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Zephaniah 1:7-13
New American Standard Bible
Zephaniah 1:7-13
New American Standard Bible
7 [a](A)Be silent before the Lord [b]God!
For the (B)day of the Lord is near,
Because the Lord has prepared a (C)sacrifice,
He has (D)consecrated His guests.
8 “Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
That I will (E)punish the princes, the king’s sons,
And all who clothe themselves with (F)foreign garments.
9 And on that day I will punish all who leap on the temple threshold,
Who fill the house of their [c]lord with (G)violence and deceit.
10 And on that day,” declares the Lord,
“There will be the sound of a cry from the (H)Fish Gate,
Wailing from the [d](I)Second Quarter,
And a loud crash from the (J)hills.
11 Wail, you inhabitants of the [e]Mortar,
Because all the [f]people of (K)Canaan will be destroyed;
All who weigh out (L)silver will be eliminated.
12 And it will come about at that time
That I will (M)search Jerusalem with lamps,
And I will punish the people
Who are [g](N)stagnant in spirit,
Who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will (O)not do good nor harm!’
13 Their wealth will become (P)plunder,
And their houses desolate;
Yes, (Q)they will build houses but not inhabit them,
And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:7 Lit Hush
- Zephaniah 1:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Zephaniah 1:9 Or Lord
- Zephaniah 1:10 I.e., a district of Jerusalem
- Zephaniah 1:11 I.e., a district of Jerusalem
- Zephaniah 1:11 Or merchant people will
- Zephaniah 1:12 Lit thickening on their dregs
Zephaniah 1:7-13
New International Version
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
Zephaniah 1:7-13
King James Version
Zephaniah 1:7-13
King James Version
7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.
13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
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