1Yo, this is the word from the Lord that hit Zephaniah, Cushi's kid, who’s got Gedaliah, Amariah, and Hizkiah in his fam, back when Josiah, Amon's son, was king of Judah.

2God’s like, “I’m about to wipe everything off the land, no cap.”

3I’m taking out people and animals; I’ll clear out the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and all the bad vibes with the wicked; I’m cutting off humanity from the land, says the Lord.

4I’m reaching out my hand to Judah and everyone in Jerusalem; I’ll take out the remaining Baal fans and those Chemarim priests.

5And those who worship the sky gang on their rooftops; and the ones who swear by the Lord and also by Malcham.

6And those who turned away from the Lord; and those who haven’t even bothered to seek Him.

7Just chill in front of the Lord God, ‘cause the day of the Lord is coming in hot: He’s got a sacrifice ready and has called all his peeps.

8When that day hits for the Lord’s sacrifice, I’m gonna check the princes, the king’s kids, and everyone rocking weird outfits.

9On that same day, I’ll hit up those who jump on the threshold, filling their bosses’ houses with mad violence and lies.

10And on that day, says the Lord, you’ll hear a loud cry from the fish gate, howling from the second, and a crazy crash from the hills.

11Howl, ya peeps in Maktesh, ‘cause all the merchants are done for; those who stack silver are outta here.

12And when that time rolls around, I’ll search Jerusalem with candles, and I’ll call out the guys who are chilling on their lazy vibes, thinking, “The Lord won’t do good or bad.”

13So, all their stuff is gonna get snatched, and their houses will be empty; they’ll build houses but won’t live in them, and plant vineyards but won’t sip that wine.

14The epic day of the Lord is coming, it’s super close, and it’s about to pop off; the mighty are gonna cry out hard.

15That day is all about wrath, trouble, and stress; it’s gonna be a wasteland, total desolation, dark and gloomy, with clouds everywhere.

16A day for the trumpet and alarms against the fortified cities and high towers.

17I’ll bring stress on people, making them walk around like they’re blind, ‘cause they’ve messed up against the Lord: their blood will be like dust, and their flesh like waste.

18Neither their silver nor their gold is gonna save them when the Lord’s wrath hits; the whole land's gonna be burned up with His jealousy: He’s about to clear out everyone living there, fr.

1The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

2I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the Lord.

3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.

4I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;

5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham;

6And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him.

7Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

8And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.

9In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.

10And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.

11Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.

12And 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.

13Therefore 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.

14The 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.

15That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

16A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.

17And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.

18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.