Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Taking away, I will take away all from off the face of the earth, says Jehovah
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.
Amplified
“I will completely consume and sweep away all things
From the face of the earth [in judgment],” says the Lord.
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:
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 Jehovah which was to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. 2 Taking away, I will take away all from off the face of the earth, says Jehovah 3 I will take away man and cattle; I will take away the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with. the unjust; and I cut off man from the face of the earth, says Jehovah.
Names
Cross References
2 Kings 22:16-17
Thus said Jehovah, Behold me bringing evil to this place, and upon its inhabitants all the words of the book which the king of Judah read.
Genesis 6:7
And Jehovah will say, I will wipe out man whom I formed from above the face of the earth; from man even to cattle, even to the creeping thing and even to the birds of the heavens; and I was grieved that I made them.
2 Chronicles 36:21
To fill up the word of Jehovah in the mouth of Jeremiah, till the land delighted in her Sabbaths: all the days she was laid waste she rested, to complete seventy years.
Isaiah 6:11
And saying, How long, O Lord? And he will say, Till when the cities were laid waste from not being inhabited, and the houses from not a man, and the land shall be laid waste with desolation.
Jeremiah 6:8-9
Be admonished, O Jerusalem, lest thy soul shall be alienated from thee; lest I shall set thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
Jeremiah 24:8-10
And as the evil figs which shall not be eaten from being evil; for thus said Jehovah, So will I give Zedekiah king of Judah, and his chiefs, and the remainder of Jerusalem, those remaining in this land, and those dwelling in the land of Egypt:
Jeremiah 34:22
Behold me commanding, says Jehovah; and I turned them back to this city, and they warred against it and took it, and burnt it in fire: and the cities of Judah will I give to desolation from none inhabiting.
Jeremiah 36:29
And to Jehoiakim king of Judah thou shalt say, Thus said Jehovah, Thou didst burn this roll, saying, Wherefore didst thou write upon it, saying, Coining, the king of Babel shall come and destroy this land, and cause to cease from it man and cattle?
Ezekiel 33:27-29
Thus shalt thou say to them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I live if not they who are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and he who is upon the face of the field I gave him to the beast to eat him, and they who are in the fastnesses and in caves shall die by death.
Micah 7:13
And the land was for a desolation upon its inhabitants from the fruit of their doings.