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The word of the
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I will utterly sweep away everything
from the face of the earth, says the
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I will sweep away humans and animals;
I will sweep away the birds of the air
and the fish of the sea.
I will make the wicked stumble. 1
I will cut off humanity
from the face of the earth, says the
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I will stretch out my hand against Judah,
and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
and I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal
and the name of the idolatrous priests; 2
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those who bow down on the roofs
to the host of the heavens;
those who bow down and swear to the
but also swear by Milcom; 3
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those who have turned back from following the
who have not sought the
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Be silent before the Lord
For the day of the
the
he has consecrated his guests.
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And on the day of the
I will punish the officials and the king's sons
and all who dress themselves in foreign attire.
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On that day I will punish
all who leap over the threshold,
who fill their master's house
with violence and fraud.
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On that day, says the
a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate,
a wail from the Second Quarter,
a loud crash from the hills.
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The inhabitants of the Mortar wail,
for all the traders have perished;
all who weigh out silver are cut off.
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At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
and I will punish the people
who rest complacently 4 on their dregs,
those who say in their hearts,
"The
nor will he do harm."
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Their wealth shall be plundered,
and their houses laid waste.
Though they build houses,
they shall not inhabit them;
though they plant vineyards,
they shall not drink wine from them.
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The great day of the
near and hastening fast;
the sound of the day of the
the warrior cries aloud there.
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That day will be a day of wrath,
a day of distress and anguish,
a day of ruin and devastation,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness,
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a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
against the fortified cities
and against the lofty battlements.
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I will bring such distress upon people
that they shall walk like the blind;
because they have sinned against the
their blood shall be poured out like dust,
and their flesh like dung.
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Neither their silver nor their gold
will be able to save them
on the day of the
in the fire of his passion
the whole earth shall be consumed;
for a full, a terrible end
he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.