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Zephaniah 1

Zephaniah

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Zephaniah 1:8-13

8“On the DayH3117 of the LORD’sH3068 sacrificeH2077 I will punishH6485H5921 the princesH8269, the sonsH1121 of the kingH4428, andH5921 allH3605 who are dressedH3847 in foreignH5237 apparelH4403.9On thatH1931 dayH3117 I will punishH6485 allH3605 who leapH1801H5921 overH5921 the thresholdH4670,1 who fillH4390 the houseH1004 of their masterH1132 with violenceH2555 and deceitH4820.10On thatH1931 dayH3117,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, “a cryH6963H6818 will go upH1961 fromH4480 the FishH1709 GateH8179, a wailH3215 from the Second DistrictH4932,3 and a loudH1419 crashingH7667 from the hillsH1389.11WailH3213, O dwellersH3427 of the HollowH4389,4 forH3588 allH3605 your merchantsH5971H36675 will be silencedH1820; allH3605 who weigh outH5187 silverH3701 will be cut offH3772.

12AndH1961 at thatH1931 timeH6256 I will searchH2664 JerusalemH3389 with lampsH5216and punishH6485 the menH582 settledH7087 inH5921 complacencyH8105,6who sayH559 to themselvesH3824,‘The LORDH3068H3808 will do nothingH3808,either goodH3190 or badH7489.’13Their wealthH2428 will beH1961 plunderedH4933and their housesH1004 laid wasteH8077.They will buildH1129 housesH1004 but notH3808 inhabitH3427 them,and plantH5193 vineyardsH3754 but neverH3808 drinkH8354 their wineH3196.
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Notes

  1. 1. Zephaniah 1:9 See 1 Samuel 5:5. ↩
  2. 2. Zephaniah 1:9 Or the temple of their gods ↩
  3. 3. Zephaniah 1:10 Or the Second Quarter, a newer section of Jerusalem; Hebrew the Mishneh ↩
  4. 4. Zephaniah 1:11 Or the market district or the Mortar ↩
  5. 5. Zephaniah 1:11 Or all the people of Canaan ↩
  6. 6. Zephaniah 1:12 Or thickening on the dregs ↩

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