Zephaniah 1:7-13
Holman 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 the men who settle down comfortably,[d](I)
who say to themselves:
The Lord will not do good or evil.
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.(J)
Notas al pie
- Zephaniah 1:9 Hb obscure
- Zephaniah 1:11 Or the market district
- Zephaniah 1:11 Or Canaanites
- Zephaniah 1:12 Lit who thicken on their dregs
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.”
Notas al pie
- 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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