Swept off the land
The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. I will sweep everything away from off the face of the land, says the Lord. I will sweep away man and beast. I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and the wicked along with what made them stumble. I will cut man off from the face of the land, says the Lord. I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against everyone living in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place what is left of Baal, and the name of the Chemarims along with the priests, and those who worship the host of heaven on the rooftops, and those who worship and swear by the Lord, and who also swear by Malcham, and those who have turned back from following the Lord, and who have not sought the Lord or asked after him. Be silent before the Lord God, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice and invited his guests. And on the day of the Lord's sacrifice, I will deal with the princes and the king's sons and all who dress themselves in foreign clothes. On that day I will deal with all who leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit. On that day, says the Lord, there will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, wailing from the second, and a great crashing from the hills. Wail, you who live in Maktesh. All the merchant people are cut down, and all who bear silver are cut off. And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men who are settled on their lees — the ones who say in their hearts, The Lord will not do good, and he will not do evil. Their wealth will be plundered and their houses left in ruins. They will build houses and never live in them, plant vineyards and never drink the wine.
The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah: I'll sweep everything right off the face of the land, says the Lord. I'll sweep away man and beast. I'll sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and the stumbling blocks along with the wicked. And I'll cut man off from the face of the land, says the Lord. I'll stretch out my hand over Judah and over everyone living in Jerusalem. And I'll cut off what's left of Baal from this place, and the name of the idol priests with the priests — and the ones who bow down on the rooftops to the host of the sky, and the ones who bow down and swear by the Lord and swear by Milkom too, and the ones who've turned back from following the Lord, and the ones who haven't looked for the Lord or asked about him. Be quiet in front of the Lord God, because the day of the Lord is close. Because the Lord has got a sacrifice ready. He's set apart the ones he's asked. And on the day of the Lord's sacrifice I'll deal with the officials and the king's sons and everyone dressed in foreign clothes. And on that day I'll deal with everyone who jumps over the threshold, who fills their masters' houses with violence and cheating. And on that day, says the Lord, there'll be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, and a howling from the second quarter, and a great smash from the hills. Howl, you people of Maktesh, because all the traders are cut down. Everyone weighing out silver is cut off. And at that time I'll search Jerusalem with lamps and deal with the men who've settled on their dregs, who say in their heart: The Lord won't do good and he won't do harm. So their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They'll build houses and not live in them, and plant vineyards and not drink the wine of them.
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD. I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD. I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests; And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham; And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him. Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel. In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit. And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills. Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off. And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil. Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.
The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah:
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
I will sweep everything away from off the face of the land, says the Lord.
I'll sweep everything right off the face of the land, says the Lord.
I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
I will sweep away man and beast. I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and the wicked along with what made them stumble. I will cut man off from the face of the land, says the Lord.
I'll sweep away man and beast. I'll sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and the stumbling blocks along with the wicked. And I'll cut man off from the face of the land, says the Lord.
I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against everyone living in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place what is left of Baal, and the name of the Chemarims along with the priests,
I'll stretch out my hand over Judah and over everyone living in Jerusalem. And I'll cut off what's left of Baal from this place, and the name of the idol priests with the priests —
I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
and those who worship the host of heaven on the rooftops, and those who worship and swear by the Lord, and who also swear by Malcham,
and the ones who bow down on the rooftops to the host of the sky, and the ones who bow down and swear by the Lord and swear by Milkom too,
And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;
and those who have turned back from following the Lord, and who have not sought the Lord or asked after him.
and the ones who've turned back from following the Lord, and the ones who haven't looked for the Lord or asked about him.
And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
Be silent before the Lord God, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice and invited his guests.
Be quiet in front of the Lord God, because the day of the Lord is close. Because the Lord has got a sacrifice ready. He's set apart the ones he's asked.
Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
And on the day of the Lord's sacrifice, I will deal with the princes and the king's sons and all who dress themselves in foreign clothes.
And on the day of the Lord's sacrifice I'll deal with the officials and the king's sons and everyone dressed in foreign clothes.
And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
On that day I will deal with all who leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.
And on that day I'll deal with everyone who jumps over the threshold, who fills their masters' houses with violence and cheating.
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.
On that day, says the Lord, there will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, wailing from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
And on that day, says the Lord, there'll be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, and a howling from the second quarter, and a great smash from the hills.
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
Wail, you who live in Maktesh. All the merchant people are cut down, and all who bear silver are cut off.
Howl, you people of Maktesh, because all the traders are cut down. Everyone weighing out silver is cut off.
Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men who are settled on their lees — the ones who say in their hearts, The Lord will not do good, and he will not do evil.
And at that time I'll search Jerusalem with lamps and deal with the men who've settled on their dregs, who say in their heart: The Lord won't do good and he won't do harm.
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
Their wealth will be plundered and their houses left in ruins. They will build houses and never live in them, plant vineyards and never drink the wine.
So their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They'll build houses and not live in them, and plant vineyards and not drink the wine of them.
Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
The great day of the Lord
The great day of the Lord is near. Near, and coming on fast. Listen — the day of the Lord. The strong man cries out bitterly there. That day is a day of anger, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day of the trumpet and the battle cry against the fortified cities and against the high corner towers. And I will bring distress on people, so that they walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung. Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the Lord's anger. The whole land will be consumed by the fire of his jealousy, for he will make a swift end of all who live in the land.
The great day of the Lord is close. It's close and hurrying up fast. Listen — the day of the Lord. The strong man will cry out bitterly there. That day is a day of fury, a day of trouble and hard pressing, a day of wreck and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day of the trumpet and the war cry against the fortified towns and against the high towers. And I'll bring trouble on people, so they walk like blind men — because they've sinned against the Lord. And their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung. Their silver and their gold won't be able to save them on the day of the Lord's fury. But the whole land will be eaten up by the fire of his jealousy. Because he'll make a quick end of everyone living in the land.
The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
The great day of the Lord is near. Near, and coming on fast. Listen — the day of the Lord. The strong man cries out bitterly there.
The great day of the Lord is close. It's close and hurrying up fast. Listen — the day of the Lord. The strong man will cry out bitterly there.
The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
That day is a day of anger, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
That day is a day of fury, a day of trouble and hard pressing, a day of wreck and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
a day of the trumpet and the battle cry against the fortified cities and against the high corner towers.
a day of the trumpet and the war cry against the fortified towns and against the high towers.
A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
And I will bring distress on people, so that they walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.
And I'll bring trouble on people, so they walk like blind men — because they've sinned against the Lord. And their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.
And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the Lord's anger. The whole land will be consumed by the fire of his jealousy, for he will make a swift end of all who live in the land.
Their silver and their gold won't be able to save them on the day of the Lord's fury. But the whole land will be eaten up by the fire of his jealousy. Because he'll make a quick end of everyone living in the land.
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.