Zephaniah 1:2-3
Holman 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 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.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:3 Perhaps objects connected with idolatry
Zephaniah 1:2-3
New Living Translation
Coming Judgment against Judah
2 “I will sweep away everything
from the face of the earth,” says the Lord.
3 “I will sweep away people and animals alike.
I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish in the sea.
I will reduce the wicked to heaps of rubble,[a]
and I will wipe humanity from the face of the earth,” says the Lord.
Footnotes
- 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
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