Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord

“I will sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth,”(A)
declares the Lord.
“I will sweep away both man and beast;(B)
    I will sweep away the birds in the sky(C)
    and the fish in the sea—
    and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.”[a]

“When I destroy all mankind
    on the face of the earth,”(D)
declares the Lord,(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

“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