When Josiah, the son of Amon, the king of Judah, reigned, the word of the Lord came to Zephaniah, the first son of Hezekiah, the great grandson of Amariah, the grandson of Gedaliah, and the son of Cush.

The Lord said, I will destroy all kinds from the earth.

I will destroy people and livestock, birds in the air, fish in the sea, stumbling blocks and wicked people. I will cut off people from the ground. This is what the Lord has said.

I will stretch out my hand against all the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. And he will cut off the remaining Baal from this place, along with the name of Kemalim and the priests,

And to those who worship all the things of heaven on the rooftops, and to those who worship the Lord and swear by him and by Malkam,

And those who turn away from following the Lord, and do not seek the Lord, nor visit him.

Be silent before the Lord Jehovah, for the day of the Lord is coming soon. The Lord has prepared sacrifices and consecrated his guests.

On the day when I, the Lord, offer sacrifices, I will punish the leaders and princes, as well as all those who wear foreign clothing.

On that day, I will punish anyone who jumps over the threshold and fills their master’s house with violence and deceit.

On that day, says the Lord, there will be a mournful sound coming out of the Fish Gate, a wailing sound coming out of the two cities, and a loud roar coming out of the mountains.

Wail, O inhabitants of Magdesh, for all the merchants of Canaan have perished. All those who carry silver are cut off.

At that time, I will patrol Jerusalem with lamps. I will punish those who clarify like wine on the dregs. They said in their hearts, The Lord will not bring good or evil.

Their treasures will become plunder, and their houses will become ruins. They will build houses, but they will not dwell in them. They will plant vineyards, but they will not drink the wine they produce.

The great day of the Lord is approaching, approaching and coming very quickly, it is the sound of the wind on the day of the Lord. A brave warrior will cry in pain.

That day was a day of anger, a day of distress and hardship, a day of desolation and desolation, a day of darkness, darkness, thick clouds, and darkness.

It is a day of blowing horns and shouting, to attack fortified cities and towering towers.

I will bring disaster on people, making them walk like blind, because they have offended me. Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their flesh will be discarded like manure.

On the day of the Lord’s anger, their gold and silver cannot save them. His anger is like fire, it will consume the whole land and destroy all its inhabitants, and it will be greatly destroyed.