The Great Day of the Lord

I will completely sweep away everything
from the face of the earth(A)
this is the Lord’s declaration.
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.

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Notas al pie

  1. 1:3 Perhaps objects connected with idolatry

“I’ll utterly sweep away everything from[a] the land,”
    declares the Lord.
“I’ll consume both human beings and animals—
    I’ll consume the birds of the sky,
the fish in the sea,
    and the wicked along with their sin,[b]
when I eliminate human beings from the land,”
        declares the Lord.

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Notas al pie

  1. Zephaniah 1:2 Lit. from the face of
  2. Zephaniah 1:3 Lit. with the heap of rubble