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Zephaniah 1:2-3
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Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord

2 “I will sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth,”(A)
declares the Lord.
3 “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)

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  1. Zephaniah 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
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Zephaniah 1:2-3
New Living Translation

Coming Judgment against Judah

2 “I will sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth,” says the Lord.
3 “I will sweep away people and animals alike.
    I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish in the sea.
I will reduce the wicked to heaps of rubble,[a]
    and I will wipe humanity from the face of the earth,” says the Lord.

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  1. 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
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Zephaniah 1:2-3
Amplified Bible

2 
“I will completely consume and sweep away all things
From the face of the earth [in judgment],” says the Lord.
3 
“I will consume and sweep away man and beast;
I will consume and sweep away the birds of the air
And the fish of the sea,
And the [a]stumbling blocks (idols) along with the wicked;
And I will cut off and destroy man from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.

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  1. Zephaniah 1:3 MT reads ruins.
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Zephaniah 1:2-3
New American Standard Bible

2 “I will completely (A)remove all things
From the face of the [a]earth,” declares the Lord.
3 “I will remove (B)human and animal life;
I will remove the (C)birds of the sky
And the fish of the sea,
And the [b](D)ruins along with the wicked;
And I will eliminate mankind from the face of the [c]earth,” declares the Lord.

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  1. Zephaniah 1:2 Lit ground
  2. Zephaniah 1:3 Or stumbling blocks
  3. Zephaniah 1:3 Lit ground
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Zephaniah 1:2-3
The Message

2 “I’m going to make a clean sweep of the earth,
    a thorough housecleaning.” God’s Decree.

3 “Men and women and animals,
    including birds and fish—
Anything and everything that causes sin—will go,
    but especially people.

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