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Zephaniah 1:2-4
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Judgment on the world and Judah

2 I will wipe out everything from the earth, says the Lord.
3         I will destroy humanity and the beasts;
        I will destroy the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea.
        I will make the wicked into a heap of ruins;
        I will eliminate humanity from the earth, says the Lord.

4 I will stretch out my hand against Judah
        and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
I will eliminate what’s left of Baal from this place
        and the names of the priests of foreign gods,[a]

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  1. Zephaniah 1:4 Or the name of the priests of foreign gods along with the priests
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Zephaniah 1:2-4
New International Version

Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord

2 “I will sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth,”(A)
declares the Lord.
3 “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)
4 “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.
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