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1. This is the word of the Lord that came through Zephaniah while Josiah son of Amon was king of Judah. Zephaniah was the son of Cushi, who was the son of Gedaliah. Gedaliah was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Hezekiah.
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1. The word H1697 of the LORD H3068 which H834 came H1961 unto H413 Zephaniah H6846 the son H1121 of Cushi H3570 , the son H1121 of Gedaliah H1436 , the son H1121 of Amariah H568 , the son H1121 of Hizkiah H2396 , in the days H3117 of Josiah H2977 the son H1121 of Amon H526 , king H4428 of Judah H3063 .
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2. "I will sweep away everything from the earth," says the Lord.
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2. I will utterly consume H622 H5486 all H3605 things from off H4480 H5921 H6440 the land H127 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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3. "I will sweep away the people and animals; I will destroy the birds in the air and the fish of the sea. I will ruin the evil people, and I will remove human beings from the earth," says the Lord.
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3. I will consume H5486 man H120 and beast H929 ; I will consume H5486 the fowls H5775 of the heaven H8064 , and the fishes H1709 of the sea H3220 , and the stumblingblocks H4384 with H854 the wicked H7563 ; and I will cut off H3772 H853 man H120 from off H4480 H5921 H6440 the land H127 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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4. "I will punish Judah and all the people living in Jerusalem. I will remove from this place all signs of Baal, the false priests, and the other priests.
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4. I will also stretch out H5186 mine hand H3027 upon H5921 Judah H3063 , and upon H5921 all H3605 the inhabitants H3427 of Jerusalem H3389 ; and I will cut off H3772 H853 the remnant H7605 of Baal H1168 from H4480 this H2088 place H4725 , and H853 the name H8034 of the Chemarims H3649 with H5973 the priests H3548 ;
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5. I will destroy those who worship the stars from the roofs, and those who worship and make promises by both the Lord and the god Molech,
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5. And them that worship H7812 the host H6635 of heaven H8064 upon H5921 the housetops H1406 ; and them that worship H7812 and that swear H7650 by the LORD H3068 , and that swear H7650 by Malcham H4445 ;
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6. and those who turned away from the Lord, and those who quit following the Lord and praying to him for direction.
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6. And them that are turned back H5472 from H4480 H310 the LORD H3068 ; and those that H834 have not H3808 sought H1245 H853 the LORD H3068 , nor H3808 inquired H1875 for him.
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7. Be silent before the Lord God, because the Lord's day for judging people is coming soon. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; he has made holy his invited guests.
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7. Hold thy peace H2013 at the presence H4480 H6440 of the Lord H136 GOD H3069 : for H3588 the day H3117 of the LORD H3068 is at hand H7138 : for H3588 the LORD H3068 hath prepared H3559 a sacrifice H2077 , he hath bid H6942 his guests H7121 .
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8. On the day of the Lord's sacrifice, I, the Lord, will punish the princes and the king's sons and all those who wear foreign clothes.
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8. And it shall come to pass H1961 in the day H3117 of the LORD H3068 's sacrifice H2077 , that I will punish H6485 H5921 the princes H8269 , and the king H4428 's children H1121 , and all H3605 such as are clothed H3847 with strange H5237 apparel H4403 .
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9. On that day I will punish those who worship Dagon, those who hurt others and tell lies in the temples of their gods.
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9. In the same H1931 day H3117 also will I punish H6485 H5921 all H3605 those that leap H1801 on H5921 the threshold H4670 , which fill H4390 their masters H113 ' houses H1004 with violence H2555 and deceit H4820 .
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10. "On that day," says the Lord, "a cry will be heard at the Fish Gate. A wail will come from the new area of the city, and a loud crash will echo from the hills.
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10. And it shall come to pass H1961 in that H1931 day H3117 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , that there shall be the noise H6963 of a cry H6818 from the fish H1709 gate H4480 H8179 , and a howling H3215 from H4480 the second H4932 , and a great H1419 crashing H7667 from the hills H4480 H1389 .
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11. Cry, you people living in the market area, because all the merchants will be dead; all the silver traders will be gone.
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11. Howl H3213 , ye inhabitants H3427 of Maktesh H4389 , for H3588 all H3605 the merchant H3667 people H5971 are cut down H1820 ; all H3605 they that bear H5187 silver H3701 are cut off H3772 .
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12. At that time I, the Lord, will search Jerusalem with lamps. I will punish those who are satisfied with themselves, who think, 'The Lord won't help us or punish us.'
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12. And it shall come to pass H1961 at that H1931 time H6256 , that I will search H2664 H853 Jerusalem H3389 with candles H5216 , and punish H6485 H5921 the men H376 that are settled H7087 on H5921 their lees H8105 : that say H559 in their heart H3824 , The LORD H3068 will not H3808 do good H3190 , neither H3808 will he do evil H7489 .
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13. Their wealth will be stolen and their houses destroyed. They may build houses, but they will not live in them. They may plant vineyards, but they will not drink any wine from them.
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13. Therefore their goods H2428 shall become H1961 a booty H4933 , and their houses H1004 a desolation H8077 : they shall also build H1129 houses H1004 , but not H3808 inhabit H3427 them ; and they shall plant H5193 vineyards H3754 , but not H3808 drink H8354 H853 the wine H3196 thereof.
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14. "The Lord's day of judging is coming soon; it is near and coming fast. The cry will be very sad on the day of the Lord; even soldiers will cry.
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14. The great H1419 day H3117 of the LORD H3068 is near H7138 , it is near H7138 , and hasteth H4118 greatly H3966 , even the voice H6963 of the day H3117 of the LORD H3068 : the mighty man H1368 shall cry H6873 there H8033 bitterly H4751 .
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15. That day will be a day of anger, a day of terror and trouble, a day of destruction and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,
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15. That H1931 day H3117 is a day H3117 of wrath H5678 , a day H3117 of trouble H6869 and distress H4691 , a day H3117 of wasteness H7722 and desolation H4875 , a day H3117 of darkness H2822 and gloominess H653 , a day H3117 of clouds H6051 and thick darkness H6205 ,
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16. a day of alarms and battle cries. 'Attack the strong, walled cities! Attack the corner towers!'
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16. A day H3117 of the trumpet H7782 and alarm H8643 against H5921 the fenced H1219 cities H5892 , and against H5921 the high H1364 towers H6438 .
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17. I will make life hard on the people; they will walk around like the blind, because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their insides will be dumped like trash.
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17. And I will bring distress H6887 upon men H120 , that they shall walk H1980 like blind men H5787 , because H3588 they have sinned H2398 against the LORD H3068 : and their blood H1818 shall be poured out H8210 as dust H6083 , and their flesh H3894 as the dung H1561 .
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18. On the day that God will show his anger, neither their silver nor gold will save them. that will burn up the whole world; suddenly he will bring an end, yes, an end to everyone on earth."
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18. Neither H3808 H1571 their silver H3701 nor H1571 their gold H2091 shall be able H3201 to deliver H5337 them in the day H3117 of the LORD H3068 's wrath H5678 ; but the whole H3605 land H776 shall be devoured H398 by the fire H784 of his jealousy H7068 : for H3588 he shall make H6213 even H389 a speedy H926 riddance H3617 of H854 all H3605 them that dwell H3427 in the land H776 .
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