour midst of thee; thouyou shaltshall not fear evil anyno more |
| 3:16 |
InOn that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: FearDo thou not; fear O Zion; let not thyyour hands begrow slack weak |
| 3:17 |
JehovahThe thyLord your God is in theyour midst of thee a mightywarrior one who willgives savevictory; he will rejoice over theeyou with joy;gladness he will restrenew you in his love; he will joyexult over theeyou with loud singing |
| 3:18 |
I willas gatheron thema thatday sorrowof forfestival theI solemnwill assemblyremove whodisaster werefrom ofyou thee;so tothat whomyou thewill burdennot uponbear herreproach wasfor a reproach it |
| 3:19 |
Behold at that time I will deal with all themyour thatoppressors afflictAnd thee; and I will save thatthe which is lame and gather thatthe whichoutcast was driven away; and I will makechange themtheir ashame into praise and arenown name whose shame hath been in all the earth |
| 3:20 |
At that time I will I bring you inhome and at thatthe time willwhen I gather you together; foryea I will make you arenowned name and apraised praise among all the peoples of the earth when I bringrestore back your captivityfortunes before your eyes saithsays Jehovahthe Lord |