New American Standard Bible 1995

Zephaniah 1:8-18

8“Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice That I will 1punish the princes, the king’s sons And all who clothe themselves with 2foreign garments.9And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold, Who fill the house of their 3lord with 4violence and deceit.10On that day,” declares the Lord, “There will be the sound of a cry from the 5Fish Gate, A wail from the 6 7Second Quarter, And a loud crash from the 8hills.11Wail, O inhabitants of the 9Mortar, For all the 10people of 11Canaan will be silenced; All who weigh out 12silver will be cut off.12It will come about at that time That I will 13search Jerusalem with lamps, And I will punish the men Who are 14 15stagnant in spirit, Who say in their hearts, ‘The Lord will 16not do good or evil!’13Moreover, their wealth will become 17plunder And their houses desolate; Yes, 18they will build houses but not inhabit them, And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”

14Near is the 19great 20day of the Lord, Near and coming very quickly; Listen, the day of the Lord! 21In it the warrior 22cries out bitterly.15A day of wrath is that day, A day of 23trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of 24darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness,16A day of 25trumpet and battle cry Against the 26fortified cities And the high corner towers.17I will bring 27distress on men So that they will walk 28like the blind, Because they have sinned against the Lord; And their 29blood will be poured out like dust And their 30flesh like dung.18Neither their 31silver nor their gold Will be able to deliver them On the day of the Lord’s wrath; And 32all the earth will be devoured In the fire of His jealousy, For He will 33make a complete end, Indeed a terrifying one, Of all the inhabitants of the earth.

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Notes

1. Zephaniah 1:8 Is 24:21; Hab 1:10 ↩
2. Zephaniah 1:8 Is 2:6 ↩
3. Zephaniah 1:9 Or Lord ↩
4. Zephaniah 1:9 Jer 5:27; Amos 3:10 ↩
5. Zephaniah 1:10 2 Chr 33:14; Neh 3:3; 12:39 ↩
6. Zephaniah 1:10 I.e. a district of Jerusalem ↩
7. Zephaniah 1:10 2 Chr 34:22 ↩
8. Zephaniah 1:10 Ezek 6:13 ↩
9. Zephaniah 1:11 I.e. a district of Jerusalem ↩
10. Zephaniah 1:11 Or merchant people will ↩
11. Zephaniah 1:11 Zeph 2:5; Zech 14:21 ↩
12. Zephaniah 1:11 Job 27:16, 17; Hos 9:6 ↩
13. Zephaniah 1:12 Jer 16:16, 17; Ezek 9:4-11; Amos 9:1-3 ↩
14. Zephaniah 1:12 Lit thickening on their lees ↩
15. Zephaniah 1:12 Jer 48:11; Amos 6:1 ↩
16. Zephaniah 1:12 Ezek 8:12; 9:9 ↩
17. Zephaniah 1:13 Jer 15:13; 17:3 ↩
18. Zephaniah 1:13 Amos 5:11; Mic 6:15 ↩
19. Zephaniah 1:14 Jer 30:7; Joel 2:11; Mal 4:5 ↩
20. Zephaniah 1:14 Ezek 7:7, 12; 30:3; Joel 1:15; 3:14; Zeph 1:7 ↩
21. Zephaniah 1:14 Lit There ↩
22. Zephaniah 1:14 Ezek 7:16-18 ↩
23. Zephaniah 1:15 Is 22:5 ↩
24. Zephaniah 1:15 Joel 2:2, 31; Amos 5:18-20 ↩
25. Zephaniah 1:16 Is 27:13; Jer 4:19 ↩
26. Zephaniah 1:16 Is 2:12-15 ↩
27. Zephaniah 1:17 Jer 10:18 ↩
28. Zephaniah 1:17 Deut 28:29 ↩
29. Zephaniah 1:17 Ezek 24:7, 8 ↩
30. Zephaniah 1:17 Jer 8:2; 9:22 ↩
31. Zephaniah 1:18 Ezek 7:19 ↩
32. Zephaniah 1:18 Zeph 3:8 ↩
33. Zephaniah 1:18 Gen 6:7; Ezek 7:5-7 ↩

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