Zephaniah 1:8–9; Zephaniah 1:12; Zephaniah 1:18; Zephaniah 3:3–4

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Zephaniah 1:8–9

And on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice

qI will punish the officials and the king’s sons

and rall who array themselves in foreign attire.

On that day I will punish

everyone swho leaps over the threshold,

and those who fill their master’s1 house

with violence and fraud.


Zephaniah 1:12

12  At that time xI will search Jerusalem with lamps,

and I will punish the men

ywho are complacent,1

zthose who say in their hearts,

The Lord will not do good,

nor will he do ill.


Zephaniah 1:18

18  oNeither their silver nor their gold

shall be able to deliver them

on the day of the wrath of the Lord.

pIn the fire of his jealousy,

qall the earth shall be consumed;

rfor a full and sudden end

he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.


Zephaniah 3:3–4

iHer officials within her

are roaring lions;

her judges are jevening wolves

that leave nothing till the morning.

kHer prophets are fickle, treacherous men;

kher priests lprofane what is holy;

they do violence to the law.