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Zephaniah
Chapter 1
1
The word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar} of Jehovah/God
which
came unto Zephaniah,
the
son of Cushi,
the
son of Gedaliah,
the
son of Amariah,
the
son of Hizkiah . . .
in
the days of Josiah,
the
son of Amon,
king
of Judah.
2
"I will utterly consume all things from off the land,"
said
Jehovah/God.
3 "I will consume man and animal/beast.
I
will consume the fowls of the heaven,
and
the fishes of the sea,
and
the stumbling-blocks with the wicked.
And I will cut off man from off the land," said Jehovah/God.
4
"I will also stretch out My hand upon Judah,
and
upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And
I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place,
and
the name of the Chemarims with the priests. 5
And
those who worship the host of heaven upon the housetops
and
those who worship
and
who swear by Jehovah/God,
and
who swear by Moloch.
{ melek - name means king, but Moloch was a false god} 6
And
those who are turned back from Jehovah/God.
{negative volition to God and His Word}
And
those who have not sought Jehovah/God . . .
nor
inquired for Him.
7
Hold your peace
at
the presence of the Lord/'Adonay Jehovah/God . . .
for
the day of Jehovah/God is at hand . . .
for
Jehovah/God has prepared a sacrifice . . .
He
has bid His guests.
8
And it shall come to pass
in
the day of the Lord's sacrifice,
that
I will punish the princes,
and
the king's children,
and
all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
9
In the same day also
I
will punish all those who leap on the threshold,
who
fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
10
And it shall come to pass in that day,
said
Jehovah/God,
that
there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate,
and
an howling from the second,
and
a great crashing from the hills.
11
Howl, all you inhabitants of Maktesh,
for
all the merchant people are cut down.
All those who bear silver are cut off.
12
And it shall come to pass at that time,
that
I will search Jerusalem with candles,
and
punish the men who are settled on their lees . . .
who
say in their heart/'right lobe',
"Jehovah/God
will not do good . . . neither will He do evil."
13
Therefore their goods shall become a booty,
and
their houses a desolation.
They
shall also build houses,
but
not inhabit them.
And
they shall plant vineyards,
but
not drink the wine thereof.
14~~Near is the great day of Jehovah/God.
Near and coming very quickly.
Listen carefully, you can hear it.
The cry of the day of Jehovah/God will be bitter.
The shouting of the warrior will be there.
{Note: See also Revelation Chapter 6:17 - Verses 14-18}
15~~That day will be 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.
16~~
A day of the trumpet {battle cry}
and
battle cry against fortified cities
and
against castled towns.
17~~Furthermore,
I
will bring distress upon all the people.
And,
they will walk like blind men,
because
they have sinned against Jehovah/God.
And
their blood will be poured out on the dust,
and
their entrails will be like dung.
18~~Neither
their silver nor their gold
shall
be able to deliver them on the day of Jehovah/God 's wrath.
In
the fire
{reference to the Baptism of Fire - Judgement Day}
of
His zeal,
the
entire world will be consumed with it.
For
He shall make a sudden end of all those {unbelievers}
who
live on the earth.
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