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Zephaniah 1:2–3

The Coming Judgment on Judah

c“I will utterly sweep away everything

from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.

“I will sweep away dman and beast;

I will sweep away the birds of the heavens

and dthe fish of the sea,

and ethe rubble1 with the wicked.

I will fcut off mankind

from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.

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Zephaniah 1:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

“I will sweep away everything

from the face of the earth,”

declares the Lord.

“I will sweep away both man and beast;

I will sweep away the birds in the sky

and the fish in the sea—

and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.”

“When I destroy all mankind

on the face of the earth,”

declares the Lord,

Zephaniah 1:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the Lord.

I will consume man and beast;

I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea,

And the stumblingblocks with the wicked;

And I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.

Zephaniah 1:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“I will sweep away everything

from the face of the earth,” says the Lord.

“I will sweep away people and animals alike.

I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish in the sea.

I will reduce the wicked to heaps of rubble,

and I will wipe humanity from the face of the earth,” says the Lord.

Zephaniah 1:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“I will utterly consume everything

From the face of the land,”

Says the Lord;

“I will consume man and beast;

I will consume the birds of the heavens,

The fish of the sea,

And the stumbling blocks along with the wicked.

I will cut off man from the face of the land,”

Says the Lord.

Zephaniah 1:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

“I will sweep away everything

from the earth,” says the Lord.

“I will sweep away the people and animals;

I will destroy the birds in the air

and the fish of the sea.

I will ruin the evil people,

and I will remove human beings from the earth,” says the Lord.

Zephaniah 1:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah. I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

Zephaniah 1:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

I will utterly take away everything from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah: I will take away man and beast; I will take away the fowl of the heavens and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling-blocks with the wicked, and I will cut off mankind from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

Zephaniah 1:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“I will gather everything on the face of the earth 

and put an end to it,” declares the Lord

“I will put an end to humans and animals. 

I will put an end to 

the birds in the sky, 

the fish in the sea, 

and the sins that make people fall, together with the sinners. 

I will remove all people from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord

Zephaniah 1:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I will completely sweep away everything

from the face of the earth —

this is the Lord’s declaration.

I will sweep away man and animal;

I will sweep away the birds of the sky

and the fish of the sea,

and the ruins along with the wicked.

I will cut off mankind

from the face of the earth.

This is the Lord’s declaration.

Zephaniah 1:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

I will utterly sweep away everything

from the face of the earth, says the Lord.

I will sweep away humans and animals;

I will sweep away the birds of the air

and the fish of the sea.

I will make the wicked stumble.

I will cut off humanity

from the face of the earth, says the Lord.

Zephaniah 1:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“I will surely destroy everything

from the face of the earth”—a declaration of Yahweh.

“I will destroy humanity and beast;

I will destroy the birds of the sky

and the fish of the sea,

and the stumbling blocks with the wicked.

And I will cut off humankind

from the face of the earth”—a declaration of Yahweh.

Zephaniah 1:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“I will sweep away everything

from the face of the earth,”

announces the Lord.

“I will destroy people and animals alike.

I will wipe out the birds of the air

and the fish in the waters.

I will destroy sinful people along with their gods.

I will wipe man off the face of the earth,”

announces the Lord.

Zephaniah 1:2–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“I will completely remove all things

From the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.

“I will remove man and beast;

I will remove the birds of the sky

And the fish of the sea,

And the ruins along with the wicked;

And I will cut off man from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.


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