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Zephaniah 1:1-18

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1 ¶ The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. wordH1697 LORDH3068 ZephaniahH6846 sonH1121 CushiH3570 sonH1121 GedaliahH1436 sonH1121 AmariahH568 sonH1121 HizkiahH2396 daysH3117 JosiahH2977 sonH1121 AmonH526 kingH4428 JudahH3063

2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD. utterlyH622 consumeH5486 landH6440 landH127 saithH5002 LORDH3068

3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD. consumeH5486 manH120 beastH929 consumeH5486 fowlsH5775 heavenH8064 fishesH1709 seaH3220 stumblingblocksH4384 wickedH7563 offH3772 manH120 offH6440 landH127 saithH5002 LORDH3068

4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests; outH5186 handH3027 JudahH3063 inhabitantsH3427 JerusalemH3389 offH3772 remnantH7605 BaalH1168 placeH4725 nameH8034 ChemarimsH3649 priestsH3548

5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham; worshipH7812 hostH6635 heavenH8064 housetopsH1406 worshipH7812 swearH7650 LORDH3068 swearH7650 MalchamH4428

6 And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him. backH5472 fromH310 LORDH3068 soughtH1245 LORDH3068 enquiredH1875

7 ¶ Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. peaceH2013 presenceH6440 LordH136 GODH3069 dayH3117 LORDH3068 handH7138 LORDH3068 preparedH3559 sacrificeH2077 bidH6942 guestsH7121

8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel. dayH3117 LORD'SH3068 sacrificeH2077 punishH6485 princesH8269 king'sH4428 childrenH1121 clothedH3847 strangeH5237 apparelH4403

9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit. dayH3117 punishH6485 leapH1801 thresholdH4670 fillH4390 mastersH113 housesH1004 violenceH2555 deceitH4820

10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills. dayH3117 saithH5002 LORDH3068 noiseH6963 cryH6818 fishH1709 gateH8179 howlingH3215 secondH4932 greatH1419 crashingH7667 hillsH1389

11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off. HowlH3213 inhabitantsH3427 MakteshH4389 merchantH3667 peopleH5971 downH1820 bearH5187 silverH3701 offH3772

12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil. timeH6256 searchH2664 JerusalemH3389 candlesH5216 punishH6485 menH582 settledH7087 leesH8105 sayH559 heartH3824 LORDH3068 goodH3190 evilH7489

13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof. goodsH2428 bootyH4933 housesH1004 desolationH8077 buildH1129 housesH1004 inhabitH3427 plantH5193 vineyardsH3754 drinkH8354 wineH3196

14 ¶ The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. greatH1419 dayH3117 LORDH3068 nearH7138 nearH7138 hastethH4118 greatlyH3966 voiceH6963 dayH3117 LORDH3068 manH1368 cryH6873 bitterlyH4751

15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, dayH3117 dayH3117 wrathH5678 dayH3117 troubleH6869 distressH4691 dayH3117 wastenessH7722 desolationH4875 dayH3117 darknessH2822 gloominessH653 dayH3117 cloudsH6051 darknessH6205

16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. dayH3117 trumpetH7782 alarmH8643 fencedH1219 citiesH5892 highH1364 towersH6438

17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. distressH6887 menH120 walkH1980 menH5787 sinnedH2398 LORDH3068 bloodH1818 outH8210 dustH6083 fleshH3894 dungH1561

18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. silverH3701 goldH2091 ableH3201 deliverH5337 dayH3117 LORD'SH3068 wrathH5678 landH776 devouredH398 fireH784 jealousyH7068 makeH6213 speedyH926 riddanceH3617 dwellH3427 landH776

Cross-references for Zephaniah 1:1

  • Jeremiah 1:2 To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
  • 2 Chronicles 34:1-33 ¶ Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
  • 2 Kings 22:1-20 ¶ Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
  • Jeremiah 25:3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.
  • Ezekiel 1:3 The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
  • Hosea 1:1 ¶ The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
  • 2 Peter 1:19 ¶ We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
  • 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
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