1:1 The
word
of
the
LORD
that
came
to
Zephaniah
the
son
of
Cushi,
son
of
Gedaliah,
son
of
Amariah,
son
of
Hezekiah,
in
the
days
of
Josiah
the
son
of
Amon,
king
of
Judah.
1:2 "I
will
utterly
sweep
away
everything
from
the
face
of
the
earth,"
declares
the
LORD.
1:3 "I
will
sweep
away
man
and
beast;
I
will
sweep
away
the
birds
of
the
heavens
and
the
fish
of
the
sea,
and
the
rubble
with
the
wicked.
I
will
cut
off
mankind
from
the
face
of
the
earth,"
declares
the
LORD.
1:4 "I
will
stretch
out
my
hand
against
Judah
and
against
all
the
inhabitants
of
Jerusalem;
and
I
will
cut
off
from
this
place
the
remnant
of
Baal
and
the
name
of
the
idolatrous
priests
along
with
the
priests,
1:5 those
who
bow
down
on
the
roofs
to
the
host
of
the
heavens,
those
who
bow
down
and
swear
to
the
LORD
and
yet
swear
by
Milcom,
1:6 those
who
have
turned
back
from
following
the
LORD,
who
do
not
seek
the
LORD
or
inquire
of
him."
1:7 Be
silent
before
the
Lord
GOD!
For
the
day
of
the
LORD
is
near;
the
LORD
has
prepared
a
sacrifice
and
consecrated
his
guests.
1:8 And
on
the
day
of
the
LORD's
sacrifice--
"I
will
punish
the
officials
and
the
king's
sons
and
all
who
array
themselves
in
foreign
attire.
1:9 On
that
day
I
will
punish
everyone
who
leaps
over
the
threshold,
and
those
who
fill
their
master's
house
with
violence
and
fraud.
1:10 "On
that
day,"
declares
the
LORD,
"a
cry
will
be
heard
from
the
Fish
Gate,
a
wail
from
the
Second
Quarter,
a
loud
crash
from
the
hills.
1:11 Wail,
O
inhabitants
of
the
Mortar!
For
all
the
traders
are
no
more;
all
who
weigh
out
silver
are
cut
off.
1:12 At
that
time
I
will
search
Jerusalem
with
lamps,
and
I
will
punish
the
men
who
are
complacent,
those
who
say
in
their
hearts,
'The
LORD
will
not
do
good,
nor
will
he
do
ill.'
1:13 Their
goods
shall
be
plundered,
and
their
houses
laid
waste.
Though
they
build
houses,
they
shall
not
inhabit
them;
though
they
plant
vineyards,
they
shall
not
drink
wine
from
them."
1:14 The
great
day
of
the
LORD
is
near,
near
and
hastening
fast;
the
sound
of
the
day
of
the
LORD
is
bitter;
the
mighty
man
cries
aloud
there.
1:15 A
day
of
wrath
is
that
day,
a
day
of
distress
and
anguish,
a
day
of
ruin
and
devastation,
a
day
of
darkness
and
gloom,
a
day
of
clouds
and
thick
darkness,
1:16 a
day
of
trumpet
blast
and
battle
cry
against
the
fortified
cities
and
against
the
lofty
battlements.
1:17 I
will
bring
distress
on
mankind,
so
that
they
shall
walk
like
the
blind,
because
they
have
sinned
against
the
LORD;
their
blood
shall
be
poured
out
like
dust,
and
their
flesh
like
dung.
1:18 Neither
their
silver
nor
their
gold
shall
be
able
to
deliver
them
on
the
day
of
the
wrath
of
the
LORD.
In
the
fire
of
his
jealousy,
all
the
earth
shall
be
consumed;
for
a
full
and
sudden
end
he
will
make
of
all
the
inhabitants
of
the
earth.