1I am Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the grandson of Gedaliah, and the great-grandson of Amariah, whose father was King Hezekiah. Yahweh gave this message to me during the time when King Amon’s son Josiah was the King of Judah.
2Yahweh says,
3I will sweep away people and animals.
4“These are some of the things that I will do:
5I will get rid of those who go up on the roofs of their houses and worship the sun and moon and stars,
6I will get rid of all those who previously worshiped me but no longer do,
7Be silent in front of Yahweh the Lord,
8Yahweh says, “On that day when I will get rid of the people of Judah,
9I will punish those who show that they revere their god Dagan by avoiding stepping on the threshold of his temple,
10Yahweh also says,
11So, all you people who live in the market area of Jerusalem should wail,
12It will be as though I will light lanterns to search in dark places in Jerusalem
13But I say that their valuable possessions will be plundered/stolen by their enemies,
14It will soon be the day/time when Yahweh will punish people.
15It will be a time when God shows that he is very angry,
16It will be a time when soldiers will blow trumpets to call other soldiers to battle.
17Because you sinned against Yahweh,
18At the time that Yahweh shows that he is very angry with you,