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Sofonias 1 — Bíblia English Standard Version, 2016 | Gospelmais
18 versículos · English Standard Version, 2016
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1The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
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1God's Message to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah. It came during the reign of Josiah son of Amon, who was king of Judah:
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2“I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.
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2"I'm going to make a clean sweep of the earth,a thorough housecleaning." God's Decree.
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3“I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, and the rubble with the wicked. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.
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3"Men and women and animals,including birds and fish—Anything and everything that causes sin—will go,but especially people.
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4“I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,
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4"I'll start with Judahand everybody who lives in Jerusalem.I'll sweep the place clean of every traceof the sex-and-religion Baal shrines and their priests.
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5those who bow down on the roofs to the host of the heavens, those who bow down and swear to the LORD and yet swear by Milcom,
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5I'll get rid of the people who sneak up to their rooftops at nightto worship the star gods and goddesses;Also those who continue to worship Godbut cover their bases by worshiping other king-gods as well;
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6those who have turned back from following the LORD, who do not seek the LORD or inquire of him.”
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6Not to mention those who've dumped God altogether,no longer giving him a thought or offering a prayer.
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7Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is near; the LORD has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his guests.
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7"Quiet now!Reverent silence before me, God, the Master!Time's up. My Judgment Day is near:The Holy Day is all set, the invited guests made holy.
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8And on the day of the LORD's sacrifice — “I will punish the officials and the king's sons and all who array themselves in foreign attire.
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8On the Holy Day, God's Judgment Day,I will punish the leaders and the royal sons;I will punish those who dress up like foreign priests and priestesses,
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9On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, and those who fill their master's house with violence and fraud.
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9Who introduce pagan prayers and practices;And I'll punish all who import pagan superstitionsthat turn holy places into hellholes.
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10“On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second Quarter, a loud crash from the hills.
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10Judgment Day!" God's Decree!"Cries of panic from the city's Fish Gate,Cries of terror from the city's Second Quarter,sounds of great crashing from the hills!
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11Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar! For all the traders are no more; all who weigh out silver are cut off.
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11Wail, you shopkeepers on Market Street!Moneymaking has had its day. The god Money is dead.
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12At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, ‘The LORD will not do good, nor will he do ill.’
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12On Judgment Day,I'll search through every closet and alley in Jerusalem.I'll find and punish those who are sitting it out, fat and lazy,amusing themselves and taking it easy,Who think, 'God doesn't do anything, good or bad.He isn't involved, so neither are we.'
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13Their goods shall be plundered, and their houses laid waste. Though they build houses, they shall not inhabit them; though they plant vineyards, they shall not drink wine from them.”
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13But just wait. They'll lose everything they have,money and house and land.They'll build a house and never move in.They'll plant vineyards and never taste the wine.
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14The great day of the LORD is near, near and hastening fast; the sound of the day of the LORD is bitter; the mighty man cries aloud there.
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14"The Great Judgment Day of God is almost here.It's countdown time:... seven, six, five, four...Bitter and noisy cries on my Judgment Day,even strong men screaming for help.
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15A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
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15Judgment Day is payday—my anger paid out:a day of distress and anguish,a day of catastrophic doom,a day of darkness at noon,a day of black storm clouds,
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16a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the lofty battlements.
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16a day of bloodcurdling war cries,as forts are assaulted,as defenses are smashed.
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17I will bring distress on mankind, so that they shall walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD; their blood shall be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.
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17I'll make things so bad they won't know what hit them.They'll walk around groping like the blind.They've sinned against God!Their blood will be poured out like old dishwater,their guts shoveled into slop buckets.
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18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them on the day of the wrath of the LORD. In the fire of his jealousy, all the earth shall be consumed; for a full and sudden end he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.
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18Don't plan on buying your way out.Your money is worthless for this.This is the Day of God's Judgment—my wrath!I care about sin with fiery passion—A fire to burn up the corrupted world,a wildfire finish to the corrupting people."