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Zephaniah 1:4-15

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4“So I will stretch out My hand against Judah

And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

And I will eliminate the remnant of Baal from this place,

And the names of the idolatrous priests along with the other priests.

5“And those who bow down on the housetops to the heavenly lights,

And those who bow down and swear to the Lord, but also swear by Milcom,

6And those who have turned back from following the Lord,

And those who have not sought the Lord nor inquired of Him.”

7Be silent before the Lord God!

For the day of the Lord is near,

Because the Lord has prepared a sacrifice,

He has consecrated His guests.

8“Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice

That I will punish the princes, the king’s sons,

And all who clothe themselves with foreign garments.

9“And on that day I will punish all who leap on the temple threshold,

Who fill the house of their lord with violence and deceit.

10“And on that day,” declares the Lord,

“There will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate,

Wailing from the Second Quarter,

And a loud crash from the hills.

11“Wail, you inhabitants of the Mortar,

Because all the people of Canaan will be destroyed;

All who weigh out silver will be eliminated.

12“And it will come about at that time

That I will search Jerusalem with lamps,

And I will punish the people

Who are stagnant in spirit,

Who say in their hearts,

‘The Lord will not do good nor harm!’

13“Their wealth will become plunder,

And their houses desolate;

Yes, they will build houses but not inhabit them,

And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”

14The great day of the Lord is near,

Near and coming very quickly;

Listen, the day of the Lord!

In it the warrior cries out bitterly.

15That day is a day of anger,

A day of trouble and distress,

A day of destruction and desolation,

A day of darkness and gloom,

A day of clouds and thick darkness,