Zephaniah 1:1-9
English Standard Version
2 "I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth," declares the Lord.
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.
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,
5 those 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,
6 those who have turned back from following the Lord, who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him."
7 Be silent before the Lord God! For the day of the Lord is near; the Lord has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his guests.
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.
9On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, and those who fill their master 's house with violence and fraud.
