12 At that time (A)I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
    and I will punish the men
(B)who are complacent,[a]
    (C)those who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will not do good,
    nor will he do ill.’
13 Their goods shall be (D)plundered,
    and their houses laid waste.
(E)Though they build houses,
    they shall not inhabit them;
(F)though they plant vineyards,
    they shall not drink wine from them.”

14 (G)The great day of the Lord is near,
    near and hastening fast;
the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter;
    (H)the mighty man cries aloud there.
15 (I)A day of wrath is that day,
    a day of distress and anguish,
a day of (J)ruin and devastation,
    (K)a day of darkness and gloom,
(L)a day of clouds and thick darkness,
16     (M)a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
(N)against the fortified cities
    and against the lofty battlements.

17 (O)I will bring distress on mankind,
    so that they shall walk (P)like the blind,
    because they have sinned against the Lord;
(Q)their blood shall be poured out like dust,
    and their flesh (R)like dung.
18 (S)Neither their silver nor their gold
    shall be able to deliver them
    on the day of the wrath of the Lord.
(T)In the fire of his jealousy,
    (U)all the earth shall be consumed;
(V)for a full and sudden end
    he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Judgment on Judah's Enemies

Gather together, yes, gather,
    O (W)shameless nation,
(X)before the decree takes effect[b]
    —before the day passes away (Y)like chaff—
(Z)before there comes upon you
    the burning anger of the Lord,
before there comes upon you
    the day of the anger of the Lord.

Notas al pie

  1. Zephaniah 1:12 Hebrew are thickening on the dregs [of their wine]
  2. Zephaniah 2:2 Hebrew gives birth

12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
    and punish those who are complacent,(A)
    who are like wine left on its dregs,(B)
who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing,(C)
    either good or bad.’(D)
13 Their wealth will be plundered,(E)
    their houses demolished.
Though they build houses,
    they will not live in them;
though they plant vineyards,
    they will not drink the wine.”(F)

14 The great day of the Lord(G) is near(H)
    near and coming quickly.
The cry on the day of the Lord is bitter;
    the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.
15 That day will be a day of wrath—
    a day of distress and anguish,
        a day of trouble and ruin,
    a day of darkness(I) and gloom,
        a day of clouds and blackness(J)
16     a day of trumpet and battle cry(K)
against the fortified cities
    and against the corner towers.(L)

17 “I will bring such distress(M) on all people
    that they will grope about like those who are blind,(N)
    because they have sinned against the Lord.
Their blood will be poured out(O) like dust
    and their entrails like dung.(P)
18 Neither their silver nor their gold
    will be able to save them
    on the day of the Lord’s wrath.”(Q)

In the fire of his jealousy(R)
    the whole earth will be consumed,(S)
for he will make a sudden end
    of all who live on the earth.(T)

Judah and Jerusalem Judged Along With the Nations

Judah Summoned to Repent

Gather together,(U) gather yourselves together,
    you shameful(V) nation,
before the decree takes effect
    and that day passes like windblown chaff,(W)
before the Lord’s fierce anger(X)
    comes upon you,
before the day of the Lord’s wrath(Y)
    comes upon you.