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Zephaniah 1:2-4
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2 ‘It is the Lord who is speaking now.

I will remove everything from the ground.

3 I will remove men and animals.

I will remove the birds that fly in the air.

I will also remove the fish that live in the sea.

I will remove all the bad people.

Bad people cause trouble for other people.

Yes, I will remove all the people from the ground.

It is the Lord who is speaking.

4 I will destroy Judah.

I will remove all the people who live in Jerusalem.

I will remove all those who believe in the false god Baal.

I will remove Baal's priests.[a]

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  1. 1:4 priests: See 2 Kings 23:5.
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Zephaniah 1:2-4
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Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord

2 “I will sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth,”(A)
declares the Lord.
3 “I will sweep away both man and beast;(B)
    I will sweep away the birds in the sky(C)
    and the fish in the sea—
    and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.”[a]

“When I destroy all mankind
    on the face of the earth,”(D)
declares the Lord,(E)
4 “I will stretch out my hand(F) against Judah
    and against all who live in Jerusalem.
I will destroy every remnant of Baal worship in this place,(G)
    the very names of the idolatrous priests(H)—

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
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