Zephaniah 1:1-3

Revised Standard Version

1 The word of the Lord which came to Zephani′ah the son of Cushi, son of Gedali′ah, son of Amari′ah, son of Hezeki′ah, in the days of Josi′ah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

The Coming Judgment on Judah

²“I will utterly sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth,” says the Lord.
³“I will sweep away man and beast;
    I will sweep away the birds of the air
    and the fish of the sea.
I will overthrow^[a] the wicked;
    I will cut off mankind
    from the face of the earth,” says the Lord.

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Footnotes

Zephaniah 1:3 Cn: Heb the stumbling blocks

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