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Sofonias 1 — Bíblia World English Bible | Gospelmais
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1Yahweh’s word which came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the 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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2I will utterly sweep away everything off of the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.
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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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3I will sweep away man and animal. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and the heaps of rubble with the wicked. I will cut off man from the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.
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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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4I will stretch out my hand against Judah, and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place: the name of the idolatrous and pagan 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 worship the army of the sky on the housetops, those who worship and swear by Yahweh and also swear by Malcam,
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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 Yahweh, and those who haven’t sought Yahweh nor inquired after 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 at the presence of the Lord Yahweh, for the day of Yahweh is at hand. For Yahweh has prepared a sacrifice. He has 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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8It will happen in the day of Yahweh’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, the king’s sons, and all those who are clothed with foreign clothing.
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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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9In that day, I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and deceit.
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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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10In that day, says Yahweh, there will be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing 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, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with 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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12It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, “Yahweh will not do good, neither will he do evil.”
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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 wealth will become a plunder, and their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses, but won’t inhabit them. They will plant vineyards, but won’t drink their wine.
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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 Yahweh is near. It is near, and hurries greatly, the voice of the day of Yahweh. The mighty man cries there bitterly.
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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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15That day is a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,
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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 the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high 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 men, that they will walk like blind men, because they have sinned against Yahweh, and their blood will 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 will be able to deliver them in the day of Yahweh’s wrath, but the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy; for he will make an end, yes, a terrible end, of all those who dwell in the land.
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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."