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Zephaniah 1 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:1 - A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezikiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amoz, king of Judah:
(cf. Amo 5:18–20 )

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:3 - I consume man and beast, I consume fowl of the heavens, and fishes of the sea, And the stumbling-blocks -- the wicked, And I have cut off man from the face of the ground, An affirmation of Jehovah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:4 - And stretched out My hand against Judah, And against all inhabiting Jerusalem, And cut off from this place the remnant of Baal, The name of the idolatrous priests, with the priests,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:5 - And those bowing themselves On the roofs to the host of the heavens, And those bowing themselves, Swearing to Jehovah, and swearing by Malcham,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:6 - And those removing from after Jehovah, And who have not sought Jehovah, nor besought Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:7 - Hush! because of the Lord Jehovah, For near is a day of Jehovah, For prepared hath Jehovah a sacrifice, He hath sanctified His invited ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:8 - And it hath come to pass, In the day of the sacrifice of Jehovah, That I have laid a charge on the heads, And on sons of the king, And on all putting on strange clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:9 - And I have laid a charge on every one Who is leaping over the threshold in that day, Who are filling the house of their masters With violence and deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:10 - And there hath been in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, The noise of a cry from the fish-gate, And of a howling from the Second, And of great destruction from the hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:11 - Howl, ye inhabitants of the hollow place, For cut off hath been all the merchant people, Cut off have been all bearing silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:12 - And it hath come to pass, at that time, I search Jerusalem with lights, And I have laid a charge on the men Who are hardened on their preserved things, Who are saying in their heart: Jehovah doth no good, nor doth He evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:13 - And their wealth hath been for a spoil, And their houses for desolation, And they have built houses, and do not inhabit, And they have planted vineyards, And they do not drink their wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14 - Near is the great day of Jehovah, Near, and hasting exceedingly, The noise of the day of Jehovah, Bitterly shriek there doth a mighty one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15 - A day of wrath is that day, A day of adversity and distress, A day of waste and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of cloud and thick darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:16 - A day of trumpet and shouting against the fenced cities, And against the high corners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:17 - And I have sent distress to men, And they have walked as the blind, For against Jehovah they have sinned, And poured out is their blood as dust, And their flesh is as dung.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:18 - Even their silver, even their gold, Is not able to deliver them in a day of the wrath of Jehovah, And in the fire of His jealousy consumed is the whole land, For only a hastened end doth He make Of all the inhabitants of the land!
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The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version 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 American Standard Version 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