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Zephaniah 1:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
Zephaniah 1:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
The Great Day of the Lord
2 I will completely sweep away everything
from the face of the earth(A)—
this is the Lord’s declaration.
3 I will sweep away people and animals;(B)
I will sweep away the birds of the sky
and the fish of the sea,
and the ruins[a] along with the wicked.(C)
I will cut off mankind
from the face of the earth.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
4 I will stretch out my hand(D) against Judah
and against all the residents of Jerusalem.
I will cut off every vestige of Baal(E)
from this place,
the names of the pagan priests(F)
along with the priests;
Footnotes
- 1:3 Perhaps objects connected with idolatry
Zephaniah 1:2-4
New International Version
Zephaniah 1:2-4
New International Version
Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
Zephaniah 1:2-4
King James Version
Zephaniah 1:2-4
King James Version
2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the Lord.
3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.
4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
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Zephaniah 1:2-4
New King James Version
Zephaniah 1:2-4
New King James Version
The Great Day of the Lord
2 “I will [a]utterly consume everything
From the face of the land,”
Says the Lord;
3 “I(A) will consume man and beast;
I will consume the birds of the heavens,
The fish of the sea,
And the [b]stumbling blocks along with the wicked.
I will cut off man from the face of the [c]land,”
Says the Lord.
4 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah,
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[d]I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place,
The names of the (B)idolatrous[e] priests with the pagan priests—
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:2 Lit. make a complete end of, Jer. 8:13
- Zephaniah 1:3 Idols
- Zephaniah 1:3 ground
- Zephaniah 1:4 Fulfilled in 2 Kin. 23:4, 5
- Zephaniah 1:4 Heb. chemarim
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