Zephaniah 1:7-13
Christian Standard Bible
7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord God,(A)
for the day of the Lord is near.(B)
Indeed, the Lord has prepared a sacrifice;(C)
he has consecrated his guests.(D)
8 On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
I will punish the officials, the king’s sons,
and all who are dressed in foreign clothing.
9 On that day(E) I will punish
all who skip over the threshold,[a](F)
who fill their master’s house
with violence and deceit.
10 On that day—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate,(G)
a wailing from the Second District,(H)
and a loud crashing from the hills.
11 Wail, you residents of the Hollow,[b]
for all the merchants[c] will be silenced;
all those loaded with silver will be cut off.
12 And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish those who settle down comfortably,[d](I)
who say to themselves:
The Lord will do nothing—good or bad.(J)
13 Their wealth will become plunder
and their houses a ruin.
They will build houses but never live in them,
plant vineyards but never drink their wine.(K)
Zephaniah 1:7-13
English Standard Version
The Day of the Lord Is Near
7 (A)Be silent before the Lord God!
For (B)the day of the Lord is near;
(C)the Lord has prepared a sacrifice
and (D)consecrated his guests.
8 And on the day of the Lord's sacrifice—
(E)“I will punish the officials and the king's sons
and (F)all who array themselves in foreign attire.
9 On that day I will punish
everyone (G)who leaps over the threshold,
and those who fill their master's[a] house
with violence and fraud.
10 “On that day,” declares the Lord,
“a cry will be heard from (H)the Fish Gate,
(I)a wail from (J)the Second Quarter,
a loud crash from the hills.
11 (K)Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar!
For all the traders[b] are no more;
all who weigh out silver are cut off.
12 At that time (L)I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
and I will punish the men
(M)who are complacent,[c]
(N)those who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will not do good,
nor will he do ill.’
13 Their goods shall be (O)plundered,
and their houses laid waste.
(P)Though they build houses,
they shall not inhabit them;
(Q)though they plant vineyards,
they shall not drink wine from them.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:9 Or their Lord's
- Zephaniah 1:11 Or all the people of Canaan
- Zephaniah 1:12 Hebrew are thickening on the dregs [of their wine]
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