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Zephaniah 1:2–3

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

3I bwill consume cman and beast;

bI will consume cthe fowls of the heaven, and cdthe fishes of the sea,

And ethe ||stumblingblocks with the wicked;

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

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. aa By taking away aa I b will make an end.
  2. †Heb. the face of the land. ver. 3. Gen. 4:14, &c.
  3. bver. 3. So ver. 18. Comp. 2 Kin. 22:16, 17.
  4. bver. 3. So ver. 18. Comp. 2 Kin. 22:16, 17.
  5. eSee Ezek. 7:19. Comp. Matt. 13:41.
  6. ||Or, idols. Is. 3:6 (Heb.).
  7. fSo Ezek. 14:17.

Cross references

  1. cHos. 4:3.
  2. cHos. 4:3.
  3. cHos. 4:3.
  4. dHab. 1:14.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“I will utterly sweep away everything

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

“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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“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,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will completely sweep away everything

from the face of the earth—

this is the Lord’s declaration.

I will sweep away people and animals;

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

“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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“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.