Zephaniah
| Author: Zephaniah (1:1).Time of His Ministry: About 630 B.C., at the time of Habakkuk and Jeremiah, not long before the beginning of the Babylonian captivity (605 B.C.).Place of His Ministry: Judah.Object of His Ministry: The territory of Judah and Jerusalem, the capital of Judah. |
From off the face of the earth,Declares Jehovah.
I will remove theAnd theabirds of heaven and the fish of the sea,
And I will cut off manFrom the face of the earth,
Declares Jehovah.Zep 1:4 - And I will stretch out My hand against Judah
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem,And I will cut off the remnant of
And the name of the idol priests with the priests,Zep 1:5 - And those who worship upon the housetops
TheAnd the worshippers who swear to Jehovahahost of heaven,
And swear byZep 1:6 - And those who have been turned back from going after Jehovah1Malcam,
And have not sought JehovahAnd have not inquired of Him.
For theFor Jehovah has prepared a1bday of Jehovah is near;
He hasZep 1:8 - And in the day of the sacrifice of Jehovah3consecrated those whom He has called.
I will punish the princesAnd the sons of the king
And all who wearThe clothing of foreigners.
All who leap over the threshold,Who fill their master’s house
With violence and deceit.Zep 1:10 - And in that day, declares Jehovah,
There will be the sound of an outcry from the Fish GateAnd wailing from the second district
And a great crashing from the hills.Zep 1:11 - Wail, O inhabitants of Maktesh,
For all the people of Canaan are destroyed,All who are laden with silver are cut off.
And I will punish the menWho have
WhoJehovah will not do good,bsay in their heart,
Nor will He do evil.Zep 1:13 - And their wealth will become plunder,
And their houses, a desolation.Indeed they will
And they will plantZep 1:14 - Thebvineyards but not drink the wine from them.
It is near and hastens greatly.The sound of the day of Jehovah!
The mighty man bitterly cries there.Zep 1:15 - That day is a
A day of trouble and distress,A day of waste and ruin,
A day ofA day of clouds and deep darkness,bdarkness and gloom,
Against the fortified citiesAnd against the high battlements.
So that they walk about like theFor they have sinned against Jehovah;ablind,
And their blood will be poured out like dust,And their bowels like dung.
Will be able to deliver themIn the day of the overflowing wrath of Jehovah;
But the whole land will be devoured by theFor He will make an end, nothing other than sudden destruction,bfire of His jealousy,
Of all the inhabitants of the land.
O nation that has no shame,Zep 2:2 - Before the decree has effect,
(The day passes like chaff)Before there comes upon you
The burning anger of Jehovah,Before there comes upon you
The day of Jehovah’s anger.Zep 2:3 -
All you meek of the earth,Who have performed His judgments.
Seek righteousness;Seek meekness;
Perhaps you will be hiddenIn the day of Jehovah’s anger.
And Ashkelon will become a desolation;As for Ashdod, they will drive it out at noontime,
And Ekron will be rooted up.Zep 2:5 - Woe to you inhabitants of the seacoast,
O nation of Cherethites!The word of Jehovah is against you,
O Canaan, O land of the Philistines:I will destroy you so that there will be no inhabitant.
And folds for flocks.Zep 2:7 - And the area will be
For theThey will feed their flocks upon them.aremnant of the house of Judah;
In the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down in the evening,For Jehovah their God will visit them
And turn again their captivity.
And the revilings of the children ofBy which they have reproached My peoplebAmmon,
And magnified themselves against their border.Zep 2:9 - Therefore as I live,
Declares Jehovah of hosts,The God of Israel,
Moab will surely be like Sodom,And the children of Ammon like Gomorrah,
A possession of scrubsAnd salt pits
And a perpetual desolation;The remnant of My people will spoil them,
And the residue of My nation will inherit them.Zep 2:10 - This will they have for their pride, for they reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Jehovah of hosts.
Will be slain by My sword.Zep 2:13 - And He will stretch out His hand against the north
And will destroyAnd will makeaAssyria,
And a desert, like the wilderness.Zep 2:14 - And herds will stretch out in the midst of her,
And animals of every kind;Both the pelican and the porcupine
Will lodge in her capitals.Their voice will sing in the windows;
Desolation is upon the threshold;For He has laid the cedar work bare.
That dwelt securely,That said in her heart, I am,
And there is none besides me.How she has become a desolation,
A place for animals to stretch out!Everyone who passes by her will hiss
And wave his hand at her.
To the oppressing city!Zep 3:2 - She has
She has not taken the correction.She has not trusted in Jehovah;
She has not drawn near to her God.Zep 3:3 - Her princes in the midst of her
Are roaring lions.Her judges are wolves of the evening;
They have left nothing until the morning.Zep 3:4 - Her prophets are vainglorious;
They are men of treachery.Her priests have defiled the sanctuary;
They have done violence to the law.Zep 3:5 - Jehovah is righteous in the
He does no wrong;Morning by morning He
He does not fail; but he who is wrong knows no shame.Zep 3:6 - I have cut off nations;
Their battlements are desolated;I have made their streets a waste,
So that no one passes through;Their cities are destroyed,
So that there is no one,So that there is no inhabitant.
Take the correction;That her habitation might not be cut off,
According to all that I have appointed concerning her.But they rose up early to corrupt
All their deeds.Zep 3:8 - Therefore
For the day when I rise up to the prey.For My decision is to assemble the nations,
To gather kingdoms together,That I may pour out upon them My wrath,
All My burning anger;For in the
All the earth will be devoured.Zep 3:9 - For then I will change the language of the peoples
Into aThat they may all call upon the name of Jehovah,1purealanguage
ToZep 3:10 - From beyond the rivers ofbserve Him with one2accord.
The daughter of My dispersed, will bring My meal offering.Zep 3:11 - In that day you will not be put to shame because of all your deeds,
By which you have transgressed against Me;For then I will take away from your midst
Those who exult in your majesty,And you will never again be haughty
On My holy mountain.Zep 3:12 - And I will leave in the midst of you
An afflicted and poor people,And they will take refuge in the name of Jehovah.
And they will not speak lies,Nor will there be found in their mouth
A deceitful tongue;For they will have pasture and lie down,
And there will be no one to frighten them.Zep 3:14 - Give a
Shout in triumph, O Israel!Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!Zep 3:15 - Jehovah has taken away your judgments;
He has turned aside yourThe1enemy.
You will notZep 3:16 - In that day it will be said to Jerusalem,3see evil again.
Fear not, O Zion;Let not your hands drop.
Is a mighty One who saves;He will be jubilant over you with
He will rest in His love;He will exult over you with a ringing shout.
Who were of you.The reproach was a burden upon
I will deal with all who afflict you;And I will save that which is lame,
And that which has been driven away I will gather.And I will make them a praise and a name
In every land where their shame had been.Zep 3:20 - At that time I will bring you in,
And at that time I will gather you;For I will cause you to be a name and a praise
Among all the peoples of the earth,When I
Says Jehovah.Book of Zephaniah