Parallel Verses
Amplified
“I will completely consume and sweep away all things
From the face of the earth [in judgment],” says the Lord.
New American Standard Bible
From the face of the
King James Version
I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
Holman Bible
from the face of the earth
this is the Lord’s declaration.
International Standard Version
"I'll utterly sweep away everything from the land," declares the LORD.
A Conservative Version
I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, says LORD.
American Standard Version
I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
I will take away everything from the face of the earth, says the Lord.
Darby Translation
I will utterly take away everything from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah:
Julia Smith Translation
Taking away, I will take away all from off the face of the earth, says Jehovah
King James 2000
I will utterly consume all things from off the land, says the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"I will surely destroy everything from the face of the earth"--a declaration of Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
I will completely snatch away all from on the face of the ground, says Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will gather up all things in the land, sayeth the LORD.
NET Bible
"I will destroy everything from the face of the earth," says the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
I will utterly sweep away everything off of the surface of the earth, says the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
I will take clean away everything from off the face of the ground, Declareth Yahweh.
Webster
I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
World English Bible
I will utterly sweep away everything off of the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
I utterly consume all from off the face of the ground, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zephaniah 1:2
Prayers for Zephaniah 1:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judah's Impending Judgment
1
The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of
“I will completely consume and sweep away all things
From the face of the earth [in judgment],” says the Lord.
“I will consume and sweep away man and beast;
I will consume and sweep away the birds of the air
And the fish of the sea,
And the
And I will cut off and destroy man from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.
Names
Cross References
2 Kings 22:16-17
thus says the Lord: “Behold, I am bringing a catastrophe on this place (Judah) and on its inhabitants, [according to] all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.
Genesis 6:7
So the Lord said, “I will destroy (annihilate) mankind whom I have created from the surface of the earth—not only man, but the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air—because it [deeply] grieves Me [to see mankind’s sin] and I regret that I have made them.”
2 Chronicles 36:21
to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had restored its Sabbaths; for as long as the land lay desolate it kept Sabbath until seventy years were complete.
Isaiah 6:11
Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered,
And houses are without people
And the land is utterly desolate,
Jeremiah 6:8-9
“Be wise and be warned, O Jerusalem,
Or I will be alienated from you,
And make you a desolation,
An uninhabited land.”
Jeremiah 24:8-10
‘And as for the bad figs, which are so rotten that they cannot be eaten,’ surely thus says the Lord, ‘so I will abandon Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land and those who live in the land of Egypt.
Jeremiah 34:22
Behold, I am going to command [the Chaldeans who rule Babylon],’ says the Lord, ‘and I will bring them back to this city; and they will fight against it and take it and set it on fire. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.’”
Jeremiah 36:29
And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “You have burned this scroll, saying, ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will cut off man and beast from it?’”
Ezekiel 33:27-29
You shall say this to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “As I live, those who are in the ruins certainly will fall by the sword, and I will give whoever is in the open field to the [predatory] animals to be devoured, and those who are in strongholds and in caves will die of virulent diseases.
Micah 7:13
Yet the earth [beyond the land of Israel] shall become desolate because of those who dwell in it,
Because of the fruit of their deeds.