,this e,book was produced by ,david ,widger with the help of ,derek ,andrew's text from ,january #aiib and the work of ,bryan ,taylor in ,november #bjjb4 ,book #cf ,zephaniah #cf3jja3jja ,the word of the ,,lord which came unto ,zephaniah the son of ,cushi1 the son of ,gedaliah1 the son of ,amariah1 the son of ,hizkiah1 in the days of ,josiah the son of ,amon1 king of ,judah4 #cf3jja3jjb ,i will utterly consume all things from off the land1 saith the ,,lord4 #cf3jja3jjc ,i will consume man and beast2 ,i will consume the fowls of the heaven1 and the fishes of the sea1 and the stumblingblocks with the wicked3 and ,i will cut off man from off the land1 saith the ,,lord4 #cf3jja3jjd ,i will also stretch out mine hand upon ,judah1 and upon all the inhabitants of ,jerusalem2 and ,i will cut off the remnant of ,baal from this place1 and the name of the ,chemarims with the priests2 #cf3jja3jje ,and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops2 and them that worship and that swear by the ,,lord1 and that swear by ,malcham2 #cf3jja3jjf ,and them that are turned back from the ,,lord2 and those that have not sought the ,,lord1 nor enquired for him4 #cf3jja3jjg ,hold thy peace at the presence of the ,lord ,,god3 for the day of the ,,lord is at hand3 for the ,,lord hath prepared a sacrifice1 he hath bid his guests4 #cf3jja3jjh ,and it shall come to pass in the day of the ,,lord's sacrifice1 that ,i will punish the princes1 and the king's children1 and all such as are clothed with strange apparel4 #cf3jja3jji ,in the same day also will ,i punish all those that leap on the threshold1 which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit4 #cf3jja3jaj ,and it shall come to pass in that day1 saith the ,,lord1 that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate1 and an howling from the second1 and a great crashing from the hills4 #cf3jja3jaa ,howl1 ye inhabitants of ,maktesh1 for all the merchant people are cut down2 all they that bear silver are cut off4 #cf3jja3jab ,and it shall come to pass at that time1 that ,i will search ,jerusalem with candles1 and punish the men that are settled on their lees3 that say in their heart1 ,the ,,lord will not do good1 neither will he do evil4 #cf3jja3jac ,therefore their goods shall become a booty1 and their houses a desolation3 they shall also build houses1 but not inhabit them2 and they shall plant vineyards1 but not drink the wine thereof4 #cf3jja3jad ,the great day of the ,,lord is near1 it is near1 and hasteth greatly1 even the voice of the day of the ,,lord3 the mighty man shall cry there bitterly4 #cf3jja3jae ,that day is a day of wrath1 a day of trouble and distress1 a day of wasteness and desolation1 a day of darkness and gloominess1 a day of clouds and thick darkness1 #cf3jja3jaf ,a day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities1 and against the high towers4 #cf3jja3jag ,and ,i will bring distress upon men1 that they shall walk like blind men1 because they have sinned against the ,,lord3 and their blood shall be poured out as dust1 and their flesh as the dung4 #cf3jja3jah ,neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the ,,lord's wrath2 but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy3 for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land4 #cf3jjb3jja ,gather yourselves together1 yea1 gather together1 ,o nation not desired2 #cf3jjb3jjb ,before the decree bring forth1 before the day pass as the chaff1 before the fierce anger of the ,,lord come upon you1 before the day of the ,,lord's anger come upon you4 #cf3jjb3jjc ,seek ye the ,,lord1 all ye meek of the earth1 which have wrought his judgment2 seek righteousness1 seek meekness3 it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the ,,lord's anger4 #cf3jjb3jjd ,for ,gaza shall be forsaken1 and ,ashkelon a desolation3 they shall drive out ,ashdod at the noon day1 and ,ekron shall be rooted up4 #cf3jjb3jje ,woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast1 the nation of the ,cherethites6 the word of the ,,lord is against you2 ,o ,canaan1 the land of the ,philistines1 ,i will even destroy thee1 that there shall be no inhabitant4 #cf3jjb3jjf ,and the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds1 and folds for flocks4 #cf3jjb3jjg ,and the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of ,judah2 they shall feed thereupon3 in the houses of ,ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening3 for the ,,lord their ,god shall visit them1 and turn away their captivity4 #cf3jjb3jjh ,i have heard the reproach of ,moab1 and the revilings of the children of ,ammon1 whereby they have reproached my people1 and magnified themselves against their border4 #cf3jjb3jji ,therefore as ,i live1 saith the ,,lord of hosts1 the ,god of ,israel1 ,surely ,moab shall be as ,sodom1 and the children of ,ammon as ,gomorrah1 even the breeding of nettles1 and saltpits1 and a perpetual desolation3 the residue of my people shall spoil them1 and the remnant of my people shall possess them4 #cf3jjb3jaj ,this shall they have for their pride1 because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the ,,lord of hosts4 #cf3jjb3jaa ,the ,,lord will be terrible unto them3 for he will famish all the gods of the earth2 and men shall worship him1 every one from his place1 even all the isles of the heathen4 #cf3jjb3jab ,ye ,ethiopians also1 ye shall be slain by my sword4 #cf3jjb3jac ,and he will stretch out his hand against the north1 and destroy ,assyria2 and will make ,nineveh a desolation1 and dry like a wilderness4 #cf3jjb3jad ,and flocks shall lie down in the midst of her1 all the beasts of the nations3 both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it2 their voice shall sing in the windows2 desolation shall be in the thresholds2 for he shall uncover the cedar work4 #cf3jjb3jae ,this is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly1 that said in her heart1 ,i am1 and there is none beside me3 how is she become a desolation1 a place for beasts to lie down in6 every one that passeth by her shall hiss1 and wag his hand4 #cf3jjc3jja ,woe to her that is filthy and polluted1 to the oppressing city6 #cf3jjc3jjb ,she obeyed not the voice2 she received not correction2 she trusted not in the ,,lord2 she drew not near to her ,god4 #cf3jjc3jjc ,her princes within her are roaring lions2 her judges are evening wolves2 they gnaw not the bones till the morrow4 #cf3jjc3jjd ,her prophets are light and treacherous persons3 her priests have polluted the sanctuary1 they have done violence to the law4 #cf3jjc3jje ,the just ,,lord is in the midst thereof2 he will not do iniquity3 every morning doth he bring his judgment to light1 he faileth not2 but the unjust knoweth no shame4 #cf3jjc3jjf ,i have cut off the nations3 their towers are desolate2 ,i made their streets waste1 that none passeth by3 their cities are destroyed1 so that there is no man1 that there is none inhabitant4 #cf3jjc3jjg ,i said1 ,surely thou wilt fear me1 thou wilt receive instruction2 so their dwelling should not be cut off1 howsoever ,i punished them3 but they rose early1 and corrupted all their doings4 #cf3jjc3jjh ,therefore wait ye upon me1 saith the ,,lord1 until the day that ,i rise up to the prey3 for my determination is to gather the nations1 that ,i may assemble the kingdoms1 to pour upon them mine indignation1 even all my fierce anger3 for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy4 #cf3jjc3jji ,for then will ,i turn to the people a pure language1 that they may all call upon the name of the ,,lord1 to serve him with one consent4 #cf3jjc3jaj ,from beyond the rivers of ,ethiopia my suppliants1 even the daughter of my dispersed1 shall bring mine offering4 #cf3jjc3jaa ,in that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings1 wherein thou hast transgressed against me3 for then ,i will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride1 and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain4 #cf3jjc3jab ,i will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people1 and they shall trust in the name of the ,,lord4 #cf3jjc3jac ,the remnant of ,israel shall not do iniquity1 nor speak lies2 neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth3 for they shall feed and lie down1 and none shall make them afraid4 #cf3jjc3jad ,sing1 ,o daughter of ,zion2 shout1 ,o ,israel2 be glad and rejoice with all the heart1 ,o daughter of ,jerusalem4 #cf3jjc3jae ,the ,,lord hath taken away thy judgments1 he hath cast out thine enemy3 the king of ,israel1 even the ,,lord1 is in the midst of thee3 thou shalt not see evil any more4 #cf3jjc3jaf ,in that day it shall be said to ,jerusalem1 ,fear thou not3 and to ,zion1 ,let not thine hands be slack4 #cf3jjc3jag ,the ,,lord thy ,god in the midst of thee is mighty2 he will save1 he will rejoice over thee with joy2 he will rest in his love1 he will joy over thee with singing4 #cf3jjc3jah ,i will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly1 who are of thee1 to whom the reproach of it was a burden4 #cf3jjc3jai ,behold1 at that time ,i will undo all that afflict thee3 and ,i will save her that halteth1 and gather her that was driven out2 and ,i will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame4 #cf3jjc3jbj ,at that time will ,i bring you again1 even in the time that ,i gather you3 for ,i will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth1 when ,i turn back your captivity before your eyes1 saith the ,,lord4