Zephaniah 1
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Zephaniah 1:7-13

712Be silentH2013 beforeH4480H6440 the LordH136 3GodH3068! For the 4dayH3117 of the LordH3068 is nearH7138, BecauseH3588 the LordH3068 has preparedH3559 a 5sacrificeH2077, He has 6consecratedH6942 His guestsH7121.8“Then it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 on the dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 sacrificeH2077 That I will 7punishH6485 the princesH8269, the king’sH4428 sonsH1121, And allH3605 who clotheH3847 themselves with 8foreignH5237 garmentsH4403.9And on that dayH3117 I will punishH6485 allH3605 who leapH1801 on the temple thresholdH4670, Who fillH4390 the houseH1004 of their 9lordH113 with 10violenceH2555 and deceitH4820.10And on that dayH3117,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “There will be the soundH6963 of a cryH6818 from the 11FishH1709 GateH8179, WailingH3215 from the 1213SecondH4932 Quarter, And a loudH1419 crashH7667 from the 14hillsH1389.11WailH3213, you inhabitantsH3427 of the 15MortarH4389, BecauseH3588 allH3605 the 16peopleH5971 of 17CanaanH3667 will be destroyedH1820; AllH3605 who weighH5187 outH5187 18silverH3701 will be eliminatedH3772.12And it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 at that timeH6256 That I will 19searchH2664 JerusalemH3389 with lampsH5216, And I will punishH6485 the peopleH376 Who are 2021stagnantH7087 in spiritH8105, Who sayH559 in their heartsH3824, ‘The LordH3068 will 22not doH3190 goodH3190 norH3808 harmH7489!’13Their wealthH2428 will becomeH1961 23plunderH4933, And their housesH1004 desolateH8077; Yes, 24they will buildH1129 housesH1004 but not inhabitH3427 them, And plantH5193 vineyardsH3754 but not drinkH8354 their wineH3196.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Zephaniah 1:7 Lit Hush ↩
  2. 2. Zephaniah 1:7 Hab 2:20; Zech 2:13 ↩
  3. 3. Zephaniah 1:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
  4. 4. Zephaniah 1:7 Zeph 1:14 ↩
  5. 5. Zephaniah 1:7 Is 34:6; Jer 46:10 ↩
  6. 6. Zephaniah 1:7 1 Sam 16:5; Is 13:3 ↩
  7. 7. Zephaniah 1:8 Is 24:21; Hab 1:10 ↩
  8. 8. Zephaniah 1:8 Is 2:6 ↩
  9. 9. Zephaniah 1:9 Or Lord ↩
  10. 10. Zephaniah 1:9 Jer 5:27; Amos 3:10 ↩
  11. 11. Zephaniah 1:10 2 Chr 33:14; Neh 3:3; 12:39 ↩
  12. 12. Zephaniah 1:10 I.e., a district of Jerusalem ↩
  13. 13. Zephaniah 1:10 2 Chr 34:22 ↩
  14. 14. Zephaniah 1:10 Ezek 6:13 ↩
  15. 15. Zephaniah 1:11 I.e., a district of Jerusalem ↩
  16. 16. Zephaniah 1:11 Or merchant people will ↩
  17. 17. Zephaniah 1:11 Zeph 2:5; Zech 14:21 ↩
  18. 18. Zephaniah 1:11 Job 27:16, 17; Hos 9:6 ↩
  19. 19. Zephaniah 1:12 Jer 16:16, 17; Ezek 9:4-11; Amos 9:1-3 ↩
  20. 20. Zephaniah 1:12 Lit thickening on their dregs ↩
  21. 21. Zephaniah 1:12 Jer 48:11; Amos 6:1 ↩
  22. 22. Zephaniah 1:12 Ezek 8:12; 9:9 ↩
  23. 23. Zephaniah 1:13 Jer 15:13; 17:3 ↩
  24. 24. Zephaniah 1:13 Amos 5:11; Mic 6:15 ↩

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