Zephaniah 1:2-4

Good News Translation

The Day of the Lord's Judgment

² The Lord said, “I am going to destroy everything on earth, ³ all human beings and animals, birds and fish. I will bring about the downfall of^[a] the wicked. I will destroy everyone, and no survivors will be left. I, the Lord, have spoken.

⁴ “I will punish the people of Jerusalem and of all Judah. I will destroy the last trace of the worship of Baal there, and no one will even remember the pagan priests who serve him.