New American Standard Bible 2020

Zephaniah 1:1-6

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 7 8ruinsH4384 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 16 17MilcomH4445,6And those who have 18turnedH5472 backH5472 from followingH310 the LordH3068, And those whoH834 have 19not soughtH1245 the LordH3068 norH3808 inquiredH1875 of Him.”

Notes

1. Zephaniah 1:1 2 Kin 22:1, 2; 2 Chr 34:1-33; Jer 1:2; 22:11 ↩
2. Zephaniah 1:1 2 Kin 21:18-26; 2 Chr 33:20-25 ↩
3. Zephaniah 1:2 Gen 6:7; Jer 7:20; Ezek 33:27, 28 ↩
4. Zephaniah 1:2 Lit ground ↩
5. Zephaniah 1:3 Is 6:11, 12 ↩
6. Zephaniah 1:3 Jer 4:25; 9:10 ↩
7. Zephaniah 1:3 Or stumbling blocks ↩
8. Zephaniah 1:3 Ezek 7:19; 14:3, 4, 8 ↩
9. Zephaniah 1:3 Lit ground ↩
10. Zephaniah 1:4 Jer 6:12; Ezek 6:14 ↩
11. Zephaniah 1:4 Mic 5:13 ↩
12. Zephaniah 1:4 2 Kin 23:5; Hos 10:5 ↩
13. Zephaniah 1:5 2 Kin 23:12; Jer 19:13 ↩
14. Zephaniah 1:5 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc. ↩
15. Zephaniah 1:5 Jer 5:2, 7; 7:9, 10 ↩
16. Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king; MT Malcam, prob. a variant spelling of Milcom, the Ammonite god ↩
17. Zephaniah 1:5 1 Kin 11:5, 33; Jer 49:1 ↩
18. Zephaniah 1:6 Is 1:4; Hos 7:10 ↩
19. Zephaniah 1:6 Is 9:13 ↩