Zephaniah 1:7-13

International Children’s Bible

⁷Be silent before the Lord God.
    His day for judging people is coming soon.
The Lord has prepared to sacrifice Judah.
    He has appointed the invited guests to feast on Judah.
⁸On that day the Lord will sacrifice Judah.
    I, the Lord, will punish the princes and the king’s sons.
And I will punish all
    those who wear foreign clothes.
⁹On that day I will punish those who worship Dagon.
    I will punish those who hurt others
    and tell lies in the temples of their gods.

¹⁰“On that day this will happen,” says the Lord.
“A cry will be heard at the Fish Gate.
    A wail will come from the new area of the city.
    A loud crash will echo from the hills.
¹¹The people living in the market area will wail.
    All the merchants will be dead.
    All the silver traders will be gone.
¹²At that time I, the Lord, will search Jerusalem with lamps.
    I will punish those who are settled and satisfied with themselves.
    They are like wine left to settle.
They think, ‘The Lord never does anything.
    He won’t help us or punish us.’
¹³Their wealth will be stolen.
    Their houses will be destroyed.
They may build houses,
    but they will never live in them.
They may plant vineyards,
    but they will never drink any wine from them.