1 The word 01697 of the LORD 03068 which came to Zephaniah 06846 the son 01121 of Cushi 03570, the son 01121 of Gedaliah 01436, the son 01121 of Amariah 0568, the son 01121 of Hizkiah 02396, in the days 03117 of Josiah 02977 the son 01121 of Amon 0526, king 04428 of Judah 03063.
2 I will utterly 0622 consume 05486 all things from off the land 06440, 127, saith 05002 the LORD 03068. I will…: Heb. By taking away I will make an endthe land: Heb. the face of the land
3 I will consume 05486 man 0120 and beast 0929; I will consume 05486 the fowls 05775 of the heaven 08064, and the fishes 01709 of the sea 03220, and the stumblingblocks 04384 with the wicked 07563; and I will cut off 03772 man 0120 from off 06440 the land 0127, saith 05002 the LORD 03068. stumblingblocks: or, idols
4 I will also stretch out 05186 my hand 03027 upon Judah 03063, and upon all the inhabitants 03427 of Jerusalem 03389; and I will cut off 03772 the remnant 07605 of Baal 01168 from this place 04725, and the name 08034 of the Chemarims 03649 with the priests 03548;
5 And them that worship 07812 the host 06635 of heaven 08064 upon the housetops 01406; and them that worship 07812 and that swear 07650 by the LORD 03068, and that swear 07650 by Malcham 04428; by the…: or, to the LORD
6 And them that have turned back 05472 from 0310 the LORD 03068; and those that have not sought 01245 the LORD 03068, nor enquired 01875 for him.
7 Hold thy peace 02013 at the presence 06440 of the Lord 0136 GOD 03069: for the day 03117 of the LORD 03068 is at hand 07138: for the LORD 03068 hath prepared 03559 a sacrifice 02077, he hath invited 06942 his guests 07121. bid: Heb. sanctified, or, prepared
8 And it shall come to pass in the day 03117 of the LORD’S 03068 sacrifice 02077, that I will punish 06485 the princes 08269, and the king’s 04428 children 01121, and all such as are clothed 03847 with strange 05237 apparel 04403. punish: Heb. visit upon
9 In the same day 03117 also will I punish 06485 all those that leap 01801 on the threshold 04670, who fill 04390 their masters 0113’ houses 01004 with violence 02555 and deceit 04820.
10 And it shall come to pass in that day 03117, saith 05002 the LORD 03068, that there shall be the noise 06963 of a cry 06818 from the fish 01709 gate 08179, and a wailing 03215 from the second 04932, and a great 01419 crashing 07667 from the hills 01389.
11 Wail 03213, ye inhabitants 03427 of Maktesh 04389, for all the merchant 03667 people 05971 are cut down 01820; all they that bear 05187 silver 03701 are cut off 03772.
12 And it shall come to pass at that time 06256, that I will search 02664 Jerusalem 03389 with lamps 05216, and punish 06485 the men 0582 that are settled 07087 on their lees 08105: that say 0559 in their heart 03824, The LORD 03068 will not do good 03190, neither will he do evil 07489. settled: Heb. curded, or, thickened
13 Therefore their goods 02428 shall become a booty 04933, and their houses 01004 a desolation 08077: they shall also build 01129 houses 01004, but not inhabit 03427 them; and they shall plant 05193 vineyards 03754, but not drink 08354 the wine 03196 of them.
14 The great 01419 day 03117 of the LORD 03068 is near 07138, it is near 07138, and hasteneth 04118 greatly 03966, even the voice 06963 of the day 03117 of the LORD 03068: the mighty man 01368 shall cry 06873 there bitterly 04751.
15 That day 03117 is a day 03117 of wrath 05678, a day 03117 of trouble 06869 and distress 04691, a day 03117 of wasting 07722 and desolation 04875, a day 03117 of darkness 02822 and gloominess 0653, a day 03117 of clouds 06051 and thick darkness 06205,
16 A day 03117 of the trumpet 07782 and alarm 08643 against the fortified 01219 cities 05892, and against the high 01364 towers 06438.
17 And I will bring distress 06887 upon men 0120, that they shall walk 01980 like blind men 05787, because they have sinned 02398 against the LORD 03068: and their blood 01818 shall be poured out 08210 as dust 06083, and their flesh 03894 as the dung 01561.
18 Neither their silver 03701 nor their gold 02091 shall be able 03201 to deliver 05337 them in the day 03117 of the LORD’S 03068 wrath 05678; but the whole land 0776 shall be devoured 0398 by the fire 0784 of his jealousy 07068: for he shall make 06213 even a speedy 0926 riddance 03617 of all them that dwell 03427 in the land 0776.
1 Gather yourselves together 07197, yea, gather together 07197, O nation 01471 not desired 03700; not…: or, not desirous
2 Before the decree 02706 bringeth forth 03205, before the day 03117 passeth 05674 as the chaff 04671, before 03808 the fierce 02740 anger 0639 of the LORD 03068 cometh 0935 upon you, before the day 03117 of the LORD’S 03068 anger 0639 cometh 0935 upon you.
3 Seek 01245 ye the LORD 03068, all ye meek 06035 of the earth 0776, who have performed 06466 his judgment 04941; seek 01245 righteousness 06664, seek 01245 meekness 06038: it may be 0194 ye shall be hidden 05641 in the day 03117 of the LORD’S 03068 anger 0639.
4 For Gaza 05804 shall be forsaken 05800, and Ashkelon 0831 a desolation 08077: they shall drive out 01644 Ashdod 0795 at the noonday 06672, and Ekron 06138 shall be rooted out 06131.
5 Woe 01945 to the inhabitants 03427 of the sea 03220 coast 02256, the nation 01471 of the Cherethites 03774! the word 01697 of the LORD 03068 is against you; O Canaan 03667, the land 0776 of the Philistines 06430, I will even destroy 06 thee, that there shall be no inhabitant 03427.
6 And the sea 03220 coast 02256 shall be dwellings 05116 and cottages 03741 for shepherds 07462, and folds 01448 for flocks 06629.
7 And the coast 02256 shall be for the remnant 07611 of the house 01004 of Judah 03063; they shall feed 07462 there: in the houses 01004 of Ashkelon 0831 shall they lie down 07257 in the evening 06153: for the LORD 03068 their God 0430 shall visit 06485 them, and turn away 07725 their captivity 07622, 7622. for the LORD: or, when, etc
8 I have heard 08085 the reproach 02781 of Moab 04124, and the revilings 01421 of the children 01121 of Ammon 05983, by which they have reproached 02778 my people 05971, and magnified 01431 themselves against their border 01366.
9 Therefore as I live 02416, saith 05002 the LORD 03068 of hosts 06635, the God 0430 of Israel 03478, Surely Moab 04124 shall be as Sodom 05467, and the children 01121 of Ammon 05983 as Gomorrah 06017, even the place possessed 04476 of nettles 02738, and saltpits 04379, 4417, and a perpetual 05704, 5769 desolation 08077: the remainder 07611 of my people 05971 shall lay them waste 0962, and the remnant 03499 of my people 01471 shall possess 05157 them.
10 This shall they have for their pride 01347, because they have reproached 02778 and magnified 01431 themselves against the people 05971 of the LORD 03068 of hosts 06635.
11 The LORD 03068 will be terrible 03372 to them: for he will famish 07329 all the gods 0430 of the earth 0776; and men shall worship 07812 him, every one 0376 from his place 04725, even all the isles 0339 of the heathen 01471. famish: Heb. make lean
12 Ye Cushites 03569 also, ye 01992 shall be slain 02491 by my sword 02719.
13 And he will stretch out 05186 his hand 03027 against the north 06828, and destroy 06 Assyria 0804; and will make 07760 Nineveh 05210 a desolation 08077, and dry 06723 like a wilderness 04057.
14 And flocks 05739 shall lie down 07257 in the midst 08432 of her, all the beasts 02416 of the nations 01471: both the cormorant 06893 and the bittern 07090 shall lodge 03885 in her upper lintels 03730; their voice 06963 shall sing 07891 in the windows 02474; desolation 02721 shall be in the thresholds 05592: for he shall uncover 06168 the cedar work 0731. cormorant: or, pelicanupper…: or, knops, or, chapitersfor…: or, when he hath uncovered
15 This is the rejoicing 05947 city 05892 that dwelt 03427 in security 0983, that said 0559 in her heart 03824, I am, and there is none besides 0657 me: how is she become a desolation 08047, a place for beasts 02416 to lie down in 04769! every one that passeth by 05674 her shall hiss 08319, and shake 05128 his hand 03027.
1 Woe 01945 to her that is filthy 04754 and polluted 01351, to the oppressing 03238 city 05892! her…: or, gluttonous: Heb. craw
2 She obeyed 08085 not the voice 06963; she received 03947 not correction 04148; she trusted 0982 not in the LORD 03068; she drew not near 07126 to her God 0430. correction: or, instruction
3 Her princes 08269 within 07130 her are roaring 07580 lions 0738; her judges 08199 are evening 06153 wolves 02061; they gnaw not the bones 01633 till the next morning 01242.
4 Her prophets 05030 are light 06348 and treacherous 0900 persons 0582: her priests 03548 have polluted 02490 the sanctuary 06944, they have done violence 02554 to the law 08451.
5 The just 06662 LORD 03068 is in the midst 07130 of her; he will not do 06213 iniquity 05766: every 01242 morning 01242 doth he bring 05414 his judgment 04941 to light 0216, he faileth 05737 not; but the unjust 05767 knoweth 03045 no shame 01322. every…: Heb. morning by morning
6 I have cut off 03772 the nations 01471: their towers 06438 are desolate 08074; I made their streets 02351 waste 02717, that none passeth by 05674: their cities 05892 are destroyed 06658, so that there is no man 0376, that there is no inhabitant 03427. towers: or, corners
7 I said 0559, Surely thou wilt fear 03372 me, thou wilt receive 03947 instruction 04148; so their dwelling 04583 should not be cut off 03772, however 0834, 3605 I punished 06485 them: but 0403 they rose early 07925, and corrupted 07843 all their doings 05949.
8 Therefore wait 02442 ye upon me, saith 05002 the LORD 03068, until the day 03117 that I rise up 06965 to the prey 05706: for my determination 04941 is to gather 0622 the nations 01471, that I may assemble 06908 the kingdoms 04467, to pour 08210 upon them my indignation 02195, even all my fierce 02740 anger 0639: for all the earth 0776 shall be devoured 0398 with the fire 0784 of my jealousy 07068.
9 For then will I turn 02015 to the people 05971 a pure 01305 language 08193, that they may all call 07121 upon the name 08034 of the LORD 03068, to serve 05647 him with one 0259 consent 07926. language: Heb. lipconsent: Heb. shoulder
10 From beyond 05676 the rivers 05104 of Cush 03568 my suppliants 06282, even the daughter 01323 of my dispersed 06327, shall bring 02986 my offering 04503.
11 In that day 03117 shalt thou not be ashamed 0954 for all thy doings 05949, when thou hast transgressed 06586 against me: for then I will take away 05493 out of the midst 07130 of thee them that rejoice 05947 in thy pride 01346, and thou shalt no more 03254 be haughty 01361 in my holy 06944 mountain 02022. because…: Heb. in my holy
12 I will also leave 07604 in the midst 07130 of thee an afflicted 06041 and poor 01800 people 05971, and they shall trust 02620 in the name 08034 of the LORD 03068.
13 The remnant 07611 of Israel 03478 shall not do 06213 iniquity 05766, nor speak 01696 lies 03577; neither shall a deceitful 08649 tongue 03956 be found 04672 in their mouth 06310: for they shall feed 07462 and lie down 07257, and none shall make them afraid 02729.
14 Sing 07442, O daughter 01323 of Zion 06726; shout 07321, O Israel 03478; be glad 08055 and rejoice 05937 with all the heart 03820, O daughter 01323 of Jerusalem 03389.
15 The LORD 03068 hath taken away 05493 thy judgments 04941, he hath cast out 06437 thy enemy 0341: the king 04428 of Israel 03478, even the LORD 03068, is in the midst 07130 of thee: thou shalt not see 07200 evil 07451 any more.
16 In that day 03117 it shall be said 0559 to Jerusalem 03389, Fear 03372 thou not: and to Zion 06726, Let not thy hands 03027 be slack 07503. slack: or, faint
17 The LORD 03068 thy God 0430 in the midst 07130 of thee is mighty 01368; he will save 03467, he will rejoice 07797 over thee with joy 08057; he will rest 02790 in his love 0160, he will joy 01523 over thee with singing 07440. rest: Heb. be silent
18 I will gather 0622 them that are sorrowful 03013 for the solemn assembly 04150, who are of thee, to whom the reproach 02781 of it was a burden 04864. reproach…: Heb. the burden upon it was reproach
19 Behold, at that time 06256 I will undo 06213 all that afflict 06031 thee: and I will save 03467 her that is lame 06760, and gather 06908 her that was driven out 05080; and I will get 07760 them praise 08416 and fame 08034 in every land 0776 where they have been put to shame 01322. get…: Heb. set them for a praisewhere…: Heb. of their shame
20 At that time 06256 will I bring 0935 you again, even in the time 06256 that I gather 06908 you: for I will make 05414 you a name 08034 and a praise 08416 among all people 05971 of the earth 0776, when I turn back 07725 your captivity 07622 before your eyes 05869, saith 0559 the LORD 03068.