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"title": "Zephaniah",
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"The word of GOD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, during the reign of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah.",
"I will sweep everything away
From the face of the earth
—declares GOD.",
"I will sweep away human and animal;
I will sweep away the birds of the sky
And the fish of the sea.
I will make the wicked stumble,
And I will destroy humankind
From the face of the earth
—declares GOD.",
"I will stretch out My arm against Judah
And against all who dwell in Jerusalem;
And I will wipe out from this place
Every vestige of Baal,
And the name of the priestlings along with the priests;",
"And those who bow down on the roofs
To the host of heaven;
And those who bow down and swear to GOD
But also swear by Malcam; ",
"And those who have forsaken GOD,
And those who have not sought GOD
And have not made inquiry.",
"Be silent before my Sovereign GOD,
For the day of GOD is approaching;
For GOD has prepared a sacrificial feast,
Has bidden the guests purify themselves. ",
"And on the day of GOD’s sacrifice
I will punish the officials
And the king’s sons,
And all who don a foreign vestment.",
"I will also punish on that day
Everyone who steps over the threshold,
Who fill their master’s palace
With lawlessness and fraud.",
"In that day there shall be
—declares GOD —
A loud outcry from the Fish Gate,
And howling from the Mishneh,
And a sound of great anguish from the hills.",
"The dwellers of the Machtesh howl;
For all the traders have perished,
All who weigh silver are wiped out.",
"At that time,
I will search Jerusalem with lamps;
And I will punish all those
Who rest untroubled on their lees,
Who say to themselves,
“ GOD will do nothing, good or bad.”",
"Their wealth shall be plundered
And their homes laid waste.
They shall build houses and not dwell in them,
Plant vineyards and not drink their wine.",
"The great day of GOD is approaching,
Approaching most swiftly.
Hark, the day of GOD !
It is bitter:
There a warrior shrieks! ",
"That day shall be a day of wrath,
A day of trouble and distress,
A day of calamity and desolation,
A day of darkness and deep gloom,
A day of densest clouds,",
"A day of horn blasts and alarms—
Against the fortified towns
And the lofty corner towers.",
"I will bring distress on the people,
And they shall walk like the blind,
Because they sinned against GOD;
Their blood shall be spilled like dust,
And their fat like dung.",
"Moreover, their silver and gold
Shall not avail to save them.
On the day of GOD’s wrath,
In the fire of such passion,
The whole land shall be consumed;
For [God] will make a terrible end
Of all who dwell in the land."
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"Gather together, gather,
O nation without shame,",
"Before the day the decree is born—
The day flies by like chaff —
Before the
Of GOD’s fierce anger
Overtakes you,
Before the day GOD’s anger
Overtakes you.",
"Seek GOD,
All you humble of the land
Who have fulfilled God’s law;
Seek righteousness,
Seek humility.
Perhaps you will find shelter
On the day of GOD’s anger.",
"Indeed, Gaza shall be deserted
And Ashkelon desolate;
Ashdod’s people shall be expelled in broad daylight,
And Ekron shall be uprooted.",
"Ah, nation of Cherethites
Who inhabit the seacoast!
There is a word of GOD against you,
O Canaan, land of the Philistines:
I will lay you waste
Without inhabitants.",
"The seacoast Cheroth shall become
An abode for shepherds and folds for flocks,",
"And shall be a portion for the remnant of the House of Judah;
On these [pastures] they shall graze [their flocks],
They shall lie down at eventide
In the houses of Ashkelon.
For the ETERNAL their God will take note of them
And restore their fortunes.",
"I have heard the insults of Moab
And the jeers of the Ammonites,
Who have insulted My people
And gloated over their country.",
"Assuredly, as I live
—declares GOD of Hosts, the God of Israel—
Moab shall become like Sodom
And the Ammonites like Gomorrah:
Clumps of weeds and patches of salt,
And desolation evermore.
The remnant of My people shall plunder them,
The remainder of My nation shall possess them.",
"That is what they’ll get for their haughtiness,
For insulting and jeering
At the people of GOD of Hosts.",
" GOD will appear terrible against them,
Causing all the gods on earth to shrivel;
And all the coastlands of the nations
Shall bow in homage—
Everyone in their own home.",
"You Cushites too—
They shall be slain by My sword.",
"[God] will reach out against the north
And destroy Assyria—
Making Nineveh a desolation,
Arid as the desert.",
"In it flocks shall lie down,
Every species of beast,
While jackdaws and owls roost on its capitals,
The great owl hoots in the window,
And the raven [croaks] on the threshold.
For its cedarwork is laid bare. ",
"Is this the exultant city
That dwelt secure,
That thought in her heart,
“I am, and there is none but me”?
Alas, she is become a waste,
A lair of wild beasts!
Everyone who passes by her
Hisses and makes a hand gesture. "
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"Ah, sullied, polluted,
Overbearing city!",
"She heeds no call,
Has learned no lesson;
She has not trusted in GOD,
Has not drawn near to her God.",
"The officials within her
Are roaring lions;
Her judges are wolves of the steppe,
They leave no bone until morning. ",
"Her prophets are reckless,
Totally faithless;
Her priests profane what is holy,
They give perverse rulings.",
"But GOD in her midst is righteous,
And does no wrong;
[God] issues judgment every morning,
As unfailing as the light.
The wrongdoer knows no shame!",
"I wiped out nations:
Their corner towers are desolate;
I turned their thoroughfares into ruins,
With none passing by;
Their towns lie waste with nobody around,
Without inhabitants.",
"And I thought that she would fear Me,
Would learn a lesson,
And that the punishment I brought on them
Would not be lost on her.
Instead, all the more eagerly
They have practiced corruption in all their deeds.",
"But wait for Me—says GOD —
For the day when I arise as an accuser;
When I decide to gather nations,
To bring kingdoms together,
To pour out My indignation on them,
All My blazing anger.
Indeed, by the fire of My passion
All the earth shall be consumed.",
"For then I will make the peoples pure of speech,
So that they all invoke GOD by name
And render service with one accord. ",
"From beyond the rivers of Cush, My suppliants
Shall bring offerings to Me in Fair Puzai. ",
"In that day,
You will no longer be shamed for all the deeds
By which you have defied Me.
For then I will remove
The proud and exultant within you,
And you will be haughty no more
On My sacred mount. ",
"But I will leave within you
A poor, humble folk,
And they shall find refuge
In the name of GOD.",
"The remnant of Israel
Shall do no wrong
And speak no falsehood;
A deceitful tongue
Shall not be in their mouths.
Only such as these shall graze and lie down,
With none to trouble them.",
"Shout for joy, Fair Zion,
Cry aloud, O Israel!
Rejoice and be glad with all your heart,
Fair Jerusalem!",
" GOD has annulled the judgment against you,
And swept away your foes.
Israel’s Sovereign GOD is within you;
You need fear misfortune no more.",
"In that day,
This shall be said to Jerusalem:
Have no fear, O Zion;
Let not your hands droop!",
"Your God the ETERNAL One is in your midst—
A warrior who brings triumph—
Who will rejoice over you and be glad,
Who will shout over you with jubilation
Who will lovingly soothe",
"Those long disconsolate.
I will take away from you the woe
Over which you endured mockery. ",
"At that time I will make [an end]
Of all who afflicted you.
And I will rescue the lame [sheep]
And gather the strayed;
And I will exchange their disgrace
For fame and renown in all the earth.",
"At that time I will gather you,
And at [that] time I will bring you [home];
For I will make you renowned and famous
Among all the peoples on earth,
When I restore your fortunes
Before their very eyes
—said GOD."
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