Day of Judgment on Judah

      1The word of the LORD 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 remove all things
         From the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.

3“I will remove man and beast;
         I will remove 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 earth,” declares the LORD.

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 bow down on the housetops to the host of heaven,
         And those who bow down and swear to the LORD and yet swear by Milcom,

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

7Be silent before the Lord GOD!
         For the day of the LORD is near,
         For the LORD has prepared a sacrifice,
         He has consecrated His guests.

8“Then it will come about on the day of the LORD’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.

10“On that day,” declares the LORD,
         “There will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate,
         A wail from the Second Quarter,
         And a loud crash from the hills.

11“Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar,
         For all the people of Canaan will be silenced;
         All who weigh out silver will be cut off.

12“It will come about at that time
         That I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
         And I will punish the men
         Who are stagnant in spirit,
         Who say in their hearts,
         ‘The LORD will not do good or evil!’

13“Moreover, their wealth will become plunder
         And their houses desolate;
         Yes, they will build houses but not inhabit them,
         And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”

14Near is the great day of the LORD,
         Near and coming very quickly;
         Listen, the day of the LORD!
         In it the warrior cries out bitterly.

15A day of wrath is that day,
         A day of trouble and distress,
         A day of destruction and desolation,
         A day of darkness and gloom,
         A day of clouds and thick darkness,

16A day of trumpet and battle cry
         Against the fortified cities
         And the high corner towers.

17I will bring distress on men
         So that they will walk like the blind,
         Because they have sinned against the LORD;
         And their blood will be poured out like dust
         And their flesh like dung.

18Neither their silver nor their gold
         Will be able to deliver them
         On the day of the LORD’S wrath;
         And all the earth will be devoured
         In the fire of His jealousy,
         For He will make a complete end,
         Indeed a terrifying one,
         Of all the inhabitants of the earth.

NASB ©1995

American Standard Version
The word of Jehovah which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The word of the Lord that came to Sophonias the son of Chusi, the son of Godolias, the son of Amarias, the son of Ezechias, in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda.

Darby Bible Translation
The word of Jehovah that came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

English Revised Version
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

Webster's Bible Translation
The word of the LORD which came to 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.

World English Bible
The word of Yahweh which came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah.

Young's Literal Translation
A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezikiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amoz, king of Judah:Against Vain and Worldly Knowledge
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Thomas A Kempis—Imitation of Christ

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