Zephaniah 1:7-13
Legacy Standard Bible
The Day of Yahweh Is Near
7 [a](A)Be silent before Lord Yahweh!
For the (B)day of Yahweh is near,
For Yahweh has prepared a (C)sacrifice;
He has (D)set apart His guests.
8 “Then it will be on the day of Yahweh’s sacrifice
That I will (E)punish the princes, the king’s sons,
And all who clothe themselves with (F)foreign garments.
9 And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold,
Who fill the house of their [b]Lord with (G)violence and deceit.
10 And it will be in that day,” declares Yahweh,
“That there will be the sound of a cry from the (H)Fish Gate
And a wail from the [c](I)Second Quarter
And a great destruction from the (J)hills.
11 Wail, O inhabitants of the [d]Mortar,
For all the [e]people of (K)Canaan will be silenced;
All who weigh out (L)silver will be cut off.
12 And it will be at that time
That I will (M)search Jerusalem with lamps,
And I will punish the men
Who are [f](N)stagnant in spirit,
Who say in their hearts,
‘Yahweh will (O)not do good or evil!’
13 And it will be that their wealth will become (P)spoil
And their houses desolate;
Indeed, (Q)they will build houses but not inhabit them,
And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:7 Lit Hush
- Zephaniah 1:9 Or lord
- Zephaniah 1:10 A district of Jerusalem
- Zephaniah 1:11 A district of Jerusalem
- Zephaniah 1:11 Or merchant people will
- Zephaniah 1:12 Lit thickening on their lees
Zephaniah 1:7-13
New American Standard Bible 1995
7 [a](A)Be silent before the Lord [b]God!
For the (B)day of the Lord is near,
For the Lord has prepared a (C)sacrifice,
He has (D)consecrated His guests.
8 “Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
That I will (E)punish the princes, the king’s sons
And all who clothe themselves with (F)foreign garments.
9 “And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold,
Who fill the house of their [c]lord with (G)violence and deceit.
10 “On that day,” declares the Lord,
“There will be the sound of a cry from the (H)Fish Gate,
A wail from the [d](I)Second Quarter,
And a loud crash from the (J)hills.
11 “Wail, O inhabitants of the [e]Mortar,
For all the [f]people of (K)Canaan will be silenced;
All who weigh out (L)silver will be cut off.
12 “It will come about at that time
That I will (M)search Jerusalem with lamps,
And I will punish the men
Who are [g](N)stagnant in spirit,
Who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will (O)not do good or evil!’
13 “Moreover, their wealth will become (P)plunder
And their houses desolate;
Yes, (Q)they will build houses but not inhabit them,
And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:7 Lit Hush
- Zephaniah 1:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Zephaniah 1:9 Or Lord
- Zephaniah 1:10 I.e. a district of Jerusalem
- Zephaniah 1:11 I.e. a district of Jerusalem
- Zephaniah 1:11 Or merchant people will
- Zephaniah 1:12 Lit thickening on their lees
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