Zephaniah 1:1-3

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1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah,^(A) in the days of Josiah^(B) son of Amon,^(C) king of Judah.

The Great Day of the Lord

²I will completely sweep away everything
from the face of the earth^(D)—
this is the Lord’s declaration.
³I will sweep away people and animals;^(E)
I will sweep away the birds of the sky
and the fish of the sea,
and the ruins^[a] along with the wicked.^(F)
I will cut off mankind
from the face of the earth.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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Footnotes

1:3 Perhaps objects connected with idolatry

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