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Book of Zephaniah, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of Zephaniah—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ The word of the LORD which came to Zephani′ah the son of Cushi, son of Gedali′ah, son of Amari′ah, son of Hezeki′ah, in the days of Josi′ah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
  2. ¶ “I will utterly sweep away everything
      from the face of the earth,” says the LORD.
  3. “I will sweep away man and beast;
      I will sweep away the birds of the air
      and the fish of the sea.
    I will overthrow[a] the wicked;
      I will cut off mankind
      from the face of the earth,” says the LORD.
  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 Ba′al
      and the name of the idolatrous priests;[b]
  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;
  6. those who have turned back from following the LORD,
      who do not seek the LORD or inquire of him.”
  7. ¶ Be silent before the Lord GOD!
      For the day of the LORD is at hand;
    the LORD has prepared a sacrifice
      and consecrated his guests.
  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.
  9. On that day I will punish
      every one who leaps over the threshold,
    and those who fill their master’s house
      with violence and fraud.”
  10. ¶ “On that day,” says the LORD,
      “a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate,
    a wail from the Second Quarter,
      a loud crash from the hills.
  11. Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar!
      For all the traders are no more;
      all who weigh out silver are cut off.
  12. At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
      and I will punish the men
    who are thickening upon their lees,
      those who say in their hearts,
    ‘The LORD will not do good,
      nor will he do ill.’
  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.”
  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.
  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,
  16. a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
    against the fortified cities
      and against the lofty battlements.
  17. ¶ I will bring distress on men,
      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.
  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 jealous wrath,
      all the earth shall be consumed;
    for a full, yea, sudden end
      he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Cn: Heb the stumbling blocks
  2. ^ Compare Gk: Heb idolatrous priests with the priests

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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