51 Or “land” (cf. ). This same word also occurs at the end of the present verse.
52 Or “passion”; traditionally, “jealousy.”
53 Or “for.”
54 Heb “complete destruction, even terror, he will make.”
55 It is not certain where the Lord’s words end and the prophet’s words begin. It is possible that Zephaniah begins speaking in the middle of v. 17 or at the beginning of v. 18 (note the third person pronouns referring to the Lord).

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Neither their silver nor their gold

shall be able to deliver them

on the day of the wrath of the Lord.

In the fire of his jealousy,

all the earth shall be consumed;

for a full and sudden end

he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Neither their silver nor their gold

will be able to save them

on the day of the Lord’s wrath.”

In the fire of his jealousy

the whole earth will be consumed,

for he will make a sudden end

of all who live on the earth.

Their silver and their gold

will be unable to rescue them

on the day of the Lord’s wrath.

The whole earth will be consumed

by the fire of his jealousy,

for he will make a complete,

yes, a horrifying end

of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Your silver and gold will not save you

on that day of the Lord’s anger.

For the whole land will be devoured

by the fire of his jealousy.

He will make a terrifying end

of all the people on earth.

Moreover, their silver and their gold

will not be able to save them

on the day of the wrath of Yahweh.

And in the fire of his zeal,

the whole land shall be consumed,

for a terrifying end he shall make

for all the inhabitants of the land.

Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them

In the day of the Lord’s wrath;

But the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy:

For he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

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