Zephaniah 1
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Zephaniah 1:2-7

2“I will completely sweep awayH622H5486 everythingH3605 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 worshipersH7563.1 I will cut offH3772 mankindH120 fromH5921 the faceH6440 of the earthH127,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.4“I will stretch outH5186 My handH3027 againstH5921 JudahH3063 and 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—5those who bowH7812 onH5921 the rooftopsH1406 to worship the hostH6635 of heavenH8064, those who bow downH7812 and swearH7650 by the LORDH3068 but also swearH7650 by MilcomH4428,26andH853 those who turn backH5472 fromH310 following the LORDH3068, neitherH3808 seekingH1245 the LORDH3068 norH3808 inquiring of HimH1875.”

7Be silentH2013 in the presenceH6440 of the LordH136 GODH3069,forH3588 the DayH3117 of the LORDH3068 is nearH7138.IndeedH3588, the LORDH3068 has preparedH3559 a sacrificeH2077;He has consecratedH6942 His guestsH7121.
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  1. 1. Zephaniah 1:3 Or and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble ↩
  2. 2. Zephaniah 1:5 Or by their king; Milcom is a variant of Molech; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7. ↩

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