the word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi , the son of Gedaliah , the son of Amariah , the son of Hizkiah , in the days of Josiah the son of Amon , king of Judah .
I will utterly consume all [ things ] from off the land , saith the LORD .
I will consume man And beast ; I will consume the fowls of the heaven , And the fishes of the sea , And the stumblingblocks with the wicked ; And I will cut off man from off the land , saith the LORD .
I will also stretch out mine 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 Chemarims with the priests ;
And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops ; And them that worship [ And ] that swear by the LORD , And that swear by Malcham ;
And them that are turned back from the LORD ; And [ those ] that have not sought the LORD , nor inquired for him .
hold thy peace at the presence of the LORD God : for the day of the LORD [ Is ] at hand : for the LORD hath prepared A sacrifice , he hath Bid his guests .
And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice , that I will punish the princes , And the king's children , And all such as are clothed with strange apparel .
in the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold , which fill their masters' houses with violence And Deceit .
And it shall come to pass in that day , saith the LORD , [ that there shall be ] the noise of A cry from the fish gate , And an howling from the second , And A great crashing from the hills .
howl , ye inhabitants of Maktesh , for all the merchant people are cut down ; all they that bear silver are cut off .
And it shall come to pass at that time , [ that ] I will search Jerusalem with candles , And punish the men that are settled on their lees : that say in their heart , the LORD will not do good , neither will he do evil .
therefore their goods shall become A booty , And their houses A desolation : they shall also build houses , but not inhabit [ them ] ; And they shall plant vineyards , but not drink the wine thereof .
the great day of the LORD [ Is ] near , [ it Is ] near , And hasteth greatly , [ even ] the voice of the day of the LORD : the mighty man shall cry there bitterly .
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 ,
A day of the trumpet And alarm against the fenced cities , And against the high towers .
And I will bring distress upon men , that they shall walk like blind men , because they have sinned against the LORD : And their blood shall be poured out as dust , And their flesh as the dung .
neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath ; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy : for he shall make even A speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land .