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]
Zephaniah 1:7-13
International Standard Version
The Approaching Day of the Lord
7 Remain silent in the presence of the Lord God,
because the Day of the Lord approaches,
and because the Lord has prepared a sacrifice
for those whom he has invited to be consecrated.
8 “It will come about during[a] the Lord’s sacrifice
that I’ll punish the officials,[b] the royal descendants,
and all who wear foreign clothing.[c]
9 At the same time, I’ll punish every idol worshipper,[d]
especially those who are filling their master’s temple with violence and deceit.
10 When all of this happens,”[e] declares the Lord,
“a loud shriek will come[f] from the Fish Gate,
and howling from the Mishneh[g] Quarter,
along with great destruction from the hills.”
Divine Judgment on the Business Community
11 “Wail, you who live in the market district,
because all of the merchants will be crushed
and all of their customers[h] will be eliminated.[i]
12 And it will come about that I will search Jerusalem with candles,[j]
punishing the self-satisfied and complacent,
who say to themselves,
‘The Lord will do neither good nor evil.’
13 Therefore their possessions will be seized as plunder
and their homes left in ruins.
They may build houses,
but they won’t live in them.
They may plant vineyards,
but they won’t drink their wine.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:8 Lit. in the day of
- Zephaniah 1:8 Lit. princes
- Zephaniah 1:8 Or wear cultic vestments
- Zephaniah 1:9 Lit. everyone who leaps over the threshold; cf. 1Sam 5:5
- Zephaniah 1:10 Lit. It will come about in that day
- Zephaniah 1:10 The Heb. lacks will come
- Zephaniah 1:10 Or from The Second; i.e. a section of Jerusalem
- Zephaniah 1:11 Lit. all who carry silver
- Zephaniah 1:11 Lit. be cut off
- Zephaniah 1:12 Or with oil lamps
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