Zephaniah 1:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Zephaniah 1:2

1 The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of ^aJosiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

The Great Day of the Lord

2 “I will¹ utterly consume everything
From the face of the land,”
Says the Lord;

3 “I^a will consume man and beast;
I will consume the birds of the heavens,
The fish of the sea,
And the¹ stumbling blocks along with the wicked.
I will cut off man from the face of the¹ land,”
Says the Lord.

4 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah,
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
¹I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place,
The names of the ^aidolatrous priests with the pagan priests—

5 Those ^awho worship the host of heaven on the housetops;
Those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord,
But who also swear ^bby Milcom;

6 ^aThose who have turned back from following the Lord,
And ^bhave not sought the Lord, nor inquired of Him.”

7 ^aBe silent in the presence of the Lord God;
^bFor the day of the Lord is at hand,
For ^cthe Lord has prepared a sacrifice;
He has¹ invited His guests.

8 “And it shall be,
In the day of the Lord’s sacrifice,
That I will punish ^athe princes and the king’s children,
And all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.

Verse Comparison: Zephaniah 1:2

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American Standard Version
I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
By taking away I will make an end {and} I will utterly consume {and} sweep away all things from the face of the earth, says the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
I, the LORD, now promise to destroy everything on this earth--

Darby English Version
I will utterly take away everything from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah:

Good News Bible
The LORD said, "I am going to destroy everything on earth,

King James Version
I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
"I will completely remove all {things} From the face of the earth, declares the LORD."

New International Version
"I will sweep away everything
from the face of the earth,"
declares the LORD.

New King James Version
"I will utterly consume everything
From the face of the land,"
Says the LORD;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I will completely remove all things From the face of the earth," declares the LORD.

Revised Standard Version
"I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth," says the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
I utterly consume all from off the face of the ground, An affirmation of Jehovah.

New English Translation
“I will destroy¹ everything from the face of the earth,” says the Lord.

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