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Zephaniah 1 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:1 - The word of Jehovah which 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.
(cf. Amo 5:18–20 )

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:2 - I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:3 - I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:4 - And I will stretch out my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarim with the priests;

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:5 - and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam;

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:6 - and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:7 - Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand: for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath consecrated his guests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:8 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:9 - And in that day I will punish all those that leap over the threshold, that fill their master’s house with violence and deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:10 - And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:11 - Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are undone; all they that were laden with silver are cut off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:12 - And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:13 - And their wealth shall become a spoil, and their houses a desolation: yea, they shall build houses, but shall not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14 - The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of Jehovah; the mighty man crieth there bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15 - That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:16 - a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:17 - And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:18 - Neither their silver nor their gold shall 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 he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.
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Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Zephaniah Chapter 1 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras