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 man and animal;(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. Zephaniah 1:3 Perhaps objects connected with idolatry

“I will surely destroy everything
    from the face of the earth”—a declaration of Yahweh.
“I will destroy humanity and beast;
    I will destroy the birds of the sky
    and the fish of the sea,
    and the stumbling blocks[a] with the wicked.
And I will cut off humankind
    from the face of the earth”—a declaration of Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:3 A reference to idols