Zephaniah 1:7 - 1:13

Be silent before Lord Yahweh!

For the day of Yahweh is near,

For Yahweh has prepared a sacrifice;

He has set apart His guests.

“Then it will be on the day of Yahweh’s sacrifice

That I will punish the princes, the king’s sons,

And all who clothe themselves with foreign garments.

And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold,

Who fill the house of their Lord with violence and deceit.

And it will be in that day,” declares Yahweh,

“That there will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate

And a wail from the Second Quarter

And a great destruction from the hills.

Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar,

For all the people of Canaan will be silenced;

All who weigh out silver will be cut off.

And it will be at that time

That I will search Jerusalem with lamps,

And I will punish the men

Who are stagnant in spirit,

Who say in their hearts,

‘Yahweh will not do good or evil!’

And it will be that their wealth will become spoil

And their houses desolate;

Indeed, they will build houses but not inhabit them,

And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”