Zephaniah 1:1-6
New American Standard Bible
Day of Judgment on Judah
1 The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of (A)Josiah son of (B)Amon, king of Judah:
2 “I will completely (C)remove all things
From the face of the [a]earth,” declares the Lord.
3 “I will remove (D)human and animal life;
I will remove the (E)birds of the sky
And the fish of the sea,
And the [b](F)ruins along with the wicked;
And I will eliminate mankind from the face of the [c]earth,” declares the Lord.
4 “So I will (G)stretch out My hand against Judah
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And I will (H)eliminate the remnant of Baal from this place,
And the names of the (I)idolatrous priests along with the other priests.
5 And those who bow down on the (J)housetops to the heavenly [d]lights,
And those who bow down and (K)swear to the Lord, but also swear by [e](L)Milcom,
6 And those who have (M)turned back from following the Lord,
And those who have (N)not sought the Lord nor inquired of Him.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:2 Lit ground
- Zephaniah 1:3 Or stumbling blocks
- Zephaniah 1:3 Lit ground
- Zephaniah 1:5 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.
- Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king; MT Malcam, prob. a variant spelling of Milcom, the Ammonite god
Zephaniah 2:1-4
New American Standard Bible
Judgments on Judah’s Enemies
2 Gather yourselves together, yes, (A)join together,
You nation (B)without [a]shame,
2 Before the decree [b]takes effect—
The day passes (C)like chaff—
Before the (D)burning anger of the Lord comes upon you,
Before the (E)day of the Lord’s anger comes upon you.
3 (F)Seek the Lord,
All you (G)humble of the [c]earth
Who have practiced His [d]ordinances;
(H)Seek righteousness, seek humility.
Perhaps you will (I)remain hidden
On the day of the Lord’s anger.
4 For (J)Gaza will be abandoned,
And Ashkelon will become a desolation;
The inhabitants of (K)Ashdod will be driven out at noon,
And (L)Ekron will be uprooted.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:1 Or longing
- Zephaniah 2:2 Lit gives birth
- Zephaniah 2:3 Or land
- Zephaniah 2:3 Or justice
Zephaniah 3:9-15
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9 For then I will [a]restore to the peoples (A)pure lips,
So that all of them may (B)call on the name of the Lord,
To serve Him [b]shoulder to shoulder.
10 From beyond the rivers of (C)Ethiopia
My worshipers, [c]My dispersed ones,
Will (D)bring My offerings.
11 On that day you will (E)feel no shame
Because of all your deeds
By which you have rebelled against Me;
For then I will remove from your midst
Your (F)proud, arrogant ones,
And you will never again be haughty
On My (G)holy mountain.
A Remnant of Israel
12 But I will leave among you
A (H)humble and lowly people,
And they will (I)take refuge in the name of the Lord.
13 The (J)remnant of Israel will (K)do no wrong
And (L)tell no lies,
Nor will a deceitful tongue
Be found in their mouths;
For they will (M)feed and lie down
With no one to frighten them.”
14 Shout for joy, daughter of Zion!
(N)Shout in triumph, Israel!
Rejoice and triumph with all your heart,
Daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away (O)His judgments against you,
He has cleared away your enemies.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is (P)in your midst;
You will no longer (Q)fear disaster.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:9 Lit change
- Zephaniah 3:9 Lit with one shoulder
- Zephaniah 3:10 Lit the daughter of My dispersed ones
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