Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

God's severe judgment against Judah for divers sins.

1:1 ¶ The worde 1697 of the LORD 3068 which x834 came x1961 vnto x413 Zephaniah 6846 the son 1121 of Cushi, 3570 the son 1121 of Gedaliah, 1436 the sonne 1121 of Amariah, 568 the sonne 1121 of Hizkiah, 2396 in the dayes 3117 of Iosiah, 2977 the sonne 1121 of Amon 526 king 4428 of Iudah. 3063

1:2 I will vtterly y622 z8800 consume 5486 z8686 x622 all x3605 things from off x4480 x5921 x6440 the land, 127 y6440 saith 5002 z8803 the LORD. 3068

1:3 I will consume 5486 z8686 man 120 and beast: 929 I will consume 5486 z8686 the foules 5775 of the heauen 8064 and the fishes 1709 of the sea, 3220 and the stumbling blocks 4384 with x854 the wicked, 7563 and I will cut off 3772 z8689 x853 man 120 from off 6440 x4480 x5921 the land, 127 saith 5002 z8803 the LORD. 3068

1:4 I will also stretch out 5186 z8804 mine hand 3027 vpon x5921 Iudah, 3063 and vpon x5921 all x3605 the inhabitants 3427 z8802 of Ierusalem, 3389 and I will cut off 3772 z8689 x853 the remnant 7605 of Baal 1168 from x4480 this x2088 place, 4725 [and] x853 the name 8034 of the Chemarims 3649 with x5973 the priests: 3548

1:5 And them that worship 7812 z8693 the hoste 6635 of heauen 8064 vpon x5921 the house tops, 1406 & them that worship, 7812 z8693 [and] that sweare 7650 z8737 by the LORD, 3068 [and] that sweare 7650 z8737 by Malcham: y4428 x4445

1:6 And them that are turned backe 5472 z8737 from 310 x4480 the LORD, 3068 & those that x834 haue not x3808 sought 1245 z8765 x853 ye LORD, 3068 nor x3808 enquired 1875 z8804 for him.

1:7 Hold thy peace 2013 z8761 at the presence 6440 x4480 of the Lord 136 GOD: 3069 for x3588 the day 3117 of the LORD 3068 is at hand: 7138 for x3588 the LORD 3068 hath prepared 3559 z8689 a sacrifice: 2077 he hath bid 6942 z8689 his ghests. 7121 z8803

1:8 And it shall come to passe x1961 in the day 3117 of the LORDS 3068 Sacrifice, 2077 that I will punish 6485 z8804 x5921 the princes, 8269 and the kings 4428 children, 1121 and al x3605 such as are clothed 3847 z8802 with strange 5237 apparell. 4403

1:9 In the same x1931 day 3117 also wil I punish 6485 z8804 x5921 all x3605 those that leape 1801 z8802 on x5921 the threshold, 4670 which fill 4390 z8764 their masters 113 houses 1004 with violence 2555 and deceit. 4820

1:10 And it shall come to passe x1961 in that x1931 day, 3117 saith 5002 z8803 the LORD, 3068 [that there shall be] the noise 6963 of a cry 6818 from the fish 1709 gate, 8179 x4480 and an howling 3215 from x4480 the second, 4932 and a great 1419 crashing 7667 from the hils. 1389 x4480

1:11 Howle 3213 z8685 yee inhabitants 3427 z8802 of Maktesh, 4389 for x3588 all x3605 the merchant 3667 people 5971 are cut downe: 1820 z8738 all x3605 they that beare 5187 siluer 3701 are cut off. 3772 z8738

1:12 And it shall come to passe x1961 at that x1931 time, 6256 [that] I wil search 2664 z8762 x853 Ierusalem 3389 with candles, 5216 and punish 6485 z8804 x5921 the men y582 x376 that are setled 7087 z8802 on x5921 their lees, 8105 that say 559 z8802 in their heart, 3824 The LORD 3068 will not x3808 doe good, 3190 z8686 neither x3808 will he doe euill. 7489 z8686

1:13 Therefore their goods 2428 shall become x1961 a booty, 4933 and their houses 1004 a desolation: 8077 they shall also build 1129 z8804 houses, 1004 but not x3808 inhabite 3427 z8799 [them], and they shall plant 5193 z8804 Uineyards, 3754 but not x3808 drinke 8354 z8799 x853 the wine 3196 thereof.

1:14 The great 1419 day 3117 of the LORD 3068 [is] neere, 7138 it is neere, 7138 and hasteth 4118 greatly, 3966 [euen] the voice 6963 of the day 3117 of the LORD: 3068 the mighty man 1368 shall cry 6873 z8802 there x8033 bitterly. 4751

1:15 That x1931 day 3117 [is] a day 3117 of wrath, 5678 a day 3117 of trouble 6869 and distresse, 4691 a day 3117 of wastenesse 7722 and desolation, 4875 a day 3117 of darknesse 2822 and gloominesse, 653 a day 3117 of cloudes 6051 and thicke darkenesse; 6205

1:16 A day 3117 of the trumpet 7782 and alarme 8643 against x5921 the fenced 1219 z8803 cities, 5892 and against x5921 the high 1364 towres. 6438

1:17 And I will bring distresse 6887 z8689 vpon men, 120 that they shall walke 1980 z8804 like blinde men, 5787 because x3588 they haue sinned 2398 z8804 against the LORD, 3068 and their blood 1818 shall bee powred out 8210 z8795 as dust, 6083 and their flesh 3894 as the doung. 1561

1:18 Neither x3808 x1571 their siluer 3701 nor x1571 their golde 2091 shall be able 3201 z8799 to deliuer 5337 z8687 them in the day 3117 of the LORDS 3068 wrath; 5678 but the whole x3605 land 776 shall bee deuoured 398 z8735 by the fire 784 of his iealousie: 7068 for x3588 hee shall make 6213 z8799 euen x389 a speedy 926 z8737 riddance 3617 of x854 all x3605 them that dwell 3427 z8802 in the land. 776