The wordof the LORDwhichcameuntoZephaniahthe sonof Cushi, the sonof Gedaliah, the sonof Amariah, the sonof Hizkiah, in the daysof Josiahthe sonof Amon, kingof Judah. I will utterly consumeall things from offthe land, saiththe LORD. I will consumemanand beast; I will consumethe fowlsof the heaven, and the fishesof the sea, and the stumblingblockswiththe wicked; and I will cut offmanfrom offthe land, saiththe LORD. I will also stretch outmine handuponJudah, and uponallthe inhabitantsof Jerusalem; and I will cut offthe remnantof Baalfromthisplace, and the nameof the Chemarimswiththe priests; And them that worshipthe hostof heavenuponthe housetops; and them that worship and that swearby the LORD, and that swearby Malcham; And them that are turned backfromthe LORD; and those thathave notsoughtthe LORD, norinquiredfor him. Hold thy peaceat the presenceof the LordGOD: forthe dayof the LORD is at hand: forthe LORDhath prepareda sacrifice, he hath bidhis guests. And it shall come to passin the dayof the LORD's sacrifice, that I will punishthe princes, and the king's children, and allsuch as are clothedwith strangeapparel. In the samedayalso will I punishallthose that leaponthe threshold, which filltheir masters' houseswith violenceand deceit. And it shall come to passin thatday, saiththe LORD, that there shall be the noiseof a cryfrom the fishgate, and a howlingfromthe second, and a greatcrashingfrom the hills. Howl, ye inhabitantsof Maktesh, forallthe merchantpeopleare cut down; allthey that bearsilverare cut off. And it shall come to passat thattime, that I will searchJerusalemwith candles, and punishthe menthat are settledontheir lees: that sayin their heart, The LORDwill notdo good, neitherwill he do evil. Therefore their goodsshall becomea booty, and their housesa desolation: they shall also buildhouses, but notinhabit them ; and they shall plantvineyards, but notdrinkthe winethereof. The greatdayof the LORD is near, it is near, and hastethgreatly, even the voiceof the dayof the LORD: the mighty manshall crytherebitterly. Thatday is a dayof wrath, a dayof troubleand distress, a dayof wastenessand desolation, a dayof darknessand gloominess, a dayof cloudsand thick darkness, A dayof the trumpetand alarmagainstthe fencedcities, and againstthe hightowers. And I will bring distressupon men, that they shall walklike blind men, becausethey have sinnedagainst the LORD: and their bloodshall be poured outas dust, and their fleshas the dung. Neithertheir silvernortheir goldshall be ableto deliverthem in the dayof the LORD's wrath; but the wholelandshall be devouredby the fireof his jealousy: forhe shall makeevena speedyriddanceofallthem that dwellin the land.