Zephaniah 1:1-9 ▼

1 The word of Yahweh which came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah:

2 “I will completely end all things From the face of the ground,” declares Yahweh.

3 “I will end man and beast; I will end the birds of the sky And the fish of the sea And the ruins along with the wicked; And I will cut off man from the face of the ground,” declares Yahweh.

4 “So I will stretch out My hand against Judah And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, And the names of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,

5 And those who worship on the housetops the host of heaven, And those who worship and swear to Yahweh and yet swear by Milcom,

6 And those who have turned back from following Yahweh, And those who have not sought Yahweh or inquired of Him.”

7 Be silent before Lord Yahweh! For the day of Yahweh is near, For Yahweh has prepared a sacrifice; He has set apart His guests.

8 “Then it will be on the day of Yahweh’s sacrifice That I will punish the princes, the king’s sons, And all who clothe themselves with foreign garments.

9 And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold, Who fill the house of their Lord with violence and deceit.