Thematic Bible
Zephaniah 1:1 (show verse)
The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.
Zephaniah 1:2 (show verse)
from the face of the earth
this is the Lord’s declaration.
No Themes for this verse.
Zephaniah 1:3 (show verse)
I will sweep away the birds of the sky
and the fish of the sea,
and the ruins
I will cut off mankind
from the face of the earth.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Zephaniah 1:4 (show verse)
and against all the residents of Jerusalem.
I will cut off every vestige of Baal
from this place,
the names of the pagan priests
along with the priests;
Zephaniah 1:5 (show verse)
to the heavenly host;
those who bow and pledge loyalty to the Lord
but also pledge loyalty to Milcom;
Zephaniah 1:6 (show verse)
who do not seek the Lord or inquire of Him.
Zephaniah 1:7 (show verse)
for the Day of the Lord is near.
Indeed, the Lord has prepared a sacrifice;
He has consecrated His guests.
Zephaniah 1:8 (show verse)
I will punish the officials, the king’s sons,
and all who are dressed in foreign clothing.
Zephaniah 1:9 (show verse)
all who skip over the threshold,
who fill their master’s house
with violence and deceit.
No Themes for this verse.
Zephaniah 1:10 (show verse)
this is the Lord’s declaration—
there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate,
a wailing from the Second District,
and a loud crashing from the hills.
Zephaniah 1:11 (show verse)
for all the merchants
all those loaded with silver will be cut off.
Zephaniah 1:12 (show verse)
and punish the men who settle down comfortably,
who say to themselves:
The Lord will not do good or evil.
Zephaniah 1:13 (show verse)
and their houses a ruin.
They will build houses but never live in them,
plant vineyards but never drink their wine.
Zephaniah 1:14 (show verse)
near and rapidly approaching.
Listen, the Day of the Lord—
then the warrior’s cry is bitter.
Zephaniah 1:15 (show verse)
a day of trouble and distress,
a day of destruction and desolation,
a day of darkness
a day of clouds and blackness,
Zephaniah 1:16 (show verse)
against the fortified cities,
and against the high corner towers.
Zephaniah 1:17 (show verse)
and they will walk like the blind
because they have sinned against the Lord.
Their blood will be poured out like dust
and their flesh like dung.
Zephaniah 1:18 (show verse)
will not be able to rescue them
on the day of the Lord’s wrath.
The whole earth will be consumed
by the fire of His jealousy.
For He will make a complete,
yes, a horrifying end
of all the inhabitants of the earth.