Zephaniah<\/p>\n
Chapter One<\/p>\n
1:1 The word of the LORD which 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:
\n1:2 \u201cI will wipe away everything from the face of the earth,\u201d declares the LORD.
\n1:3 \u201cI will destroy man and beast;
\nI will destroy the birds of the sky
\nand the fish of the sea,
\nand the ruins of the wicked;
\nand I will cut off man from the face of the earth,\u201d declares the Lord.
\n1:4 \u201cI will stretch out my hand against Judah
\nand against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
\nI will cut off [destroy] from this place every remnant [trace] of Baal
\nand the name [memory] of the priests along with the priests themselves,
\n1:5 and those who bow down [in worship] from their housetops to the hosts [stars] of the heavens,
\nand those who bow down while swearing [allegiance] to the LORD and swearing [allegiance] by their king,
\n1:6 and those who have turned back from the LORD and those who have not sought the LORD
\nand have not inquired of him.
\n1:7 Be silent before the Lord [adona] LORD [Yhwh]
\nfor the day of the LORD is near. For the LORD has prepared a sacrifice;
\nhe has consecrated his guests.
\n1:8 \u201cThen it will come about on the day of the LORD\u2019S sacrifice, I will punish the leaders and the king\u2019s sons and all those who are wearing foreign attire.
\n1:9 On that day, I will punish all those who jump over the threshold of the temple, who fill the house of their lord with violence and deceit.
\n1:10 And it will come about on that day, declares the
\nLORD,
\n\u201ca sound of a cry from the Fish Gate and a wail from the Second Quarter
\na loud crash from the hills.
\n1:11 \u201cWail, O inhabitants of the mortar,
\nfor all the people of Canaan will be silenced.
\nall who weigh out silver will be cut off.
\n1:12 \u201cIt will come about at that time
\nthat I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
\nand I will punish the men who are thickened on their lees [hardened in their sin],
\nwho say in their hearts, \u201cThe LORD will not do good or bad [does nothing].
\n1:13 \u201cTheir wealth will become spoil, their houses will become desolate.
\nThey will build houses and not live in them.
\nThey will plant vineyards and not drink of
\ntheir wine.
\n1:14 Near is the great day of the LORD,
\nnear and coming very quickly;
\na bitter sound on the Day of the LORD;
\nin it a warrior cries out.
\n1:15 That day will be a day of wrath,
\na day of distress and anguish,
\na day of destruction and desolation,
\na day of darkness and doom
\na day of clouds and thick clouds,
\n1:16 a day of trumpet and battle cry
\nagainst the fortified cities
\nand the high towers.
\n1:17 I will bring distress on men
\nand they will walk as blind men,
\nfor they have sinned against the LORD.
\nTheir blood will be poured out like dirt
\nand their entrails will be poured out like manure.
\n1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold
\nwill be able to deliver them
\nin the day of the LORD\u2019s wrath.
\nIn the fire of his jealousy,
\nall the land [earth] will be consumed.
\nFor he will make a complete end,
\nindeed a terrifying one,
\nagainst all those who dwell in the land [earth].<\/p>\n
Chapter Two<\/p>\n
2:1 Gather yourselves together as straw
\nyes, gather as straw
\nO, shameless nation
\n2:2 before the decree is brought forth
\nas the day goes by as chaff in the wind,
\nbefore the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you,
\nbefore the day of the LORD\u2019S anger comes upon you.
\n2:3 Seek the LORD,
\nall you humble of the land
\nwho have obeyed his commands.
\nSeek righteousness, seek humility.
\nPerhaps you will be hidden
\nin the day of the LORD\u2019S anger.
\n2:4 For Gaza will be abandoned
\nand Ashkelon a desolation;
\nAshdod will be driven out at noon
\nand Ekron will be uprooted.
\n2:5 Woe to those who live by the seacoast,
\nthe nation of the Cherethites!
\nThe word of the LORD is against you,
\nO Canaan, land of the Philistines;
\nand I will destroy you
\nso there is no inhabitant.
\n2:6 So the seacoast will be pastures
\nwith caves for shepherds and folds for flocks.
\n2:7 And the coast will be
\nfor the remnant of the house of Judah,
\nUpon them [it], they will pasture
\nin the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down in the evening,
\nFor the LORD their God will care for them
\nand restore their fortune.
\n2:8 \u201cI have heard the taunts of Moab
\nand the revilings of the sons of Ammon,
\nwith which they have taunted my people
\nand they boasted against their [Judah\u2019s] land.
\n2:9 \u201cTherefore, as I live,\u201d declares the LORD of the armies, the God of Israel,
\n\u201cSurely Moab will be like Sodom
\nand the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah \u2014
\na place overgrown by weeds and salt pits,
\nand a permanent wasteland.
\nThe remnant of my people will plunder them
\nand the survivors of my nation [Judah] will inherit them [the land].\u201d
\n2:10 This is what they get instead of their pride
\nbecause they have taunted and become arrogant against the people of the LORD of hosts.
\n2:11 The LORD will be awesome over them
\nfor he will make lean [starve] all the gods of the earth and all the coastlands of the nations will bow down to Him, everyone from his own place.
\n2:12 Also you Cushites, will be slain by my sword.
\n2:13 He will stretch out his hand against the north
\nand destroy Assyria,
\nand He will make Nineveh a desolation,
\ndry [barren] as the desert.
\n2:14 Flocks [and herds] will lie down in her midst,
\nall the beast of the nation
\nBoth the desert owl and the screech owl
\nwill sleep in the tops of their pillars.
\nTheir calls [hoots] will sound in the window,
\nrubble will cover the threshold;
\neven the cedar work will be exposed [to the elements]
\n2:15 This is the exultant [proud] city
\nwhich dwells securely;
\nwho says in her heart,
\n\u201cI am and there is no one besides me.\u201d
\nHow she has become a desolation,
\na resting place for beasts!
\nEveryone who passes by her will hiss
\nand shake his hand [in contempt].<\/p>\n
Chapter Three<\/p>\n
3:1 Woe to the rebellious [or filthy] and defiled,
\nthe oppressive city.
\n3:2 She hears no voice [disobedient];
\nshe does not accept correction from the LORD
\nShe does not trust in the LORD;
\nshe did not draw near to her God.
\n3:3 Her princes within her are roaring lions,
\nher judges are wolves at evening;
\nthey leave nothing for the morning.
\n3:4 Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men;
\nher priests defile what is holy;
\nthey have done violence to the law.
\n3:5 The LORD is righteous within her;
\nhe will do no injustice.
\nEvery morning his justice is brought forth.
\nAt light [dawn] he does not fail,
\nbut the unjust knows no shame.
\n3:6 \u201cI have cut off [destroyed] nations;
\ntheir battlements are in ruins.
\nI have desolated their streets
\nwith no one passing through.
\nTheir cities are laid waste,
\nwithout a man, without an inhabitant.
\n3:7 \u201cI said surely you will fear me.
\nYou will accept correction!
\nThen her dwelling will not be cut off [destroyed],
\nby all [the punishments] which I have appointed her.
\nBut they rose early [eager] to corrupt all their deeds.
\n3:8 \u201cTherefore you [pl.] wait for me,\u201d declares the LORD,
\nfor the day I rise for plunder.
\nIndeed, my decision is to gather nations,
\nto assemble kingdoms,
\nto pour out on them my indignation,
\nall my burning anger;
\nFor by my fiery jealousy all the earth will be devoured.
\n3:9 For then I will restore to the people purified lips,
\nthat all of them may call on the name of the LORD,
\nto serve him with one shoulder (all together).
\n3:10 From beyond the rivers of Cush,
\nmy worshippers, the daughter of my dispersed ones,
\nwill bring my offerings.
\n3:11 On that day, you will not be ashamed, because of all your deeds by which you have rebelled against me;
\nfor then I will remove from your midst the proud boasters
\nand you will never again be arrogant
\non my holy mountain.
\n3:12 \u201cBut I will leave among you
\na humble and lowly people,
\nand they will take refuge in the name of the LORD.
\n3:13 \u201cThe remnant of Israel will do no injustice
\nand not tell lies and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth;
\nfor they will graze and lie down
\nand no one to make them tremble.\u201d
\n3:14 Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion!
\nShout O Israel!
\nRejoice and exult with all your heart,
\nO daughter of Jerusalem!
\n3:15 The LORD has taken away your judgments against you,
\nHe has cleared away your enemies.
\nThe King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst;
\nYou will never fear evil again.
\n3:16 In that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
\n\u201cDo not be afraid, O Zion:
\nDo not let your hands fall limp.
\n3:17 The LORD your God is in your midst;
\nhe is a warrior who can deliver.
\nHe exults over you with joy,
\nhe will cause you quiet in his love,
\nHe will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
\n3:18 \u201cI will gather those who mourn about the appointed feasts \u2014
\nThey came from you\u2014
\na burden to her and reproach.
\n3:19 \u201cBehold, I will deal at that time with all who oppress you;
\nI will rescue the lame and gather the scattered,
\nand turn their shame to praise and a name
\nin all the earth
\n3:20 \u201cAt that time I will bring you,
\neven at that time I will gather you.
\nFor I will give you a name and praise for all the people of the earth,
\nwhen I restore your fortunes before your eyes,\u201d
\nsays the LORD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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