1This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:
2“I will completely sweep away
3“I will sweep away man and beast;
4“I will stretch out My hand against Judah
5those who bow on the rooftops
6and those who turn back
7Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD,
8“On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice
9On that day I will punish
10On that day,” declares the LORD,
11Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow,1:11 Or the market district or the Mortar
12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
13Their wealth will be plundered
14The great Day of the LORD is near—
15That day will be
16a day of horn blast and battle cry
17I will bring such distress on mankind
18Neither their silver nor their gold