| 1:1 |
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 Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah,: |
| 1:8 |
Then it will come about on the day of the Lords sacrifice, That I will punish the princes, the kings sons, And all who clothe themselves with foreign garments. |
| 1:10 |
AndOn on that day, declares the Lord, There will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, A wail from the Second Quarter, And a loud crash from the hills. |
| 1:12 |
AndIt it will come about at that time That I will search Jerusalem with lamps, And I will punish the men Who are stagnant in spirit, Who say in their hearts, The Lord will not do good or evil! |
| 1:13 |
Moreover, their wealth will become plunder, And their houses desolate; Yes, they will build houses but not inhabit them, And plant vineyards but not drink their wine. |
| 1:16 |
A day of trumpet and battle cry, Against the fortified cities And the high corner towers. |
| 1:17 |
And I will bring distress on men, So that they will walk like the blind, Because they have sinned against the Lord; And their blood will be poured out like dust, And their flesh like dung. |
| 2:2 |
Before the decree takes effect— The day passes like the chaff— Before the burning anger of the Lord comes upon you, Before the day of the Lords anger comes upon you. |
| 2:4 |
For Gaza will be abandoned, And Ashkelon a desolation; Ashdod will be driven out at noon, And Ekron will be uprooted. |
| 2:5 |
Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; And I will destroy you, So that there will be no inhabitant. |
| 2:9 |
Therefore, as I live, declares the Lord of hosts, The God of Israel, Surely Moab will be like Sodom, And the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah— A place possessed by nettles and salt pits, And a perpetual desolation. The remnant of My people will plunder them, And the remainder of My nation will inherit them. |
| 2:14 |
AndFlocks flocks will lie down in her midst, All beasts which range in herds; Both the pelican and the hedgehog Will lodge in the tops of her pillars; Birds will sing in the window, Desolation will be on the threshold; For He has laid bare the cedar work. |
| 3:2 |
She heeded no voice;, She accepted no instruction. She did not trust in the Lord;, She did not draw near to her God. |
| 3:8 |
Therefore, wait for Me, declares the Lord, For the day when I rise up toas thea preywitness. Indeed, My decision is to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For all the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal. |
| 3:13 |
The remnant of Israel will do no wrong And tell no lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they shallwill feed and lie down With no one to make them tremble. |
| 3:18 |
I will gather those who grieve about the appointed feasts— They came from you, O Zion; The reproach of exile is a burden on them. |