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The Day of Judgment Is Coming

I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth, declares the Lord. I will take away man and beast. I will take away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea and the stumbling blocks[a] of the wicked. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth, declares the Lord.

Judgment Against Judah

I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place, as well as the name of the pagan priests, along with the regular priests.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:3 Perhaps a reference to idols
  2. Zephaniah 1:4 The Hebrew here has two words for priests. The first is a term for pagan, Canaanite priests. The second word is the regular word for the priests of Israel. Here, however, the pagan priests are probably Israelites who served Canaanite gods and goddesses.

Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord

“I will sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth,”(A)
declares the Lord.
“I will sweep away both man and beast;(B)
    I will sweep away the birds in the sky(C)
    and the fish in the sea—
    and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.”[a]

“When I destroy all mankind
    on the face of the earth,”(D)
declares the Lord,(E)
“I will stretch out my hand(F) against Judah
    and against all who live in Jerusalem.
I will destroy every remnant of Baal worship in this place,(G)
    the very names of the idolatrous priests(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.