Zephaniah:1

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* The word of the Lord which came to Sophonias the son of Chusi , the son of Godolias , the son of Amorias , the son of Ezekias , in the days of Josias son of Amon , king of Juda . * Let there be an utter cutting off from the face of the land , saith the Lord . * Let man and cattle be cut off ; let the birds of the air and the fishes of the sea be cut off ; and the ungodly shall fail , and I will take away the transgressors from the face of the land , saith the Lord . * And I will stretch out mine hand upon Juda , and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; and I will remove the names of Baal out of this place , and the names of the priests ; * and them that worship the host of heaven upon the house-tops ; and them that worship and swear by the Lord , and them that swear by their king ; * and them that turn aside from the Lord , and them that seek not the Lord , and them that cleave not to the Lord . * Fear ye before the Lord God ; for the day of the Lord is near ; for the Lord has prepared his sacrifice , and has sanctified his guests . * And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord ’s sacrifice , that I will take vengeance on the princes , and on the king ’s house , and upon all that wear strange apparel . * And I will openly take vengeance (note :)Or , in (:note ) on the porches in that day , on the men that fill the house of the Lord their God with ungodliness and deceit . * And there shall be in that day , saith the Lord , the sound of a cry from the gate of men slaying , and a howling from the second gate , and a great crashing from the hills . * Lament , ye that inhabit the city that has been broken down , for all the people has become like Chanaan ; and all that were exalted by silver have been utterly destroyed . * And it shall come to pass in that day , that I will search Jerusalem with a candle , and will take vengeance on the men that despise the things committed to them ; but they say in their hearts , The Lord will not do any good , neither will he do any evil . * And their power shall be for a spoil , and their houses for utter desolation ; and they shall build houses , but shall not dwell in them ; and they shall plant vineyards , but shall not drink the wine of them . * For the great day of the Lord is near , it is near , and very speedy ; the sound of the day of the Lord is made bitter and harsh . * A mighty day of wrath is that day , a day of affliction and distress , a day of (note :)Lit . unseasonableness (:note ) desolation and destruction , a day of gloominess and darkness , a day of cloud and vapour , * a day of the trumpet and cry against the strong cities , and against the high (note :)Gr . corners (:note ) towers . * And I will greatly afflict the men , and they shall walk as blind men , because they have sinned against the Lord ; therefore he shall pour out their blood as dust , and their flesh as dung . * And their silver and their gold shall in nowise be able to rescue them in the day of the Lord ’s wrath ; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealously ; for he will bring a speedy destruction on all them that inhabit the land .

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