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The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of ^(a)Josiah son of ^(b)Amon, king of Judah:

"I will completely ^(c)remove all things From the face of the ^[a]earth," declares the Lord .

"I will remove ^(d)man and beast; I will remove the ^(e)birds of the sky And the fish of the sea, And the ^[b](f)ruins along with the wicked; And I will cut off man from the face of the ^[c]earth," declares the Lord .

"So I will ^(g)stretch out My hand against Judah And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will ^(h)cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, And the names of the ⁽ⁱ⁾idolatrous priests along with the priests.

"And those who bow down on the ^(j)housetops to the host of heaven, And those who bow down and ^(k)swear to the Lord and yet swear by ^[d](l)Milcom,

And those who have ^(m)turned back from following the Lord , And those who have ⁽ⁿ⁾not sought the Lord or inquired of Him."