Zephaniah 1:12-14
Lexham English Bible
12 And it shall be that at that time
I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
and I will punish the men
whose senses are dulled from drinking,[a]
who say in their hearts,
‘Yahweh will not do good, nor will he do evil.’
13 Then their wealth shall be as plunder,
and their homes as desolation.
And they shall build their houses and not inhabit them,
and they shall plant vineyards and not drink their wine.”
14 The great day of Yahweh draws near;
it is near and coming very swiftly.
The sound of the day of Yahweh is bitterness;
there, a warrior cries out!
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:12 Literally “who are thickened with their dregs”
Zephaniah 1:12-14
English Standard Version
12 At that time (A)I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
and I will punish the men
(B)who are complacent,[a]
(C)those who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will not do good,
nor will he do ill.’
13 Their goods shall be (D)plundered,
and their houses laid waste.
(E)Though they build houses,
they shall not inhabit them;
(F)though they plant vineyards,
they shall not drink wine from them.”
14 (G)The great day of the Lord is near,
near and hastening fast;
the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter;
(H)the mighty man cries aloud there.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:12 Hebrew are thickening on the dregs [of their wine]
Zephaniah 1:12-14
King James Version
12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.
13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
14 The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
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