| 1:1 |
TheYahwehs word of Jehovah which came untoto Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah. |
| 1:2 |
I will utterly consumesweep allaway thingseverything from off the facesurface of the groundearth, saithsays JehovahYahweh. |
| 1:3 |
I will consumesweep away man and beast;animal. I will consumesweep away the birds of the heavenssky, and the fishesfish of the sea, and the stumblingblocksheaps of rubble with the wicked;. and I will cut off man from off the facesurface of the groundearth, saithsays JehovahYahweh. |
| 1:4 |
And I will stretch out my hand uponagainst Judah, and uponagainst all the inhabitants of Jerusalem;. and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and —the name of the Chemarimidolatrous withand thepagan priests;, |
| 1:5 |
andthose themwho that worship the hostarmy of heaventhe uponsky on the housetops;, andthose themwho that worship, thatand swear toby JehovahYahweh and also swear by Malcam;, |
| 1:6 |
andthose themwho thathave are turned back from following Jehovah;Yahweh, and those thatwho havehavent not sought Jehovah,Yahweh nor inquired after him. |
| 1:7 |
HoldBe thysilent peace at the presence of the Lord Jehovah;Yahweh, for the day of JehovahYahweh is at hand:. forFor JehovahYahweh hathhas prepared a sacrifice,. heHe hathhas consecrated his guests. |
| 1:8 |
AndIt itwill shallhappen come to pass in the day of JehovahsYahwehs sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the kings sons, and all suchthose aswho are clothed with foreign apparelclothing. |
| 1:9 |
AndIn in that day, I will punish all those thatwho leap over the threshold, thatwho fill their masters house with violence and deceit. |
| 1:10 |
AndIn in that day, saithsays JehovahYahweh, there shallwill be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills. |
| 1:11 |
Wail, yeyou inhabitants of Maktesh;, for all the people of Canaan are undone;! allAll theythose thatwho were ladenloaded with silver are cut off. |
| 1:12 |
AndIt itwill shallhappen come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps;, and I will punish the men thatwho are settled on their leesdregs, thatwho say in their heart, JehovahYahweh will not do good, neither will he do evil. |
| 1:13 |
AndTheir their wealth shallwill become a spoilplunder, and their houses a desolation:. yeaYes, they shallwill build houses, but shallwont not inhabit them;. andThey theywill shall plant vineyards, but shallwont not drink thetheir wine thereof. |
| 1:14 |
The great day of JehovahYahweh is near,. itIt is near and hastethhurries greatly, even the voice of the day of Jehovah;Yahweh. theThe mighty man criethcries there bitterly. |
| 1:15 |
That day is a day of wrath, a day of troubledistress and distressanguish, a day of wastenesstrouble and desolationruin, a day of darkness and gloominessgloom, a day of clouds and thick darknessblackness, |
| 1:16 |
a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements. |
| 1:17 |
And I will bring such distress uponon men, that they shallwill walk like blind men, because they have sinned against Jehovah;Yahweh. andTheir their blood shallwill be poured out aslike dust, and their flesh aslike dung. |
| 1:18 |
Neither their silver nor their gold shallwill be able to deliver them in the day of JehovahsYahwehs wrath;, but the whole land shallwill be devoured by the fire of his jealousy:; for he will make an end, yeayes, a terrible end, of all themthose thatwho dwell in the land. |
| 2:1 |
Gather yourselves together, yeayes, gather together, Oyou nation that hathhas no shame;, |
| 2:2 |
before the decreeappointed bringtime forth,when before the day passpasses as the chaff, before the fierce anger of JehovahYahweh comecomes uponon you, before the day of JehovahsYahwehs anger comecomes uponon you. |
| 2:3 |
Seek ye JehovahYahweh, all yeyou meekhumble of the earthland, thatwho have kept his ordinances;. seekSeek righteousness,. seekSeek meekness:humility. itIt may be yethat you will be hidhidden in the day of JehovahsYahwehs anger. |
| 2:4 |
For Gaza shallwill be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation;. theyThey shallwill drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shallwill be rooted up. |
| 2:5 |
Woe untoto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! TheYahwehs word of Jehovah is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines;. I will destroy thee,you thatuntil there shallis be no inhabitant. |
| 2:6 |
AndThe the sea coast shallwill be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks. |
| 2:7 |
AndThe the coast shallwill be for the remnant of the house of Judah;. theyThey shallwill feedfind theirpasture. flocksIn thereupon; in the houses of Ashkelon, shall they will lie down in the evening;, for JehovahYahweh, their God, will visit them, and bringrestore back their captivitythem. |
| 2:8 |
I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilingsinsults of the children of Ammon, wherewithwith which they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. |
| 2:9 |
Therefore, as I live, saithsays JehovahYahweh of hostsArmies, the God of Israel, Surelysurely Moab shallwill be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and saltpitssalt pits, and a perpetual desolation:. theThe residueremnant of my people shallwill makeplunder a prey of them, and the remnantsurvivors of my nation shallwill inherit them. |
| 2:10 |
This shall they will have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of JehovahYahweh of hostsArmies. |
| 2:11 |
JehovahYahweh will be terribleawesome untoto them;, for he will famish all the gods of the earth;land. andMen menwill shall worship him, everyeveryone one from his place, even all the islesshores of the nations. |
| 2:12 |
YeYou EthiopiansCushites also, yeyou shallwill be slainkilled by my sword. |
| 2:13 |
AndHe he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria, and will make Nineveh a desolation, andas dry likeas the wilderness. |
| 2:14 |
AndHerds herdswill shall lie down in the midstmiddle of her, all thekinds beasts of theanimals. nations:Both both the pelican and the porcupine shallwill lodge in theits capitals. thereof;Their theircalls voicewill shallecho singthrough in the windows;. desolationDesolation shallwill be in the thresholds:, for he hathhas laid bare the cedar workbeams. |
| 2:15 |
This is the joyous city that dweltlived carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is noneno one besides me:. howHow is she has become a desolation, a place for beastsanimals to lie down in! everyEveryone onewho thatpasses passeth by her shallwill hiss, and wagshake histheir handfists. |
| 3:1 |
Woe to her thatwho is rebellious and polluted!, to the oppressing city! |
| 3:2 |
She obeyeddidnt notobey the voice;. sheShe receiveddidnt notreceive correction;. sheShe trusteddidnt nottrust in Jehovah;Yahweh. sheShe drewdidnt notdraw near to her God. |
| 3:3 |
Her princes inwithin the midst of her are roaring lions;. herHer judges are evening wolves;. theyThey leave nothing tilluntil the morrownext day. |
| 3:4 |
Her prophets are lightarrogant and treacherous persons;people. herHer priests have profaned the sanctuary,. theyThey have done violence to the law. |
| 3:5 |
JehovahYahweh, inwithin the midst of her, is righteous;. heHe will not do iniquity;no everywrong. Every morning doth he bringbrings his justice to light,. heHe failethdoesnt not;fail, but the unjust knowethknow no shame. |
| 3:6 |
I have cut off nations;. theirTheir battlements are desolate;. I have made their streets waste, so that noneno passethone passes by;. theirTheir cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant. |
| 3:7 |
I said, OnlyJust fear thou me;. receiveReceive correction;, so that her dwelling shallwont not be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her:. butBut they rose early and corrupted all their doings. |
| 3:8 |
Therefore wait ye for me, saithsays JehovahYahweh, until the day that I rise up to the prey;, for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour uponon them minemy indignation, even all my fierce anger;, for all the earth shallwill be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. |
| 3:9 |
For then will I turnwill topurify the peopleslips of athe pure languagepeoples, that they may all call uponon theYahwehs name of Jehovah, to serve him withshoulder oneto consentshoulder. |
| 3:10 |
From beyond the rivers of EthiopiaCush, my suppliantsworshipers, even the daughter of my dispersed people, shallwill bring minemy offering. |
| 3:11 |
In that day shaltyou thouwill not be putdisappointed to shame for all thyyour doings, whereinin thouwhich hastyou have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out offrom theamong midstyou ofyour thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thouyou shaltwill no more be haughtyarrogant in my holy mountain. |
| 3:12 |
But I will leave inamong theyou midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shallwill take refuge in theYahwehs name of Jehovah. |
| 3:13 |
The remnant of Israel shallwill not do iniquity, nor speak lies;, neither shallwill a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;, for they shallwill feed and lie down, and noneno shallone will make them afraid. |
| 3:14 |
Sing, O daughter of Zion;! shoutShout, O Israel;! beBe glad and rejoice with all theyour heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. |
| 3:15 |
JehovahYahweh hathhas taken away thyyour judgments,. heHe hathhas castthrown out thineyour enemy:. theThe King of Israel, even JehovahYahweh, is inamong theyou. midstYou ofwill thee;not thoube shaltafraid notof fear evil any more. |
| 3:16 |
In that day, it shallwill be said to Jerusalem, FearDont thoube not;afraid, O Zion,. Dont let notyour thy hands be slackweak. |
| 3:17 |
JehovahYahweh, thyyour God, is inamong the midst of theeyou, a mighty one who will save;. heHe will rejoice over theeyou with joy;. heHe will restcalm you in his love;. heHe will joyrejoice over theeyou with singing. |
| 3:18 |
I will gatherremove themthose thatwho sorrowgrieve forabout the solemnappointed assembly,feasts whofrom wereyou. ofThey thee;are toa whom the burden uponand hera wasreproach ato reproachyou. |
| 3:19 |
Behold, at that time I will deal with all themthose thatwho afflict theeyou; and I will save thatthose whichwho isare lame, and gather thatthose whichwho waswere driven away;. and I will makegive them a praise and a namehonor, whose shame hathhas been in all the earth. |
| 3:20 |
At that time I will I bring you in, and at that time I will I gather you; for I will makegive you ahonor name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bringrestore back your captivityfortunes before your eyes, saithsays JehovahYahweh. |