Zephaniah 1:7-13
Lexham English Bible
7 Be silent before the Lord Yahweh,
for the day of Yahweh draws near,
for Yahweh has provided a sacrifice
and has consecrated his guests.
8 And it shall be that on the day of the sacrifice of Yahweh,
I will punish the officials
and the sons of the king
and those who dress in foreign clothing.
9 And on that day I will punish
all who leap over the threshold,
who fill up the house of their master
with violence and deceit.
10 “And there shall be on that day”—a declaration of Yahweh—
“a loud outcry[a] from the Fish Gate,
and a wailing from the Second District,
and a loud[b] crashing from the hills.
11 The inhabitants of the Mortar shall wail,
for all the traders have perished;
all who trade with silver have been cut off.
12 And it shall be that at that time
I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
and I will punish the men
whose senses are dulled from drinking,[c]
who say in their hearts,
‘Yahweh will not do good, nor will he do evil.’
13 Then their wealth shall be as plunder,
and their homes as desolation.
And they shall build their houses and not inhabit them,
and they shall plant vineyards and not drink their wine.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:10 Literally “voice of a cry of distress”
- Zephaniah 1:10 Or “great”
- Zephaniah 1:12 Literally “who are thickened with their dregs”
Zephaniah 1:7-13
New King James Version
7 (A)Be silent in the presence of the Lord God;
(B)For the day of the Lord is at hand,
For (C)the Lord has prepared a sacrifice;
He has [a]invited His guests.
8 “And it shall be,
In the day of the Lord’s sacrifice,
That I will punish (D)the princes and the king’s children,
And all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.
9 In the same day I will punish
All those who (E)leap over the threshold,
Who fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.
10 “And there shall be on that day,” says the Lord,
“The sound of a mournful cry from (F)the Fish Gate,
A wailing from the Second Quarter,
And a loud crashing from the hills.
11 (G)Wail, you inhabitants of [b]Maktesh!
For all the merchant people are cut down;
All those who handle money are cut off.
12 “And it shall come to pass at that time
That I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
And punish the men
Who are (H)settled[c] in complacency,
(I)Who say in their heart,
‘The Lord will not do good,
Nor will He do evil.’
13 Therefore their goods shall become booty,
And their houses a desolation;
They shall build houses, but not inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards, but (J)not drink their wine.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:7 Lit. set apart, consecrated
- Zephaniah 1:11 A market district of Jerusalem, lit. Mortar
- Zephaniah 1:12 Lit. on their lees; like the dregs of wine
Zephaniah 1:7-13
New International Version
7 Be silent(A) before the Sovereign Lord,
for the day of the Lord(B) is near.
The Lord has prepared a sacrifice;(C)
he has consecrated those he has invited.
8 “On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
I will punish(D) the officials
and the king’s sons(E)
and all those clad
in foreign clothes.
9 On that day I will punish
all who avoid stepping on the threshold,[a](F)
who fill the temple of their gods
with violence and deceit.(G)
10 “On that day,(H)”
declares the Lord,
“a cry will go up from the Fish Gate,(I)
wailing(J) from the New Quarter,
and a loud crash from the hills.
11 Wail,(K) you who live in the market district[b];
all your merchants will be wiped out,
all who trade with[c] silver will be destroyed.(L)
12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish those who are complacent,(M)
who are like wine left on its dregs,(N)
who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing,(O)
either good or bad.’(P)
13 Their wealth will be plundered,(Q)
their houses demolished.
Though they build houses,
they will not live in them;
though they plant vineyards,
they will not drink the wine.”(R)
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:9 See 1 Samuel 5:5.
- Zephaniah 1:11 Or the Mortar
- Zephaniah 1:11 Or in
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