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| 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. |
| 001:002 | I
will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD. |
| 001:003 | I
will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the
fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked: and I will cut
off man from off the land, saith the LORD. |
| 001:004 | 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; |
| 001:005 | 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; |
| 001:006 | And
them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the
LORD, nor enquired for him. |
| 001:007 | 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. |
| 001:008 | 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. |
| 001:009 | In
the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which
fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit. |
| 001:010 | 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. |
| 001:011 | Howl,
ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they
that bear silver are cut off. |
| 001:012 | 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. |
| 001:013 | 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. |
| 001:014 | 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. |
| 001:015 | 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,
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| 001:016 | A
day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high
towers. |
| 001:017 | 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. |
| 001:018 | 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.
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| 002:001
| Gather
yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; | | 002:002 | Before
the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce
anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD's anger come upon
you. |
| 002:003 | Seek
ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek
righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD's
anger. |
| 002:004 | For
Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod
at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. |
| 002:005 | Woe
unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word
of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even
destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. |
| 002:006 | And
the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for
flocks. |
| 002:007 | And
the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon:
in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD
their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity. |
| 002:008 | I
have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon,
whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their
border. |
| 002:009 | Therefore
as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be
as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles,
and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil
them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them. |
| 002:010 | This
shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified
themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts. |
| 002:011 | The
LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth;
and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of
the heathen. |
| 002:012 | Ye
Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. |
| 002:013 | And
he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will
make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness. |
| 002:014 | And
flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both
the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their
voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; for
he shall uncover the cedar work. |
| 002:015 | This
is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am,
and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts
to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
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| 003:001
| Woe
to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! | | 003:002 | She
obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD;
she drew not near to her God. |
| 003:003 | Her
princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw
not the bones till the morrow. |
| 003:004 | Her
prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary,
they have done violence to the law. |
| 003:005 | The
just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth
he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
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| 003:006 | I
have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste,
that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man,
that there is none inhabitant. |
| 003:007 | I
said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling
should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and
corrupted all their doings. |
| 003:008 | Therefore
wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey:
for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms,
to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth
shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. |
| 003:009 | For
then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon
the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent. |
| 003:010 | From
beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed,
shall bring mine offering. |
| 003:011 | In
that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed
against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice
in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
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| 003:012 | I
will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they
shall trust in the name of the LORD. |
| 003:013 | The
remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful
tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none
shall make them afraid. |
| 003:014 | Sing,
O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem. |
| 003:015 | The
LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king
of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil
any more. |
| 003:016 | In
that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not
thine hands be slack. |
| 003:017 | The
LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice
over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
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| 003:018 | I
will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee,
to whom the reproach of it was a burden. |
| 003:019 | Behold,
at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth,
and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in
every land where they have been put to shame. |
| 003:020 | At
that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I
will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn
back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD. |