GetPassageurn:cts:pbc:bible.parallel.eng.darby:36urn:cts:pbc:bible.parallel.eng.darby:36The 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 . I will utterly take away everything from off the face of the ground , saith Jehovah : I will take away man and beast ; I will take away the fowl of the heavens and the fishes of the sea , and the stumbling-blocks with the wicked , and I will cut off mankind from off the face of the ground , saith Jehovah . And I will stretch forth my hand upon Judah , and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place , the name of the Chemarim with the priests ; and them that bow down to the host of the heavens upon the housetops ; and them that bow down to Jehovah , that swear by [ him ] , and swear by Malcham ; and them that turn back from after Jehovah , and that do not seek Jehovah , nor inquire for him . Be silent at the presence of the Lord Jehovah ; for the day of Jehovah is at hand ; for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice , he hath hallowed his guests . And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice , that I will punish the princes , and the king's sons , and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel . And in that day will I punish all those that leap over the threshold , who fill their master's house with violence and deceit . And in that day , saith Jehovah , there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish-gate , and a howling from the second [ quarter ] , and a great crashing from the hills . Howl , ye inhabitants of Maktesh ; for all the people of Canaan are cut down , all they that are laden with silver are cut off . And it shall come to pass at that time , [ that ] I will search Jerusalem with lamps , and punish the men that are settled on their lees , that say in their heart , Jehovah will not do good , neither will he do evil . And their wealth shall become a booty , and their houses a desolation ; and they shall build houses , and not inhabit them ; and they shall plant vineyards , and not drink the wine thereof . The great day of Jehovah is near , it is near , and hasteth greatly . The voice of the day of Jehovah : the mighty man shall cry there bitterly . That day is a day of wrath , a day of trouble and distress , a day of ruin and desolation , a day of darkness and gloom , a day of clouds and gross darkness , a day of the trumpet and alarm , against the fenced cities and against the high battlements . And I will bring distress upon men , and they shall walk like blind men ; for they have sinned against Jehovah ; and their blood shall be poured out as dust , and their flesh as dung : their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them , in the day of Jehovah's wrath ; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy : for a full end , yea , a sudden [ end ] , shall he make of all them that dwell in the land . Collect yourselves and gather together , O nation without shame , before the decree bring forth , [ before ] the day pass away as chaff , before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you , before the day of Jehovah's anger come upon you . Seek Jehovah , all ye meek of the land , who have performed his ordinance ; seek righteousness , seek meekness : it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger . For Gazah shall be forsaken , and Ashkelon shall be a desolation ; they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday , and Ekron shall be rooted up . Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea-coast , the nation of the Cherethites ! The word of Jehovah is against you , O Canaan , land of the Philistines : I will destroy thee , that there shall be no inhabitant ; and the sea-coast shall be cave-dwellings for shepherds , and folds for flocks . And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah ; they shall feed thereon : in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening : for Jehovah their God shall visit them , and turn again their captivity . I have heard the reproach of Moab , and the revilings of the children of Ammon , wherewith they have reproached my people , and magnified themselves against their border . Therefore , [ as ] I live , saith Jehovah of hosts , the God of Israel , Moab shall certainly be as Sodom , and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah , a possession of nettles , and salt-pits , and a perpetual desolation ; the remnant of my people shall spoil them , and the residue of my nation shall possess them . This shall they have for their pride , because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Jehovah of hosts . Jehovah will be terrible unto them ; for he will famish all the gods of the earth ; and all the isles of the nations shall worship him , every one from his place . Ye Ethiopians also , ye shall be the slain of my sword . And he will stretch out his hand against the north , and destroy Assyria ; and will make Nineveh a desolation , a place of drought like the wilderness . And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her , all the crowd of beasts ; both the pelican and the bittern shall lodge in the chapiters thereof ; a voice shall sing in the windows ; desolation shall be on the thresholds : for he hath laid bare the cedar work . This is the rejoicing city that dwelt in security , that said in her heart , I am , and there is none else beside me : how is she become a desolation , a couching-place for beasts ! Every one that passeth by her shall hiss , shall wave his hand . Woe to her that is rebellious and corrupted , to the oppressing city ! She hearkened not to the voice ; she received not correction ; she confided not in Jehovah ; she drew not near her God . Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions ; her judges are evening wolves , that leave nothing for the morning . Her prophets are vain-glorious , treacherous persons ; her priests profane the sanctuary , they do violence to the law . The righteous Jehovah is in the midst of her : he doeth no wrong . Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light ; it faileth not : but the unrighteous knoweth no shame . I have cut off nations : their battlements are desolate ; I made their streets waste , that none passeth by ; their cities are destroyed , so that there is no man , so that there is no inhabitant . I said , Only fear me , receive correction ; so her dwelling shall not be cut off , howsoever I may punish her . But they rose early , they corrupted all their doings . Therefore wait ye for me , saith Jehovah , until the day that I rise up to the prey ; for my determination is to assemble the nations , that I may gather the kingdoms together , to pour upon them mine indignation , -- all my fierce anger : for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy . For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language , that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah , to serve him with one consent . From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants , the daughter of my dispersed , shall bring mine oblation . In that day thou shalt not be ashamed for all thy doings wherein thou hast transgressed against me ; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that exult in thy pride , and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain . And I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people , and they shall trust in the name of Jehovah . The remnant of Israel shall not work unrighteousness , nor speak lies ; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth : but * they * shall feed and lie down , and none shall make them afraid . Exult , O daughter of Zion ; shout , O Israel ; rejoice and be glad with all the heart , O daughter of Jerusalem : Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments , he hath cast out thine enemy ; the King of Israel , Jehovah , is in the midst of thee ; thou shalt not see evil any more . In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem , Fear not ; Zion , let not thy hands be slack . Jehovah thy God is in thy midst , a mighty one that will save : he will rejoice over thee with joy ; he will rest in his love ; he will exult over thee with singing . I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assemblies , who were of thee : the reproach of it was a burden [ unto them ] . Behold , at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee ; and I will save her that halted , and gather her that was driven out ; and I will make them a praise and a name in all the lands where they have been put to shame . At that time will I bring you , yea , at the time that I gather you ; for I will make you a name and a praise , among all the peoples of the earth , when I shall turn again your captivity before your eyes , saith Jehovah .