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“I will completely consume and sweep away all things
From the face of the earth [in judgment],” says the Lord.

“I will consume and sweep away man and beast;
I will consume and sweep away the birds of the air
And the fish of the sea,
And the [a]stumbling blocks (idols) along with the wicked;
And I will cut off and destroy man from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.

“I will also stretch out My hand [in judgment] against Judah
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And I will cut off and destroy the remnant of [b]Baal from this place,
And the names and remembrance of the idolatrous priests along with the [false] priests,

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:3 MT reads ruins.
  2. Zephaniah 1:4 One of the major male gods of Canaan. His female consort was Asherah.

Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord

“I will sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth,”(A)
declares the Lord.
“I will sweep away both man and beast;(B)
    I will sweep away the birds in the sky(C)
    and the fish in the sea—
    and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.”[a]

“When I destroy all mankind
    on the face of the earth,”(D)
declares the Lord,(E)
“I will stretch out my hand(F) against Judah
    and against all who live in Jerusalem.
I will destroy every remnant of Baal worship in this place,(G)
    the very names of the idolatrous priests(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.