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西番雅书 1

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1 犹大王亚们的儿子约西亚在位的时候,耶和华的临到希西家的玄孙,亚玛利雅的曾孙,基大利的孙子,古示的儿子西番雅。

2 耶和华:我必从地上除灭万类。

3 我必除灭人和牲畜,与空中的里的鱼,以及绊脚石和恶人;我必将人从地上剪除。这是耶和华的。

4 我必伸攻击犹大耶路撒冷的一切居民,也必从这地方剪除所下的巴力,并基玛林的名和祭司

5 与那些在房顶上敬拜上万象的,并那些敬拜耶和华指着他起誓,又指着玛勒堪起誓的,

6 与那些去不跟从耶和华的,和不寻求耶和华也不访问他的。

7 你要在耶和华面前静默无声,因为耶和华的日子快到。耶和华已经预备祭物,将他的客分别为

8 到了我─耶和华献祭的日子,必惩罚首领和王子,并一切穿外邦衣服的。

9 到那日,我必惩罚一切跳过门槛、将强暴和诡诈得来之物充满房屋的。

10 耶和华:当那日,从鱼必发出悲哀的声音,从二城发出哀号的声音,从山间发出破裂的响声。

11 玛革提施的居民哪,你们要哀号,因为迦南的商民都灭亡了!凡搬运子的都被剪除。

12 那时,我必用巡查耶路撒冷;我必惩罚那些如酒在渣滓上澄清的;他们心里耶和华必不降福,也不降祸。

13 他们的财宝必成为掠物;他们的房屋必变为荒场。他们必建造房屋,却不得在其内;栽种葡萄园,却不得所出的酒。

14 耶和华的日临近,临近而且甚快,乃是耶和华日子的风声;勇士必痛痛地哭号。

15 那日是忿怒的日子,是急难困苦的日子,是荒废凄凉的日子,是黑暗幽冥、密乌黑的日子,

16 是吹角呐喊的日子,要攻击坚固城和大的城楼。

17 我必使灾祸临到人身上,使他们行走如同瞎眼的,因为得罪了我。他们的血必倒出如灰尘;他们的肉必抛弃如粪土。

18 耶和华发怒的日子,他们的不能救他们;他的忿怒如必烧灭全,毁灭这的一切居民,而且大大毁灭。

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