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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Footnotes

  1. 1:3 Perhaps objects connected with idolatry

“I will completely (A)remove all things
From the face of the [a]earth,” declares the Lord.
“I will remove (B)human and animal life;
I will remove the (C)birds of the sky
And the fish of the sea,
And the [b](D)ruins along with the wicked;
And I will eliminate mankind from the face of the [c]earth,” declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:2 Lit ground
  2. Zephaniah 1:3 Or stumbling blocks
  3. Zephaniah 1:3 Lit ground