Zephaniah 1:1-3

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, in the days of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah.

The Coming Judgment on Judah

²I will utterly sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth, says the Lord.
³I will sweep away humans and animals;
    I will sweep away the birds of the air
    and the fish of the sea.
I will make the wicked stumble.^[a]
    I will cut off humanity
    from the face of the earth, says the Lord.

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Footnotes

Zephaniah 1:3 Cn: Heb sea, and those who cause the wicked to stumble

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