Berean Standard Bible

Zephaniah 1:1-6

1This is the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 thatH834 cameH1961 toH413 ZephaniahH6846 sonH1121 of CushiH3569, the sonH1121 of GedaliahH1436, the sonH1121 of AmariahH568, the sonH1121 of HezekiahH2396, in the daysH3117 of JosiahH2977 sonH1121 of AmonH526 kingH4428 of JudahH3063:

2“I will completely sweep awayH622 H5486everythingH3605 fromH5921 the faceH6440 of the earthH127,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.3“I will sweep awayH5486 manH120 and beastH929;I will sweep awayH5486 the birdsH5775 of the airH8064,and the fishH1709 of the seaH3220,and the idolsH4384 withH854 their wicked worshipersH7563.1I will cut offH3772 mankindH120fromH5921 the faceH6440 of the earthH127,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.4“I will stretch outH5186 My handH3027 againstH5921 JudahH3063and againstH5921 allH3605 who dwellH3427 in JerusalemH3389.I will cut offH3772 fromH4480 thisH2088 placeH4725 every remnantH7605 of BaalH1168 ,the namesH8034 of the idolatrousH3649 andH5973 pagan priestsH3548—5 those who bowH7812 onH5921 the rooftopsH1406to worship the hostH6635 of heavenH8064 ,those who bow downH7812 and swearH7650 by the LORDH3068but also swearH7650 by MilcomH4428,26andH853 those who turn backH5472fromH310 following the LORDH3068 ,neitherH3808 seekingH1245 the LORDH3068norH3808 inquiring of HimH1875.”

Notes

1. Zephaniah 1:3 Or and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble ↩
2. Zephaniah 1:5 Or by their king; Milcom is a variant of Molech; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7. ↩