1:1 The word of Yehovah which came to
Sophonias the son of Chusi, the son of Elohimolias, the son of Amorias, the son
of Ezekias, in the days of Josias son of Amon, king of Judah.
1:2 Let there be an utter cutting off from the face of the land, saith the
Lord.
1:3 Let man and cattle be cut off; let the birds of the air and the fishes
of the sea be cut off; and the ungodly shall fail, and I will take away the
transgressors from the face of the land, saith Yehovah.
1:4 And I will stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants
of Jerusalem; and I will remove the names of Baal out of this place, and the
names of the priests;
1:5 and them that worship the host of heaven upon the house-tops; and them
that worship and swear by Yehovah, and them that swear by their king;
1:6 and them that turn aside from Yehovah, and them that seek not Yehovah,
and them that cleave not to Yehovah.
1:7 Fear ye before Yehovah Elohim; for the day of Yehovah is near; for the
Lord has prepared his sacrifice, and has sanctified his guests.
1:8 And it shall come to pass in the day of Yehovah's sacrifice, that I
will take vengeance on the princes, and on the king's house, and upon all
that wear strange apparel.
1:9 And I will openly take vengeance on the porches in that day, [on the
men] that fill the house of Yehovah their Elohim with ungodliness and deceit.
1:10 And there shall be in that day, saith Yehovah, the sound of a cry from
the gate of men slaying, and a howling from the second [gate], and a great
crashing from the hills.
1:11 Lament ye that inhabit the [city] that has been broken down, for all
the people has become like Chanaan; and all that were exalted by silver have
been utterly destroyed.
1:12 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will search Jerusalem
with a candle, and will take vengeance on the men that despise the things
committed to them; but they say in their hearts, Yehovah will not do any
good, neither will he do any evil.
1:13 And their power shall be for a spoil, and their houses for utter
desolation; and they shall build houses, but shall not dwell in them; and
they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine of them.
1:14 For the great day of Yehovah [is] near, [it is] near, and very speedy;
the sound of the day of Yehovah is made bitter and harsh.
1:15 A mighty day of wrath is that day, a day of affliction and distress, a
day of desolation and destruction, a day of gloominess and darkness, a day
of cloud and vapour,
1:16 a day of the trumpet and cry against the strong cities, and against the
high towers.
1:17 And I will greatly afflict the men, and they shall walk as blind men,
because they have sinned against Yehovah; therefore he shall pour out their
blood as dust, and their flesh as dung.
1:18 And their silver and their gold shall in nowise be able to rescue them
in the day of Yehovah's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the
fire of his jealously; for he will bring a speedy destruction on all them
that inhabit the land. |
1:1 The word of Yehovah 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.
1:2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith Yehovah.
1:3 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 Yehovah.
1:4 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;
1:5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them
that worship and that swear by Yehovah, and that swear by Malcham;
1:6 And them that are turned back from Yehovah; and those that have not
sought Yehovah, nor enquired for him.
1:7 Hold thy peace at the presence of Yehovah GOD: for the day of Yehovah
is at hand: for Yehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
1:8 And it shall come to pass in the day of Yehovah's sacrifice, that I
will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are
clothed with strange apparel.
1:9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold,
which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
1:10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Yehovah, 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.
1:11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut
down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
1:12 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, Yehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.
1:13 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.
1:14 The great day of Yehovah is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly,
even the voice of the day of Yehovah: the mighty man shall cry there
bitterly.
1:15 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,
1:16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against
the high towers.
1:17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind
men, because they have sinned against Yehovah: and their blood shall be
poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in
the day of Yehovah'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. |