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Zephaniah Chapter 1

New American Standard Bible 2020

Day of Judgment on Judah

1The wordH1697 of the LordH3068 whichH834 cameH1961 to ZephaniahH6846 sonH1121 of CushiH3570, sonH1121 of GedaliahH1436, sonH1121 of AmariahH568, sonH1121 of HezekiahH2396, in the daysH3117 of 1JosiahH2977 sonH1121 of 2AmonH526, kingH4428 of JudahH3063:

2“I will completelyH5486 3removeH5486 allH3605 things From the faceH6440 of the 4earthH127,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.3“I will removeH5486 5humanH120 and animalH929 life; I will removeH5486 the 6birdsH5775 of the skyH8064 And the fishH1709 of the seaH3220, And the 78ruinsH4384 alongH854 with the wickedH7563; And I will eliminateH3772 mankindH120 from the faceH6440 of the 9earthH127,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.4“So I will 10stretchH5186 outH5186 My handH3027 againstH5921 JudahH3063 And againstH5921 allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389. And I will 11eliminateH3772 the remnantH7605 of BaalH1168 from thisH2088 placeH4725, And the namesH8034 of the 12idolatrousH3649 priestsH3649 alongH5973 withH5973 the other priestsH3548.5And those who bowH2331 downH2331 on the 13housetopsH1406 to the heavenlyH8064 14lightsH6635, And those who bowH2331 downH2331 and 15swearH7650 to the LordH3068, but also swearH7650 by 1617MilcomH4445,6And those who have 18turnedH5472 backH5472 from followingH310 the LordH3068, And those whoH834 have 19not soughtH1245 the LordH3068 norH3808 inquiredH1875 of Him.”

72021Be silentH2013 beforeH4480H6440 the LordH136 22GodH3068! For the 23dayH3117 of the LordH3068 is nearH7138, BecauseH3588 the LordH3068 has preparedH3559 a 24sacrificeH2077, He has 25consecratedH6942 His guestsH7121.8“Then it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 on the dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 sacrificeH2077 That I will 26punishH6485 the princesH8269, the king’sH4428 sonsH1121, And allH3605 who clotheH3847 themselves with 27foreignH5237 garmentsH4403.9And on that dayH3117 I will punishH6485 allH3605 who leapH1801 on the temple thresholdH4670, Who fillH4390 the houseH1004 of their 28lordH113 with 29violenceH2555 and deceitH4820.10And on that dayH3117,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “There will be the soundH6963 of a cryH6818 from the 30FishH1709 GateH8179, WailingH3215 from the 3132SecondH4932 Quarter, And a loudH1419 crashH7667 from the 33hillsH1389.11WailH3213, you inhabitantsH3427 of the 34MortarH4389, BecauseH3588 allH3605 the 35peopleH5971 of 36CanaanH3667 will be destroyedH1820; AllH3605 who weighH5187 outH5187 37silverH3701 will be eliminatedH3772.12And it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 at that timeH6256 That I will 38searchH2664 JerusalemH3389 with lampsH5216, And I will punishH6485 the peopleH376 Who are 3940stagnantH7087 in spiritH8105, Who sayH559 in their heartsH3824, ‘The LordH3068 will 41not doH3190 goodH3190 norH3808 harmH7489!’13Their wealthH2428 will becomeH1961 42plunderH4933, And their housesH1004 desolateH8077; Yes, 43they will buildH1129 housesH1004 but not inhabitH3427 them, And plantH5193 vineyardsH3754 but not drinkH8354 their wineH3196.”

14The 44greatH1419 45dayH3117 of the LordH3068 is nearH7138, NearH7138 and comingH4118 veryH3966 quicklyH4118; ListenH6963, the dayH3117 of the LordH3068! 46In it the warriorH1368 47criesH6873 outH6873 bitterlyH4751.15That dayH3117 is a dayH3117 of angerH5678, A dayH3117 of 48troubleH6869 and distressH4691, A dayH3117 of destructionH7724 and desolationH4875, A dayH3117 of 49darknessH2822 and gloomH653, A dayH3117 of cloudsH6051 and thickH6205 darknessH6205,16A dayH3117 of 50trumpetH7782 and battleH8643 cryH8643 AgainstH5921 the 51fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892 And the highH1364 cornerH6438 towersH6438.17I will bringH6887 52distressH6887 on mankindH120 So that they will walkH1980 53like those who are blindH5787, BecauseH3588 they have sinnedH2398 against the LordH3068; And their 54bloodH1818 will be pouredH8210 outH8210 like dustH6083, And their 55fleshH3894 like dungH1557.18NeitherH1571H3808 their 56silverH3701 norH1571 their goldH2091 Will beH3201 ableH3201 to saveH5337 them On the dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 angerH5678; And 57allH3605 the earthH776 will be devouredH398 By the fireH784 of His jealousyH7068, For He will 58makeH6213 a completeH3617 endH3617, IndeedH389 a horrifyingH926 one, Of allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of the earthH776.

Notes

  1. 1. Zephaniah 1:1 2 Kin 22:1, 2; 2 Chr 34:1-33; Jer 1:2; 22:11 ↩
  2. 2. Zephaniah 1:1 2 Kin 21:18-26; 2 Chr 33:20-25 ↩
  3. 3. Zephaniah 1:2 Gen 6:7; Jer 7:20; Ezek 33:27, 28 ↩
  4. 4. Zephaniah 1:2 Lit ground ↩
  5. 5. Zephaniah 1:3 Is 6:11, 12 ↩
  6. 6. Zephaniah 1:3 Jer 4:25; 9:10 ↩
  7. 7. Zephaniah 1:3 Or stumbling blocks ↩
  8. 8. Zephaniah 1:3 Ezek 7:19; 14:3, 4, 8 ↩
  9. 9. Zephaniah 1:3 Lit ground ↩
  10. 10. Zephaniah 1:4 Jer 6:12; Ezek 6:14 ↩
  11. 11. Zephaniah 1:4 Mic 5:13 ↩
  12. 12. Zephaniah 1:4 2 Kin 23:5; Hos 10:5 ↩
  13. 13. Zephaniah 1:5 2 Kin 23:12; Jer 19:13 ↩
  14. 14. Zephaniah 1:5 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc. ↩
  15. 15. Zephaniah 1:5 Jer 5:2, 7; 7:9, 10 ↩
  16. 16. Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king; MT Malcam, prob. a variant spelling of Milcom, the Ammonite god ↩
  17. 17. Zephaniah 1:5 1 Kin 11:5, 33; Jer 49:1 ↩
  18. 18. Zephaniah 1:6 Is 1:4; Hos 7:10 ↩
  19. 19. Zephaniah 1:6 Is 9:13 ↩
  20. 20. Zephaniah 1:7 Lit Hush ↩
  21. 21. Zephaniah 1:7 Hab 2:20; Zech 2:13 ↩
  22. 22. Zephaniah 1:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
  23. 23. Zephaniah 1:7 Zeph 1:14 ↩
  24. 24. Zephaniah 1:7 Is 34:6; Jer 46:10 ↩
  25. 25. Zephaniah 1:7 1 Sam 16:5; Is 13:3 ↩
  26. 26. Zephaniah 1:8 Is 24:21; Hab 1:10 ↩
  27. 27. Zephaniah 1:8 Is 2:6 ↩
  28. 28. Zephaniah 1:9 Or Lord ↩
  29. 29. Zephaniah 1:9 Jer 5:27; Amos 3:10 ↩
  30. 30. Zephaniah 1:10 2 Chr 33:14; Neh 3:3; 12:39 ↩
  31. 31. Zephaniah 1:10 I.e., a district of Jerusalem ↩
  32. 32. Zephaniah 1:10 2 Chr 34:22 ↩
  33. 33. Zephaniah 1:10 Ezek 6:13 ↩
  34. 34. Zephaniah 1:11 I.e., a district of Jerusalem ↩
  35. 35. Zephaniah 1:11 Or merchant people will ↩
  36. 36. Zephaniah 1:11 Zeph 2:5; Zech 14:21 ↩
  37. 37. Zephaniah 1:11 Job 27:16, 17; Hos 9:6 ↩
  38. 38. Zephaniah 1:12 Jer 16:16, 17; Ezek 9:4-11; Amos 9:1-3 ↩
  39. 39. Zephaniah 1:12 Lit thickening on their dregs ↩
  40. 40. Zephaniah 1:12 Jer 48:11; Amos 6:1 ↩
  41. 41. Zephaniah 1:12 Ezek 8:12; 9:9 ↩
  42. 42. Zephaniah 1:13 Jer 15:13; 17:3 ↩
  43. 43. Zephaniah 1:13 Amos 5:11; Mic 6:15 ↩
  44. 44. Zephaniah 1:14 Jer 30:7; Joel 2:11; Mal 4:5 ↩
  45. 45. Zephaniah 1:14 Ezek 7:7, 12; 30:3; Joel 1:15; 3:14; Zeph 1:7 ↩
  46. 46. Zephaniah 1:14 Lit There ↩
  47. 47. Zephaniah 1:14 Ezek 7:16-18 ↩
  48. 48. Zephaniah 1:15 Is 22:5 ↩
  49. 49. Zephaniah 1:15 Joel 2:2, 31; Amos 5:18-20 ↩
  50. 50. Zephaniah 1:16 Is 27:13; Jer 4:19 ↩
  51. 51. Zephaniah 1:16 Is 2:12-15 ↩
  52. 52. Zephaniah 1:17 Jer 10:18 ↩
  53. 53. Zephaniah 1:17 Deut 28:29 ↩
  54. 54. Zephaniah 1:17 Ezek 24:7, 8 ↩
  55. 55. Zephaniah 1:17 Jer 8:2; 9:22 ↩
  56. 56. Zephaniah 1:18 Ezek 7:19 ↩
  57. 57. Zephaniah 1:18 Zeph 3:8 ↩
  58. 58. Zephaniah 1:18 Gen 6:7; Ezek 7:5-7 ↩

Commentaries on Zephaniah 1

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