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reformatting by ,martin ,ward4          
,book #cf ,zephaniah  #jja3jja ,the word
 of ,yahweh which came to ,zephaniah1   
the son of ,cushi1          the son of  
,gedaliah1 the son of ,amariah1 the son 
of ,hezekiah1          in the days of   
,josiah1 the son of ,amon1 king of      
,judah4  #jja3jjb ,i will utterly sweep 
away everything off of the surface      
of the earth1 says ,yahweh4  #jja3jjc ,i
 will sweep away man and animal4  ,i    
will sweep away the birds          of   
the sky1 the fish of the sea1 and the   
heaps of rubble          with the       
wicked4  ,i will cut off man from the   
surface          of the earth1 says     
,yahweh4  #jja3jjd ,i will stretch out  
my hand against ,judah1 and against all 
the inhabitants of ,jerusalem4  ,i will 
cut off the remnant of ,baal            
from this place3  the name of the       
idolatrous and pagan priests1  #jja3jje 
those who worship the army of the sky on
 the housetops1          those who      

worship and swear by ,yahweh and also   
swear by ,malcam1  #jja3jjf those who   
have turned back from following ,yahweh1
 and those          who haven't sought  
,yahweh nor inquired after him4         
#jja3jjg ,be silent at the presence of  
the ,lord ,yahweh1 for the day          
of ,yahweh is at hand4  ,for ,yahweh has
 prepared a sacrifice4          ,he has 
consecrated his guests4  #jja3jjh ,it   
will happen in the day of ,yahweh's     
sacrifice1 that ,i will          punish 
the princes1 the king's sons1 and all   
those who are          clothed with     
foreign clothing4  #jja3jji ,in that    
day1 ,i will punish all those who leap  
over the threshold1          who fill   
their master's house with violence and  
deceit4  #jja3jaj ,in that day1 says    
,yahweh1 there will be the noise of a   
cry          from the fish gate1 a      
wailing from the second quarter1        
and a great crashing from the hills4    
#jja3jaa ,wail1 you inhabitants of      
,maktesh1 for all the people of ,canaan 

are undone6  ,all those who were loaded 
with silver are cut off4  #jja3jab ,it  
will happen at that time1 that ,i will  
search ,jerusalem          with lamps1  
and ,i will punish the men who are      
settled on          their dregs1 who say
 in their heart1 ,yahweh will not do    
good1          neither will he do evil4 
#jja3jac ,their wealth will become a    
spoil1 and their houses a desolation4   
,yes1 they will build houses1 but won't 
inhabit them4          ,they will plant 
vineyards1 but won't drink their wine4  
#jja3jad ,the great day of ,yahweh is   
near4  ,it is near1          and hurries
 greatly1 the voice of the day of       
,yahweh4          ,the mighty man cries 
there bitterly4  #jja3jae ,that day is a
 day of wrath1 a day of distress and    
anguish1          a day of trouble and  
ruin1 a day of darkness and gloom1      
a day of clouds and blackness1  #jja3jaf
 a day of the trumpet and alarm1 against
 the fortified cities1          and     
against the high battlements4  #jja3jag 

,i will bring distress on men1 that they
 will walk like blind men1              
because they have sinned against        
,yahweh1 and their blood          will  
be poured out like dust1 and their flesh
 like dung4  #jja3jah ,neither their    
silver nor their gold will be able to   
deliver          them in the day of     
,yahweh's wrath1 but the whole land will
          be devoured by the fire of his
 jealousy2 for he will make          an 
end1 yes1 a terrible end1 of all those  
who dwell in the land4  #jjb3jja ,gather
 yourselves together1 yes1 gather       
together1 you nation          that has  
no shame1  #jjb3jjb before the appointed
 time when the day passes as the chaff1 
before the fierce anger of ,yahweh comes
 on you1 before the day          of     
,yahweh's anger comes on you4  #jjb3jjc 
,seek ,yahweh1 all you humble of the    
land1 who have kept          his        
ordinances4  ,seek righteousness4  ,seek
 humility4          ,it may be that you 
will be hidden in the day of ,yahweh's  

anger4  #jjb3jjd ,for ,gaza will be     
forsaken1 and ,ashkelon a desolation4   
,they will drive out ,ashdod at noonday1
 and ,ekron will          be rooted up4 
#jjb3jje ,woe to the inhabitants of the 
sea coast1 the nation          of the   
,cherethites6  ,the word of ,yahweh is  
against you1          ,canaan1 the land 
of the ,philistines4  ,i will destroy   
you1          that there will be no     
inhabitant4  #jjb3jjf ,the sea coast    
will be pastures1 with cottages for     
shepherds          and folds for flocks4
  #jjb3jjg ,the coast will be for the   
remnant of the house of ,judah4         
,they will find pasture4  ,in the houses
 of ,ashkelon1          they will lie   
down in the evening1 for ,yahweh1 their 
,god1          will visit them1 and     
restore them4  #jjb3jjh ,i have heard   
the reproach of ,moab1 and the insults  
of the          children of ,ammon1 with
 which they have reproached my people1  
and magnified themselves against their  
border4  #jjb3jji ,therefore as ,i live1

 says ,yahweh of ,armies1 the ,god of   
,israel1          surely ,moab will be  
as ,sodom1 and the children of ,ammon as
 ,gomorrah1          a possession of    
nettles1 and salt pits1 and a perpetual 
desolation4          ,the remnant of my 
people will plunder them1 and the       
survivors          of my nation will    
inherit them4  #jjb3jaj ,this they will 
have for their pride1 because they have 
reproached          and magnified       
themselves against the people of ,yahweh
 of ,armies4  #jjb3jaa ,yahweh will be  
awesome to them1 for he will famish all 
the gods          of the land4  ,men    
will worship him1 everyone from his     
place1          even all the shores of  
the nations4  #jjb3jab ,you ,cushites   
also1 you will be killed by my sword4   
#jjb3jac ,he will stretch out his hand  
against the north1 destroy ,assyria1    
and will make ,nineveh a desolation1 and
 dry like the wilderness4  #jjb3jad     
,herds will lie down in the midst of    
her1 all the animals          of the    

nations4  ,both the pelican and the     
porcupine will lodge          in its    
capitals4  ,their calls will echo       
through the windows4                    
,desolation will be in the thresholds1  
for he has laid bare          the cedar 
beams4  #jjb3jae ,this is the joyous    
city that lived carelessly1 that said   
in her heart1 ,i am1 and there is none  
besides me4          ,how she has become
 a desolation1 a place for animals to   
lie down in6          ,everyone who     
passes by her will hiss1 and shake their
 fists4  #jjc3jja ,woe to her who is    
rebellious and polluted1 the oppressing 
city6  #jjc3jjb ,she didn't obey the    
voice4  ,she didn't receive correction4 
,she didn't trust in ,yahweh4  ,she     
didn't draw near to her ,god4  #jjc3jjc 
,her princes in the midst of her are    
roaring lions4          ,her judges are 
evening wolves4  ,they leave nothing    
until          the next day4  #jjc3jjd  
,her prophets are arrogant and          
treacherous people4          ,her       

priests have profaned the sanctuary4    
,they have done          violence to the
 law4  #jjc3jje ,yahweh1 in the midst of
 her1 is righteous4  ,he will do no     
wrong4          ,every morning he brings
 his justice to light4  ,he doesn't     
fail1          but the unjust know no   
shame4  #jjc3jjf ,i have cut off        
nations4  ,their battlements are        
desolate4          ,i have made their   
streets waste1 so that no one passes by4
          ,their cities are destroyed1  
so that there is no man1          so    
that there is no inhabitant4  #jjc3jjg  
,i said1 ,just fear me4  ,receive       
correction1 so that her dwelling won't  
be cut off1 according to all that ,i    
have appointed concerning her4          
,but they rose early and corrupted all  
their doings4  #jjc3jjh ,therefore wait 
for me1 says ,yahweh1 until the day that
 ,i rise          up to the prey1 for my
 determination is to gather the nations1
          that ,i may assemble the      
kingdoms1 to pour on them my            

indignation1          even all my fierce
 anger1 for all the earth will be       
devoured          with the fire of my   
jealousy4  #jjc3jji ,for then ,i will   
purify the lips of the peoples1 that    
they may all          call on the name  
of ,yahweh1 to serve him shoulder to    
shoulder4  #jjc3jaj ,from beyond the    
rivers of ,cush1 my worshipers1 even the
 daughter          of my dispersed      
people1 will bring my offering4         
#jjc3jaa ,in that day you will not be   
disappointed for all your doings1       
in which you have transgressed against  
me2 for then ,i will          take away 
out of the midst of you your proudly    
exulting ones1          and you will no 
more be haughty in my holy mountain4    
#jjc3jab ,but ,i will leave in the midst
 of you an afflicted and poor people1   
and they will take refuge in the name of
 ,yahweh4  #jjc3jac ,the remnant of     
,israel will not do iniquity1 nor speak 
lies1          neither will a deceitful 
tongue be found in their mouth1 for they

          will feed and lie down1 and no
 one will make them afraid4  #jjc3jad   
,sing1 daughter of ,zion6  ,shout1      
,israel6  ,be glad and rejoice          
with all your heart1 daughter of        
,jerusalem4  #jjc3jae ,yahweh has taken 
away your judgments4  ,he has thrown out
 your enemy4          ,the ,king of     
,israel1 ,yahweh1 is in the midst of    
you4          ,you will not be afraid of
 evil any more4  #jjc3jaf ,in that day1 
it will be said to ,jerusalem1 ,don't be
 afraid1 ,zion4          ,don't let your
 hands be slack4  #jjc3jag ,yahweh1 your
 ,god1 is in the midst of you1 a mighty 
one who will save4          ,he will    
rejoice over you with joy4  ,he will    
rest in his love4          ,he will     
rejoice over you with singing4  #jjc3jah
 ,those who are sad for the appointed   
feasts1 ,i will remove from you4        
,they are a burden and a reproach to    
you4  #jjc3jai ,behold1 at that time ,i 
will deal with all those who afflict    
you1          and ,i will save those who

 are lame1 and gather those who were    
driven away4  ,i will give them praise  
and honor1 whose shame          has been
 in all the earth4  #jjc3jbj ,at that   
time will ,i bring you in1 and at that  
time will ,i          gather you2 for ,i
 will give you honor and praise among   
all          the peoples of the earth1  
when ,i bring back your captivity       
before your eyes1 says ,yahweh4