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The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:
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"I will sweep away everything
from the face of the earth,"
declares the Lord.
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"I will sweep away both man and beast;
I will sweep away the birds in the sky
and the fish in the sea -
and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble." 1
"When I destroy all mankind
on the face of the earth,"
declares the Lord,
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"I will stretch out my hand against Judah
and against all who live in Jerusalem.
I will destroy every remnant of Baal worship in this place,
the very names of the idolatrous priests -
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those who bow down on the roofs
to worship the starry host,
those who bow down and swear by the Lord
and who also swear by Molek, 2
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those who turn back from following the Lord
and neither seek the Lord nor inquire of him."