1 When Josiah, son of Ammon, reigned in Juda, the word of Yahweh was addressed to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah. He said:
2 "I will wipe out everything from the face of the earth.
3 I will put an end to humans and animals, to the birds of heaven and the fish of the sea. I will wipe humankind from the face of the earth.
4 I will raise my hand to punish Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will bring out of that place all the remnants of Baal with their priests.
5 I will also drive away those who kneel on the roofs to worship the stars, those who invoke at the same time Yahweh and Milcom,
6 those who have deserted Yahweh and no longer look toward him or consult him.
7 Silence before Yahweh! For his day is near: Yahweh has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his invited guests.
8 Yahweh says, "On the day that sacrifice is made, I will call to account the officials, the king's sons and all who clothe themselves in foreign fashion.
9 I will also give the corresponding punishment to everyone who jumps over the threshold without stepping on it and fills the House of their Lord with the fruits of their crimes and thefts.
10 On that day, a great cry will be heard from the Fish Gate, a wail from the new city and a frightful noise from the nearby hills.
11 Wail, inhabitants of the lower district, for all the traders have disappeared, all who counted the silver have perished.
12 On that day I will explore Jerusalem with torches, and call to account those who have sunk in their vices and think in their hearts: Well, Yahweh does not do good or evil!
13 Their riches will be pillaged, their houses demolished. You have built houses but will not live in them. You have planted vineyards but you will not taste the wine."
14 The great day of the Lord is near, it already comes. Its sound is so frightening that even the valiant cries out in terror.
15 It is a day of wrath, anguish and distress; a day of destruction and devastation, of gloom and darkness; it is a day of dark clouds
16 and fog when the trumpet sounds the call for battle, and the enemy attacks the fortresses and the high fortified towers.
17 I will bring misfortune on these people and they will grope along like the blind. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their remains will lie like dung.
18 Neither their gold nor their silver will rescue them when the anger of God burns against them. The land of Judah will be burned in the fire of his zeal when he destroys even the traces of all who dwell in that land.
Versículos relacionados com Zephaniah, 1:
Chapter 1 of Sophonies begins with the prophecy of destruction that will come upon Judah and Jerusalem due to its idolatry and injustice. God Himself will punish them for their disobedience. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in sophonies 1:
Jeremiah 25:34: "UIVAI, shepherds, and cry; and revolve into the gray, leaders of the flock; for your days have already been fulfilled to be dead; and I will disperse, and fall as a desirable vessel." This verse shows that God's judgment is imminent and inevitable, and no one will escape him.
Isaiah 2:12: "For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be against all the superb and haughty, and against all who exalts itself, that it may be deducted." This verse talks about how God will punish those who are superior and arrogant, which relates to the theme of divine justice in Sophonies 1.
Ezekiel 30:3: "Because the day approaches, yes, the day of the Lord is already close; Cloud Day will be, the time of the nations." This verse highlights the proximity of the day of the Lord, which is an important theme in Sophonies 1.
Isaiah 13:9: "Behold, the day of the Lord comes, horrendous, with fury and ardent wrath, to put the earth into sillow, and to destroy the sinners." This verse talks about the coming of the day of the Lord and its wrath on sinners, which is a main theme in Sophonies 1.
Amos 5:18: "Woe to those who desire the day of the Lord! That shall you want this day of the Lord? He is darkness and not light." This verse points out that the day of the Lord is a day of judgment and punishment, not a day of joy, and relates to the theme of divine judgment in Sophonies 1.
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