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{\MTB The Book of
\par }{\MT Zephaniah

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
word
of
the
Lord
that
came
to Sophonias
the
son
of Chusi,
the
son
of Godolias,
the
son
of Amarias,
the
son
of Ezechias,
in
the
days
of Josias
the
son
of
Amon
king
of Juda.
\VS{2}Gathering,
I
will
gather
together
all
things
from
off
the
face
of
the
land, saith
the
Lord:
\VS{3}I
will
gather
man,
and
beast,
I
will
gather
the
birds
of
the air,
and
the fishes
of
the
sea:
and
the
ungodly
shall
meet
with ruin:
and
I
will
destroy
men
from
off
the
face
of
the
land, saith
the
Lord.
\VS{4}And
I
will
stretch
out
my
hand
upon Juda,
and
upon
all
the
inhabitants
of
Jerusalem:
and
I
will
destroy
out
of
this
place
the
remnant
of
Baal,
and
the
names
of
the wardens
of
the temples
with
the
priests:
\VS{5}And
them
that
worship
the
host
of
heaven
upon
the tops
of houses,
and
them
that adore,
and
swear
by
the
Lord,
and
swear
by Melchom.
\VS{6}And
them
that
turn
away
from
following
after
the
Lord,
and
that
have
not
sought
the
Lord,
nor
searched
after
him.
\VS{7}Be
silent
before
the
face
of
the
Lord
God:
for
the
day
of
the
Lord
is
near,
for
the
Lord hath
prepared
a victim,
he hath
sanctified
his
guests.
\VS{8}And
it
shall
come
to
pass
in
the
day
of
the victim
of
the
Lord,
that
I
will
visit
upon
the
princes,
and
upon
the
king’s
sons,
and
upon
all
such
as
are
clothed
with strange
apparel.
\VS{9}And
I
will
visit
in
that
day
upon
every
one
that entereth arrogantly
over
the
threshold:
them
that
fill
the
house
of
the
Lord
their God
with iniquity
and
deceit.
\VS{10}And
there
shall
be
in
that
day, saith
the
Lord,
the
noise
of
a
cry
from
the
fish
gate,
and
a howling
from
the
Second,
and
a
great
destruction
from
the
hills.
\VS{11}Howl, ye
inhabitants
of
the Morter.
All
the
people
of Chanaan
is hush,
all are
cut
off
that
were wrapped
up
in
silver.
\VS{12}And
it
shall
come
to
pass
at
that
time,
that
I
will
search
Jerusalem
with
lamps,
and
will
visit
upon
the
men
that
are settled
on
their lees:
that
say
in
their
hearts:
The
Lord
will
not
do
good,
nor
will
he
do
evil.
\VS{13}And
their
strength
shall
become
a booty,
and
their
houses
as
a desert:
and
they
shall
build
houses,
and
shall
not
dwell
in
them:
and
they
shall
plant
vineyards,
and
shall
not
drink
the
wine
of
them.
\VS{14}The
great
day
of
the
Lord
is
near,
it
is
near
and
exceeding swift:
the
voice
of
the
day
of
the
Lord
is
bitter,
the
mighty
man
shall
there meet
with tribulation.
\VS{15}That
day
is
a
day
of
wrath,
a
day
of tribulation
and
distress,
a
day
of
calamity
and misery,
a
day
of
darkness
and
obscurity,
a
day
of
clouds
and whirlwinds,
\VS{16}A
day
of
the
trumpet
and
alarm
against
the fenced
cities,
and
against
the
high bulwarks.
\VS{17}And
I
will distress
men,
and
they
shall
walk
like
blind
men,
because
they
have
sinned
against
the
Lord:
and
their
blood
shall
be
poured
out
as
earth,
and
their bodies
as
dung.
\VS{18}Neither
shall
their
silver
and
their
gold
be
able
to
deliver
them
in
the
day
of
the
wrath
of
the
Lord:
all
the
land
shall
be
devoured
by
the
fire
of
his
jealousy,
for
he
shall
make
even
a speedy
destruction
of
all
them
that
dwell
in
the
land.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Assemble yourselves together,
be gathered together, O
nation
not worthy
to
be loved:
\VS{2}Before
the
decree
bring
forth
the
day
as dust
passing
away,
before
the
fierce
anger
of
the
Lord
come
upon
you,
before
the
day
of
the
Lord’s indignation
come
upon
you.
\VS{3}Seek
the
Lord,
all ye meek
of
the
earth,
you
that
have
wrought
his
judgment:
seek
the
just,
seek
the meek:
if
by
any means
you
may
be
hid
in
the
day
of
the
Lord’s indignation.
\VS{4}For
Gaza shall
be destroyed,
and Ascalon shall
be
a desert,
they shall cast
out Azotus
at noonday,
and Accaron shall
be rooted
up.
\VS{5}Woe
to
you
that
inhabit
the
sea coast,
O
nation
of reprobates:
the
word
of
the
Lord
upon
you,
O Chanaan,
the
land
of
the
Philistines,
and
I
will
destroy thee,
so
that
there
shall
not
be
an
inhabitant.
\VS{6}And
the
sea coast shall
be
the resting
place
of
shepherds,
and
folds
for cattle:
\VS{7}And
it
shall
be
the portion
of
him
that
shall
remain
of
the
house
of Juda,
there
they
shall
feed:
in
the
houses
of Ascalon
they
shall
rest
in
the
evening:
because
the
Lord
their
God
will
visit
them,
and
bring
back
their
captivity.
\VS{8}I
have
heard
the
reproach
of
Moab,
and
the blasphemies
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
with
which
they reproached
my
people,
and
have
magnified
themselves
upon
their
borders.
\VS{9}Therefore
as
I
live, saith
the
Lord
of
hosts
the
God
of
Israel,
Moab
shall
be
as
Sodom,
and
the
children
of
Ammon
as Gomorrha,
the dryness
of thorns,
and heaps
of
salt,
and
a desert
even
for
ever:
the
remnant
of
my
people
shall
make
a
spoil
of
them,
and
the residue
of
my
nation
shall
possess
them.
\VS{10}This
shall befall
them
for
their
pride:
because
they
have blasphemed,
and
have
been
magnified
against
the
people
of
the
Lord
of
hosts.
\VS{11}The
Lord
shall
be terrible
upon
them,
and
shall consume
all
the
gods
of
the
earth:
and
they
shall adore
him
every
man
from
his
own
place,
all
the
islands
of
the
Gentiles.
\VS{12}You
Ethiopians,
also
shall
be
slain
with
my
sword.
\VS{13}And
he
will
stretch
out
his
hand
upon
the
north,
and
will
destroy
Assyria:
and
he
will
make
the beautiful city
a
wilderness,
and
as
a
place not passable,
and
as
a
desert.
\VS{14}And
flocks
shall
lie
down
in
the
midst thereof,
all
the
beasts
of
the
nations:
and
the bittern
and
the urchin
shall lodge
in
the threshold thereof:
the
voice
of
the
singing bird
in
the
window,
the raven
on
the upper post,
for
I
will consume
her strength.
\VS{15}This
is
the glorious
city
that
dwelt
in
security:
that
said
in
her
heart:
I
am,
and
there
is
none
beside
me:
how
is she
become
a desert,
a
place
for
beasts
to
lie
down
in?
every
one
that passeth
by
her,
shall
hiss,
and
wag
his
hand.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Woe
to
the provoking, and redeemed
city,
the dove.
\VS{2}She hath
not hearkened
to
the
voice,
neither hath
she
received
discipline:
she hath
not
trusted
in
the
Lord,
she
drew
not
near
to
her
God.
\VS{3}Her
princes
are
in
the
midst
of
her
as
roaring
lions:
her
judges
are
evening
wolves,
they left
nothing
for
the
morning.
\VS{4}Her
prophets
are senseless
men without faith:
her
priests
have polluted
the
sanctuary,
they
have acted unjustly
against
the
law.
\VS{5}The
just
Lord
is
in
the
midst thereof,
he
will
not
do
iniquity:
in
the
morning,
in
the
morning
he
will
bring
his
judgment
to
light,
and
it
shall
not
be hid:
but
the wicked
man hath
not
known
shame.
\VS{6}I
have
destroyed
the
nations,
and
their
towers
are beaten
down:
I
have
made
their ways desert,
so
that
there
is
none
that passeth
by:
their
cities
are
desolate,
there
is
not
a
man
remaining,
nor
any
inhabitant.
\VS{7}I
said:
Surely thou wilt
fear
me, thou wilt
receive
correction:
and
her
dwelling
shall
not
perish,
for
all
things
wherein
I
have
visited
her:
but
they
rose
early
and
corrupted
all
their thoughts.
\VS{8}Wherefore expect
me, saith
the
Lord,
in
the
day
of
my resurrection
that
is
to
come,
for
my
judgment
is
to
assemble
the
Gentiles,
and
to
gather
the
kingdoms:
and
to
pour
upon
them
my
indignation,
all
my
fierce
anger:
for
with
the
fire
of
my
jealousy
shall
all
the
earth
be
devoured.
\VS{9}Because
then
I
will
restore
to
the
people
a
chosen
lip,
that
all
may
call
upon
the
name
of
the
Lord,
and
may
serve
him
with
one
shoulder.
\VS{10}From
beyond
the
rivers
of
Ethiopia, shall
my suppliants
the children
of
my
dispersed people
bring me
an
offering.
\VS{11}In
that
day thou shalt
not
be
ashamed
for
all thy doings,
wherein thou hast
transgressed
against
me:
for
then
I
will
take
away
out
of
the
midst
of thee thy
proud boasters,
and thou shalt
no
more
be lifted
up
because
of
my
holy
mountain.
\VS{12}And
I
will
leave
in
the
midst
of thee
a
poor
and
needy
people:
and
they
shall hope
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
\VS{13}The
remnant
of
Israel
shall
not
do
iniquity,
nor
speak
lies,
nor
shall
a deceitful
tongue
be
found
in
their
mouth:
for
they
shall
feed,
and
shall
lie
down,
and
there
shall
be
none
to
make
them
afraid.
\VS{14}Give praise,
O
daughter
of Sion:
shout,
O
Israel:
be
glad,
and
rejoice
with
all thy
heart,
O
daughter
of
Jerusalem.
\VS{15}The
Lord hath
taken
away thy
judgment,
he hath
turned
away thy
enemies:
the
king
of
Israel
the
Lord
is
in
the
midst
of thee, thou shalt
fear
evil
no
more.
\VS{16}In
that
day
it
shall
be
said
to
Jerusalem:
Fear
not:
to Sion:
Let
not thy
hands
be weakened.
\VS{17}The
Lord thy
God
in
the
midst
of thee
is
mighty,
he
will
save:
he
will
rejoice
over thee
with
gladness,
he
will
be
silent
in
his
love,
he
will
be
joyful
over thee
in praise.
\VS{18}The triflers
that
were departed
from
the law,
I
will
gather
together,
because
they
were
of thee:
that thou mayest
no
more
suffer
reproach
for
them.
\VS{19}Behold
I
will cut
off
all
that
have afflicted thee
at
that
time:
and
I
will
save
her
that halteth,
and
will
gather
her
that
was
cast
out:
and
I
will get
them
praise,
and
a
name,
in
all
the
land where
they
had
been
put
to confusion.
\VS{20}At
that
time,
when
I
will
bring
you:
and
at
the
time
that
I
will
gather
you:
for
I
will
give
you
a
name,
and
praise
among
all
the
people
of
the
earth,
when
I
shall
have
brought
back
your
captivity
before
your
eyes, saith
the
Lord.
\par }