1 T he wordH1697 of JehovahH3068 which came unto ZephaniahH6846 the sonH1121 of Cushi,H3570 the sonH1121 of Gedaliah,H1436 the sonH1121 of Amariah,H568 the sonH1121 of Hezekiah,H2396 in the daysH3117 of JosiahH2977 the sonH1121 of Amon,H526 kingH4428 of Judah.H3063
2 I will utterlyH622 consumeH5486 all things from off the face of the ground,H6440 saithH5002 Jehovah.H3068
3 I will consumeH5486 manH120 and beast;H929 I will consumeH5486 the birdsH5775 of the heavens,H8064 and the fishesH1709 of the sea,H3220 and the stumblingblocksH4384 with the wicked;H7563 and I will cut offH3772 manH120 from offH6440 the face of the ground,H127 saithH5002 Jehovah.H3068
4 And I will stretch outH5186 my handH3027 upon Judah,H3063 and upon all the inhabitantsH3427 of Jerusalem;H3389 and I will cut offH3772 the remnantH7605 of BaalH1168 from this place,H4725 [and] the nameH8034 of the ChemarimH3649 with the priests;H3548
5 and them that worshipH7812 the hostH6635 of heavenH8064 upon the housetops;H1406 and them that worship,H7812 that swearH7650 to JehovahH3068 and swearH7650 by Malcam;H4428
6 and them that are turned backH5472 fromH310 following Jehovah;H3068 and those that have not soughtH1245 Jehovah,H3068 nor inquiredH1875 after him.
7 Hold thy peaceH2013 at the presenceH6440 of the LordH136 Jehovah;H3068 for the dayH3117 of JehovahH3068 is at hand:H7138 for JehovahH3068 hath preparedH3559 a sacrifice,H2077 he hath consecratedH6942 his guests.H7121
8 And it shall come to pass in the dayH3117 of Jehovah'sH3068 sacrifice,H2077 that I will punishH6485 the princes,H8269 and the king'sH4428 sons,H1121 and all such as are clothedH3847 with foreignH5237 apparel.H4403
9 And in that dayH3117 I will punishH6485 all those that leapH1801 over the threshold,H4670 that fillH4390 their master'sH113 houseH1004 with violenceH2555 and deceit.H4820
10 And in that day,H3117 saithH5002 Jehovah,H3068 there shall be the noiseH6963 of a cryH6818 from the fishH1709 gate,H8179 and a wailingH3215 from the secondH4932 quarter, and a greatH1419 crashingH7667 from the hills.H1389
11 Wail,H3213 ye inhabitantsH3427 of Maktesh;H4389 for all the peopleH5971 of CanaanH3667 are undone;H1820 all they that were ladenH5187 with silverH3701 are cut off.H3772
12 And it shall come to pass at that time,H6256 that I will searchH2664 JerusalemH3389 with lamps;H5216 and I will punishH6485 the menH582 that are settledH7087 on their lees,H8105 that sayH559 in their heart,H3824 JehovahH3068 will not do good,H3190 neither will he do evil.H7489
13 And their wealthH2428 shall become a spoil,H4933 and their housesH1004 a desolation:H8077 yea, they shall buildH1129 houses,H1004 but shall not inhabitH3427 them; and they shall plantH5193 vineyards,H3754 but shall not drinkH8354 the wineH3196 thereof.
14 The greatH1419 dayH3117 of JehovahH3068 is near,H7138 it is nearH7138 and hastethH4118 greatly,H3966 [even] the voiceH6963 of the dayH3117 of Jehovah;H3068 the mighty manH1368 criethH6873 there bitterly.H4751
15 That dayH3117 is a dayH3117 of wrath,H5678 a dayH3117 of troubleH6869 and distress,H4691 a dayH3117 of wastenessH7722 and desolation,H4875 a dayH3117 of darknessH2822 and gloominess,H653 a dayH3117 of cloudsH6051 and thick darkness,H6205
16 a dayH3117 of the trumpetH7782 and alarm,H8643 against the fortifiedH1219 cities,H5892 and against the highH1364 battlements.H6438
17 And I will bring distressH6887 upon men,H120 that they shall walkH1980 like blind men,H5787 because they have sinnedH2398 against Jehovah;H3068 and their bloodH1818 shall be poured outH8210 as dust,H6083 and their fleshH3894 as dung.H1561
18 Neither their silverH3701 nor their goldH2091 shall be ableH3201 to deliverH5337 them in the dayH3117 of Jehovah'sH3068 wrath;H5678 but the whole landH776 shall be devouredH398 by the fireH784 of his jealousy:H7068 for he will makeH6213 an end, yea, a terribleH926 end,H3617 of all them that dwellH3427 in the land.H776