Zephaniah 1
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Zephaniah 1:12-18

12It will comeH1961 about at that timeH6256 That I will 1searchH2664 JerusalemH3389 with lampsH5216, And I will punishH6485 the menH376 Who are 23stagnantH7087 in spiritH8105, Who sayH559 in their heartsH3824, ‘The LordH3068 will 4not doH3190 goodH3190 or evilH7489!’13Moreover, their wealthH2428 will becomeH1961 5plunderH4933 And their housesH1004 desolateH8077; Yes, 6they will buildH1129 housesH1004 but not inhabitH3427 them, And plantH5193 vineyardsH3754 but not drinkH8354 their wineH3196.”

14NearH7138 is the 7greatH1419 8dayH3117 of the LordH3068, NearH7138 and comingH4118 veryH3966 quicklyH4118; ListenH6963, the dayH3117 of the LordH3068! 9In it the warriorH1368 10criesH6873 out bitterlyH4751.15A dayH3117 of wrathH5678 is that dayH3117, A dayH3117 of 11troubleH6869 and distressH4691, A dayH3117 of destructionH7724 and desolationH4875, A dayH3117 of 12darknessH2822 and gloomH653, A dayH3117 of cloudsH6051 and thickH6205 darknessH6205,16A dayH3117 of 13trumpetH7782 and battleH8643 cryH8643 AgainstH5921 the 14fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892 And the highH1364 cornerH6438 towersH6438.17I will bringH6887 15distressH6887 on menH120 So that they will walkH1980 16like the blindH5787, BecauseH3588 they have sinnedH2398 against the LordH3068; And their 17bloodH1818 will be pouredH8210 out like dustH6083 And their 18fleshH3894 like dungH1557.18NeitherH1571H3808 their 19silverH3701 norH1571 their goldH2091 Will be ableH3201 to deliverH5337 them On the dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 wrathH5678; And 20allH3605 the earthH776 will be devouredH398 In the fireH784 of His jealousyH7068, For He will 21makeH6213 a completeH3617 endH3617, IndeedH389 a terrifyingH926 one, Of allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of the earthH776.

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Notes

  1. 1. Zephaniah 1:12 Jer 16:16, 17; Ezek 9:4-11; Amos 9:1-3 ↩
  2. 2. Zephaniah 1:12 Lit thickening on their lees ↩
  3. 3. Zephaniah 1:12 Jer 48:11; Amos 6:1 ↩
  4. 4. Zephaniah 1:12 Ezek 8:12; 9:9 ↩
  5. 5. Zephaniah 1:13 Jer 15:13; 17:3 ↩
  6. 6. Zephaniah 1:13 Amos 5:11; Mic 6:15 ↩
  7. 7. Zephaniah 1:14 Jer 30:7; Joel 2:11; Mal 4:5 ↩
  8. 8. Zephaniah 1:14 Ezek 7:7, 12; 30:3; Joel 1:15; 3:14; Zeph 1:7 ↩
  9. 9. Zephaniah 1:14 Lit There ↩
  10. 10. Zephaniah 1:14 Ezek 7:16-18 ↩
  11. 11. Zephaniah 1:15 Is 22:5 ↩
  12. 12. Zephaniah 1:15 Joel 2:2, 31; Amos 5:18-20 ↩
  13. 13. Zephaniah 1:16 Is 27:13; Jer 4:19 ↩
  14. 14. Zephaniah 1:16 Is 2:12-15 ↩
  15. 15. Zephaniah 1:17 Jer 10:18 ↩
  16. 16. Zephaniah 1:17 Deut 28:29 ↩
  17. 17. Zephaniah 1:17 Ezek 24:7, 8 ↩
  18. 18. Zephaniah 1:17 Jer 8:2; 9:22 ↩
  19. 19. Zephaniah 1:18 Ezek 7:19 ↩
  20. 20. Zephaniah 1:18 Zeph 3:8 ↩
  21. 21. Zephaniah 1:18 Gen 6:7; Ezek 7:5-7 ↩

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